Steve Jobs (2015)
82%RT Audience Score: 73%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 2 Oscars
28 wins & 114 nominations total
Like the tech giant co-founded by its subject, Steve Jobs gathers brilliant people to deliver a product whose elegance belies the intricate complexities at its core
If you’re looking for a movie that’s all about Steve Jobs, then STEVE JOBS might not be for you. But if you’re looking for a movie that’s all about Michael Fassbender’s acting skills, then you’re in for a treat. Fassbender does a great job portraying Jobs as a genius with flaws, and the rest of the cast is pretty great too. Plus, the dialogue is like music to your ears, thanks to Danny Boyle’s direction. So if you’re ready for a riveting, theatrical, and slightly fictionalized take on the tech pioneer, then STEVE JOBS is the movie for you.
Production Company(ies)
The Samuel Goldwyn Company,
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Cupertino, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for language.
Year of Release
2015
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital SDDS Datasat
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Aspect ratio:2.39:1
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Runtime:2h 1m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Oct 23, 2015 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 16, 2016
Genre(s)
Biography/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston, directed by Danny Boyle, written by Aaron Sorkin, biography, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Candice Frederick, Angie Han, Max Weiss, Jason Bailey, David Stratton, Bilge Ebiri, Brian Eggert, Michael J Casey, Kip Mooney, Nick Levine, Richard Crouse, MPAA rating R, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, Steve “Woz” Wozniak, Macintosh, ex-girlfriend, daughter, NeXT Inc., computer model, iMac, Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady, Scott Rudin, Christian Colson, Universal Pictures, 1984, 1988, 1998
Worldwide gross: $34,441,873
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $42,992,700
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,406
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,688,408
US/Canada gross: $17,766,658
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $22,177,557
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,378
US/Canada opening weekend: $521,522
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $650,999
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,342
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $37,448,051
Production budget ranking: 1,003
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $20,165,775
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$14,621,126
ROI to date (est.): -25%
ROI ranking: 1,540
Kate Winslet – Joanna Hoffman
Seth Rogen – Steve Wozniak
Jeff Daniels – John Sculley
Michael Stuhlbarg – Andy Hertzfeld
Katherine Waterston – Chrisann Brennan
Director – Danny Boyle
Producer – Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady, Scott Rudin, Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
Writer – Aaron Sorkin
Director(s)
Danny Boyle
Writer(s)
Aaron Sorkin
Producer(s)
Mark Gordon, Guymon Casady, Scott Rudin, Danny Boyle, Christian Colson
Film Festivals
Telluride
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 2 Oscars
28 wins & 114 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (318) | Top Critics (84) | Fresh (271) | Rotten (47)
So STEVE JOBS is more of an actor’s movie in which the performances outweigh every other area of the film. Which isn’t a negative, but is what it is. Take that for what it’s worth.
September 1, 2017 | Rating: B+
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
I know exactly who Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, is. Steve Jobs feels a revelation because it exposes Steve Jobs, the man.
June 14, 2017
Angie Han
Slashfilm
TOP CRITIC
The Jobs here will always be “Aaron Sorkin’s Jobs”… who people say was nerdier and more youthfully exuberant than the fully in-control maestro depicted in the film. But Fassbender does a great job with what he’s given.
June 12, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Max Weiss
Baltimore Magazine
TOP CRITIC
A reminder of Sorkin’s true gifts as a dramatist; it also boasts a crackerjack ensemble cast, subtle yet substantial direction by Boyle, and a welcome explosion of exceedingly tedious biopic tropes.
May 3, 2016
Jason Bailey
Flavorwire
TOP CRITIC
Fassbender, in a superb performance, portrays [Jobs] as a genius — but also as a painfully flawed human being.
February 10, 2016 | Rating: 4/5
David Stratton
The Australian
TOP CRITIC
Boyle does something surprising with Sorkin’s endless cascades of dialogue: He turns them into music.
December 7, 2015
Bilge Ebiri
Nashville Scene
TOP CRITIC
Although highly theatrical in Sorkin’s application of his dramaturgy, Steve Jobs also happens to be some of the best cinema offered in 2015.
May 12, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
A lot of pretty words that sound good, but don’t say very much.
August 18, 2021 | Rating: 2/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
It’s something akin to movie heaven.
August 10, 2021 | Rating: A
Kip Mooney
Central Track
Danny Boyle’s portrait of Apple founder Steve Jobs may not stick rigidly to the facts, but it’s a riveting film.
June 8, 2021
Nick Levine
NME
This is a bold film that thinks differently about its subject, but at it’s heart it is about a typical movie subject.
March 4, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
If not for the performances, this attempt to at most humanize, at worst explain tech pioneer Steve Jobs would struggle to find its own footing and whatever your opinion of the man going in, it will be the same opinion you have of him coming out.
December 16, 2020 | Rating: 3/4
Wesley Lovell
Cinema Sight…
Plot
His passion and ingenuity have been the driving force behind the digital age. However his drive to revolutionize technology was sacrificial. Ultimately it affected his family life and possibly his health. In this revealing film we explore the trials and triumphs of a modern day genius, the late CEO of Apple inc. Steven Paul Jobs.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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