Two Days, One Night (2014)
87%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
41 wins & 83 nominations total
Another profoundly affecting work from the Dardenne brothers, Two Days, One Night delivers its timely message with honesty and clear-eyed compassion
Two Days, One Night is a movie that will make you feel all the emotions. From the incredible performance by Marion Cotillard to the intimate story told by the Dardennes, this movie is a must-watch. It’s a harrowing drama that will leave you feeling both troubled and hopeful, and it’s a reminder of the complicated moral landscape we navigate every day. Plus, it’s so good that even the New York Review of Books thinks it’s a masterpiece. So, grab some popcorn and tissues, and get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions.
Production Company(ies)
House Productions, Trustees of the Imperial War Museum, London Wing Nut Films,
Distributor
IFC Films
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Seraing, Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some mature thematic elements
Year of Release
2014
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 35m
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Language(s):French, Arabic, English
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Country of origin:Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 24, 2014 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 21, 2015
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Marion Cotillard, Fabrizio Rongione, Catherine Salée, Baptiste Sornin, Pili Groyne, Simon Caudry, directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, written by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, drama, PG-13, box office, budget, reviewed by J Hoberman, Bilge Ebiri, Lisa Kennedy, Calvin Wilson, Josh Kupecki, produced by Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd, MPAA rating, factory worker, job, bonus, colleagues, French, timely message, honest, clear-eyed compassion, Oscar-nominated performance, depression, mental illness, work, medical depression, laid off, co-workers, conflict, expressive eyes, audience score, Tomatometer, streaming, theaters, limited release, IFG Films, 1h 35m
Worldwide gross: $9,016,922
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $11,268,873
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,935
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 1,228,885
US/Canada gross: $1,436,243
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,794,941
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,064
US/Canada opening weekend: $30,700
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $38,367
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,282
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): 7000000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $8,748,231
Production budget ranking: 1,721
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $4,710,922
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$2,190,279
ROI to date (est.): -16%
ROI ranking: 1,482
Fabrizio Rongione – Manu
Catherine Salée – Juliette
Baptiste Sornin – M. Dumont
Pili Groyne – Estelle
Simon Caudry – Maxime
Director(s)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Writer(s)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Producer(s)
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd
Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes, Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
41 wins & 83 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (184) | Top Critics (56) | Fresh (178) | Rotten (6)
[Two Days, One Night features] Marion Cotillard in what may be the most self-effacing, yet bravura performance of the year.
March 28, 2017
J. Hoberman
The New York Review of Books
TOP CRITIC
The surface details may be different from some of their previous films, but Two Days, One Night might be the Dardennes’ masterpiece.
December 7, 2015
Bilge Ebiri
Nashville Scene
TOP CRITIC
Consider Marion Cotillard’s Oscar-nominated performance in Two Days, One Night a tour de nuance.
February 19, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
TOP CRITIC
As with their previous films, the brothers cast a discerning gaze on working-class lives, without preachiness or sentimentality.
February 12, 2015 | Rating: 4/4
Calvin Wilson
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOP CRITIC
Two Days, One Night is contemporary social realism at its finest, portraying the complicated moral landscape we’re constantly navigating and the difficult decisions this modern world has invariably wrought.
February 5, 2015 | Rating: 4/5
Josh Kupecki
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
A dilemma so simple and so timely, it barely feels like fiction.
January 29, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
The brothers have done it again. This is a powerfully emotional, superbly written and brilliantly acted drama that shows the Dardennes at the top of their game.
May 11, 2022 | Rating: 9/10
Matthew Turner
VODzilla.co
Perhaps the best work yet from the Dardennes, this harrowing drama derives most of its power from a knockout performance by Marion Cotillard (deservedly earning a Best Actress Oscar nomination).
April 10, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
An intimate story from two Belgian directors who excel with the intimate.
October 18, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Michael J. Casey
Michael J. Cinema
Another beautifully rendered portrait of troubled but hopeful humanity from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.
October 21, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
With Two Days, One Night, the Dardennes continue to take the path of least resistance, never asking how the working class has arrived at this state of affairs…
August 11, 2020
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
This is some compelling stuff.
November 27, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
David Harris
Spectrum Culture…
Plot
A factory worker has just two days to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job in Two Days, One Night.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Marion Cotillard’s performance in Two Days, One Night is described as “self-effacing, yet bravura.”
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