Columbus (2017)
89%RT Audience Score: 79%
Awards & Nominations: 9 wins & 32 nominations
Wonderfully acted and artfully composed, Columbus balances the clean lines of architecture against the messiness of love, with tenderly moving results
Columbus is like a deep tissue massage for the soul, but with more architecture. The film’s precision and measured pacing make it a balm for anyone looking for a sweet and memorable drama. Plus, Haley Lu Richardson’s performance is so good, it’s transcendent. So if you’re in the mood for a brainy and sensual coming-of-age story that defies expectations, Columbus is the movie for you. Just don’t forget to bring your own squares and spaces to catch the light and shadow.
Production Company(ies)
Pakula-Mulligan Brentwood Productions,
Distributor
DOF, Superlative Films
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Columbus, Indiana, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2017
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 44m
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Language(s):English, Korean
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2017 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2017
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring John Cho, Haley Lu Richardson, Rory Culkin, Michelle Forbes, Parker Posey, Erin Allegretti, directed by Kogonada, written by Kogonada, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Hannah Strong, Wendy Ide, Ben Nicholson, Peter Bradshaw, Kevin Maher, Nigel Andrews, Calum Baker, Daisy Leigh-Phippard, Gisela Savdie, Jason Adams, Richard Propes, MPAA rating, produced by Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Aaron Boyd, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz, architecture, modernist buildings, friendship, family, love, small town, Midwest, architecture scholar, illness, speaking tour, library, intimacy, conflicted emotions
Worldwide gross: $1,093,077
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,318,509
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,524
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 143,785
US/Canada gross: $1,017,107
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,226,871
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,137
US/Canada opening weekend: $26,820
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $32,351
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,346
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
Haley Lu Richardson – Casey
Rory Culkin – Gabriel
Michelle Forbes – Maria
Parker Posey – Eleanor
Erin Allegretti – Emma
Director(s)
Kogonada
Writer(s)
Kogonada
Producer(s)
Danielle Renfrew Behrens, Aaron Boyd, Giulia Caruso, Ki Jin Kim, Andrew Miano, Chris Weitz
Film Festivals
Sundance
Awards & Nominations
9 wins & 32 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (132) | Top Critics (42) | Fresh (128) | Rotten (4)
Imperfect, but more than enough to put Kogonada on the map.
October 8, 2018 | Rating: 3/5
Hannah Strong
Little White Lies
TOP CRITIC
In its precision – the framing of each shot is as eloquent as the dialogue – and measured pacing, Columbus is a balm, a deep tissue massage for the soul.
October 7, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
From all the formal elegance there emerges something subtly but profoundly affecting about family and friendship.
October 5, 2018
Ben Nicholson
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
This is a challengingly intelligent film, and Richardson is just superb.
October 5, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
Brainy and sensual, cool and emotional, this wildly impressive feature debut is a coming-of-age drama that consistently defies expectation.
October 5, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The movie’s framings are uncannily beautiful. They remind us that films, like buildings, are formed by squares and spaces that catch light and shadow. The dialogue is a wonder too.
October 3, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
While the characters are often swallowed up by the amazing buildings, their humanity never fades in this sweet and memorable drama.
June 30, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Calum Baker
Radio Times
Columbus just let me watch two people fumble through their lives and let me feel for them. It asks us to acknowledge the intellectual facts but make our own intuitive conclusions about what they should do, and how they and we feel.
February 21, 2022
Daisy Leigh-Phippard
Screen Queens
A smart script with strong performances and a unique aesthetics [Full review in Spanish]
August 24, 2021
Gisela Savdie
El Heraldo
A gorgeously simple meditation on the intermingling of public and private spaces
July 2, 2021
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
The film’s most revelatory performance belongs to Haley Lu Richardson.
September 5, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Columbus is transcendent.
July 1, 2020
CJ Sheu
Review Film Review…
Plot
When a man falls ill during a speaking tour, his son Jin finds himself in Columbus, Indiana where he strikes up a friendship with a young architecture enthusiast named Casey, as they explore the town and their own emotions.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Haley Lu Richardson’s “revelatory performance” in Columbus.
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