Roma (2018)
85%RT Audience Score: 72%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
252 wins & 219 nominations total
Roma finds writer-director Alfonso Cuarón in complete, enthralling command of his visual craft – and telling the most powerfully personal story of his career
Roma is a cinematic masterpiece that will make you laugh, cry, and feel all the emotions in between. Alfonso Cuaron’s direction and cinematography are breathtaking, and Yalitza Aparicio’s acting debut is nothing short of remarkable. It’s a beautiful story that reminds us of the power of love and the unbreakable bonds between people. Plus, it’s on Netflix, so you can watch it in your pajamas with a bowl of popcorn. What more could you want?
Production Company(ies)
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment,
Distributor
Netflix
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Netflix), Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for graphic nudity, some disturbing images, and language
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 15m
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Language(s):Spanish, Mixtec, English, Japanese, German, French, Norwegian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 21, 2018 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 15, 2018
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Marco Graf, Fernando Grediaga, Daniela Demesa, Carlos Peralta, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, written by Alfonso Cuarón, produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez, Nicolás Celis, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Nell Minow, Kathleen Sachs, tt stern-enzi, Karen Han, Ryan Gilbey, Ben Sachs, R rating, Mexican cinema, 1970s Mexico City, domestic workers, family, mistress, pregnancy, vacation, Dolby Atmos, Scope (2.35:1), Y Tu Mamá También, Children of Men, Cinéma verité, black and white cinematography, streaming on Netflix, limited theatrical release
Worldwide gross: $1,140,769
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,342,427
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,522
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 146,393
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Marina de Tavira – Sra. Sofía
Marco Graf – Pepe
Fernando Grediaga – Sr. Antonio
Daniela Demesa – Sofi
Carlos Peralta – Paco
Alfonso Cuarón – Director/Writer/Producer
Gabriela Rodriguez – Producer
Nicolás Celis – Producer
Director(s)
Alfonso Cuarón
Writer(s)
Alfonso Cuarón
Producer(s)
Alfonso Cuarón, Gabriela Rodriguez, Nicolás Celis
Film Festivals
Venice, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
252 wins & 219 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Cinematography Winners, Oscar Best Achievement in Directing Winners, Oscar Best International Feature Film Of The Year Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (405) | Top Critics (84) | Fresh (387) | Rotten (18)
Roma will be studied for years as a landmark in cinematic storytelling, made even more meaningful because it pays tribute to a character who is usually in the background.
October 26, 2021
Nell Minow
AWFJ Women on Film
TOP CRITIC
In Cuarón’s films, cinema conjures up its own world, and this one provides the chance to explore it with him more intimately than ever before.
March 24, 2020
Kathleen Sachs
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
It’s beautiful story, he shot it himself along side writing and directing, at this stage we can see it in a bunch of different places, its on Netflix & in theaters, but go see it in theaters!
March 5, 2019
tt stern-enzi
WXIX-TV (Cincinnati, OH)
TOP CRITIC
Aparicio, in her acting debut, is remarkable.
February 26, 2019
Karen Han
Polygon
TOP CRITIC
Cuarón fills every corner of the frame, just as Fellini did, so that the eye has to roam the screen as though scouring a fresco. But for all the bustle and brio, it’s a visually lucid movie.
January 26, 2019
Ryan Gilbey
New Statesman
TOP CRITIC
This has plenty to say about class relations too, but what’s most impressive about it is how the Mexican writer-director-cinematographer-editor transforms even his political observations into the stuff of big-screen spectacle.
January 17, 2019
Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Roma is the sort of film described as life-affirming without irony or pretense, as it reminds us of the potential for love, frailty, and unbreakable bonds between people.
March 4, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
The keen and sensitive understanding of what the lives of women are what Cuaron displays here, and deploys with such enormous empathy…
October 26, 2021
MaryAnn Johanson
AWFJ Women on Film
Roma deals in complicated subject matter – socioeconomic inequality, broken families, loss – but never in a way that dehumanizes its characters or detracts from the power of its central story.
October 26, 2021
Betsy Bozdech
AWFJ Women on Film
Alfonso Cuaron’s masterful Roma is a semi-autobiographical epic that reminds us that cinema is art.
October 26, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
A staggering swirl of life, a film that destroys and uplifts simultaneously.
September 3, 2021 | Rating: 98/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
In her first feature film debut, Aparicio gave a performance that though quiet in execution, was powerful.
July 30, 2021 | Rating: 8/10
Carolyn Hinds
But Why Tho? A Geek Community…
Plot
Cleo is one of two domestic workers who help Antonio and Sofía take care of their four children in 1970s Mexico City. Complications soon arise when Antonio suddenly runs away with his mistress and Cleo finds out that she’s pregnant. When Sofía decides to take the kids on vacation, she invites Cleo for a much-needed getaway to clear her mind and bond with the family.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Roma features a remarkable performance by newcomer Yalitza Aparicio in her acting debut.
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