Mr. Turner (2014)
77%RT Audience Score: 56%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 4 Oscars
20 wins & 71 nominations total
Led by a masterful performance from Timothy Spall and brilliantly directed by Mike Leigh, Mr. Turner is a superior Hollywood biopic
Mr. Turner” is like a painting come to life, with Timothy Spall’s performance as the eccentric artist stealing the show. Sure, it’s a bit long, but it’s worth it to see the stunning art direction and get a glimpse into the life of J.M.W. Turner. Plus, who doesn’t love a good biopic about a tortured artist? It’s like “A Star is Born,” but with more oil paint and less Lady Gaga.
Production Company(ies)
Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation Studios,
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Kingsand, Cornwall, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for some sexual content
Year of Release
2014
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:2.35 : 1
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Runtime:2h 29m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United Kingdom
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 19, 2014 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2015
Genre(s)
Biography
Keyword(s)
starring Timothy Spall, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey, Paul Jesson, Lesley Manville, Martin Savage, directed by Mike Leigh, written by Mike Leigh, biography, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Rafer Guzman, Marjorie Baumgarten, James Berardinelli, Moira MacDonald, Joe Williams, Ty Burr, Nikki Baughan, Anne Brodie, Jennifer Merin, David Lamble, Katie Smith-Wong, MPAA rating R, some sexual content, Georgina Lowe produced, J.M.W Turner, eccentric British painter, seaside landlady, faithful housekeeper, unrequited love, Dolby Digital sound mix
Worldwide gross: $22,179,785
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $27,719,125
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,571
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 3,022,805
US/Canada gross: $3,958,500
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,947,124
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,815
US/Canada opening weekend: $109,000
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $136,222
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,824
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): £8,200,000
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
Dorothy Atkinson – Hannah Danby
Marion Bailey – Sophia Booth
Paul Jesson – William Turner
Lesley Manville – Mary Somerville
Martin Savage – Benjamin Robert Haydon
Director(s)
Mike Leigh
Writer(s)
Mike Leigh
Producer(s)
Georgina Lowe
Film Festivals
Cannes, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 4 Oscars
20 wins & 71 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (196) | Top Critics (69) | Fresh (190) | Rotten (6)
Mike Leigh’s biopic is so richly detailed that it feels like a documentary. Spall goes for broke in the outsize title role.
February 6, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
Rafer Guzman
Newsday
TOP CRITIC
There is little in the way of narrative eventfulness in the film, but Leigh luxuriates in the moments, and provides glimpses of what it takes to be an artist amid the fray.
February 2, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
At 150 minutes, it’s a little too long but there are stretches during its course when it captivates and amazes.
January 23, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
You leave “Mr. Turner,” as with all good fact-based films, wanting to know more about this man and his work – and remembering that beautiful, almost touchable light, on the canvas and on the screen.
January 22, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
For modern moviegoers, the earthy “Mr. Turner” may seem like slowly steeped tea with an unpleasant aftertaste. But while some are impatiently waiting for the paint to dry, astute viewers will see a cinematic landscape bloom.
January 15, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
Joe Williams
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOP CRITIC
If the past is a foreign country, then “Mr. Turner” is one of the most rhapsodic foreign films you may ever see.
January 12, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
Mr. Turner is vivid in all senses, a masterful portrait of an iconic artist that is firmly in the frame this Awards season.
October 7, 2021
Nikki Baughan
AWFJ Women on Film
Mr. Turner is genius. In every way, the performances, the incredible true story and the superb art direction-and regular direction-create a stunning, unsentimental phenomenon…
October 7, 2021
Anne Brodie
AWFJ Women on Film
Mike Leigh’s exquisitely crafted and profoundly affecting Mr. Turner is one of the best films of 2014. Timothy Spall’s performance is brilliant.
October 7, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
Turner emerges as a complex and memorably tragic figure building on contemporary notions of artists as wastrels and failed adults.
June 18, 2020
David Lamble
Bay Area Reporter
[O]verlong and contextually lacking.
November 20, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5
Katie Smith-Wong
Flick Feast
It’s an extraordinary film that brings to life an extraordinary artist, warts and all.
June 4, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
Alexa Dalby
Dog and Wolf…
Plot
Mr. Turner is a biopic about eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner, who lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper bears an unrequited love for him.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features a masterful performance from Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner.
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