Phantom Thread (2018)
83%RT Audience Score: 71%
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
57 wins & 124 nominations total
Phantom Thread’s finely woven narrative is filled out nicely by humor, intoxicating romantic tension, and yet another impressively committed performance from Daniel Day-Lewis
Phantom Thread is like a fancy, high-end restaurant that serves you a tiny portion of food on a huge plate and you’re not sure if you’re supposed to be impressed or just hungry. But hey, at least the presentation is beautiful. Daniel Day-Lewis gives a performance that’s so good, it’s almost unfair to the other actors in the movie. And while the story may not be the most emotionally satisfying, the film is still a feast for the eyes and ears. Just don’t go in expecting a big, juicy steak.
Production Company(ies)
Universal Pictures
Distributor
Focus Features
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Victoria Hotel, Station Road, Robin Hood’s Bay, Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language
Year of Release
2018
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 10m
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Language(s):English, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2018 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2018
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
Keyword(s)
starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Gina McKee, Brian Gleeson, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, written by Paul Thomas Anderson, drama, romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by J R Jones, J Hoberman, Jake Wilson, Robert Daniels, Jonathan Romney, Wenlei Ma, Brian Eggert, John Serba, Milana Vujkov, Fletcher Powell, Ian Brill, R-rated, JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi, Focus Features, Dolby Digital, Flat (1.85:1), Reynolds Woodcock, Alma, Cyril, Johanna, Countess Henrietta Harding, Dr Robert Hardy, dressmaker, fashion, 1950s London, royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites, debutantes, confirmed bachelor, inspiration, companionship, muse, lover
Worldwide gross: $47,775,493
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $56,220,946
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,278
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 6,130,965
US/Canada gross: $21,198,205
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $24,945,491
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,338
US/Canada opening weekend: $216,495
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $254,766
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,587
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $35,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $41,187,082
Production budget ranking: 940
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $22,179,243
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$7,145,378
ROI to date (est.): -11%
ROI ranking: 1,456
Vicky Krieps – Alma
Lesley Manville – Cyril
Camilla Rutherford – Johanna
Gina McKee – Countess Henrietta Harding
Brian Gleeson – Dr. Robert Hardy
Director(s)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer(s)
Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer(s)
JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
57 wins & 124 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Costume Design Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (357) | Top Critics (81) | Fresh (325) | Rotten (32)
Anderson has trouble coaxing this struggle to any sort of emotional climax; its fanciful, symbolic ending is the sort critics will praise for its careful ambiguity even as they overlook its narrative desperation.
March 10, 2020
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Anderson makes movies that may refuse to explain themselves but nevertheless manage to engage the viewer, in part because he tends to cut from confined spaces to open ones as if inviting us to enter them.
March 7, 2019
J. Hoberman
The New York Review of Books
TOP CRITIC
As visual music grounded in a feeling of preposterous luxury, this is as enveloping and experimental as anything Anderson has done.
September 14, 2018
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
Artistically, Phantom Thread might be the best film of the year. Nevertheless…
August 27, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4
Robert Daniels
812filmreviews
TOP CRITIC
Krieps… gives the impression of a woman who may well be able to stand still longer than anyone else, but who, on the inside, is trembling almost imperceptibly with energy, appetite, and rage.
March 2, 2018
Jonathan Romney
Film Comment Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Daniel Day-Lewis has turned in a measured, masterful performance of a flawed man who could be tender and kind, petulant and dismissive, and deeply hurtful. What a swan song.
February 5, 2018 | Rating: 4/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
Phantom Thread has more feeling and emotional range in its restrained drama than some of his other works – this is certainly the most raw emotion he’s produced since Punch Drunk Love (2002).
March 16, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Phantom Thread is a low-key PTA classic. Seen it already? Well, watch it again.
January 21, 2022
John Serba
Decider
A love story for narcissists, deceptively tender to the touch, an exquisite cashmere cardigan concealing its cold, cold heart.
July 29, 2021 | Rating: 2/5
Milana Vujkov
Lola On Film
Not everyone will see what we uncover in the same way, not every meaning becomes clear, but the result is gorgeous, provocative, and mesmerizing.
July 20, 2021
Fletcher Powell
KMUW – Wichita Public Radio
Daniel Day-Lewis was phenomenal as always…
April 14, 2021
Jim Rohner
Battleship Pretension
Anderson’s masterful craftsmanship makes clear that is where the passion is found, making the climactic moment of this film one of the strangest yet most romantic moments in a year of strange romances.
April 13, 2021
Ian Brill
Battleship Pretension…
Plot
Renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock’s carefully tailored existence is disrupted by Alma, a young and strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover in 1950s London.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about Phantom Thread.
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