Naomi Season: 1
RT Audience Score: 65%
Starring: Kaci Walfall, Mary-Charles Jones, Barry Watson, Mouzam Makkar, Cranston Johnson
DC Entertainment, Supernatural, Verse, Warner Bros.
Year of Release
2022
Technical Specs
Color: NA
Sound mix: NA
Aspect ratio: NA
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 01/11/2022
Newest season premiere: 01/11/2022
Season Finale:
05/10/2022
2021-2022 Mid Season Primetime
Genre(s)
Drama, Family, Literary Adaptation, Music, Superhero, Supernatural, Teen, War, Western
Keyword(s)
Comic Book / Graphic Novel Adaptation TV Drama, Literary Adaptation TV Drama, Serialized Drama TV Drama, Superhero TV Drama, Supernatural TV Drama, Teen, TV Shows Created by Jill Blankenship, TV Shows Created by Ava DuVernay, TV Shows Starring Aidan Gemme, TV Shows Starring Cranston Johnson, TV Shows Starring Mary-Charles Jones, TV Shows Starring Mouzam Makkar, TV Shows Starring Will Meyers, TV Shows Starring Camila Moreno, TV Shows Starring Daniel Puig, TV Shows Starring Kaci Walfall, TV Shows Starring Barry Watson, TV Shows Starring Alexander Wraith, Warner Bros. Television Shows, ARRAY Shows, DC Entertainment Shows, TV Shows from 2022, TV Shows from United States, English Language, NAACP Image Awards Winners, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Winners, Humanitas Prize Winners, Golden Globes Winners, SAG Awards Winners, WGA Awards Winners, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, WGA Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Nominees, SAG Awards Nominees, BAFTA Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, DGA Awards Nominees, Female Writer, Female Producer, Black Writer, Black Producer, Black Lead Cast, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast, Female Director, Female Show Creator, Black Show Creator, South Asian Lead Cast, Black Director, Asian Lead Cast, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, 2+ Ethnicity Producer, 2+ Ethnicity Writer, Latin/Hispanic Producer, Latin/Hispanic Writer
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
Kaci Walfall
Naomi
Mary-Charles Jones
Annabelle
Barry Watson
Greg
Mouzam Makkar
Jennifer
Cranston Johnson
Zumbado
Alexander Wraith
Dee
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
DC Entertainment:
Kim Roberto
(Current Exec)
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Coming soon…
79%
Archive 81 Season: 1
RT Audience Score: 72%
Creator: Rebecca Sonnenshine
Starring: Mamoudou Athie, Dina Shihabi, Evan Jonigkeit, Matt McGorry, Martin Donovan
Atomic Monster, DUST, Netflix, Podcast Adaptation, Supernatural
Year of Release
2022
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 01/14/2022
Newest season premiere: 01/14/2022
Genre(s)
Cult, Documentary, Drama, Horror, Music, Supernatural, War
Keyword(s)
Cult Digital Drama, Horror Digital Drama, Podcast Adaptation Digital Drama, Serialized Drama Digital Drama, Supernatural, Netflix, Atomic Monster, TV Shows from 2022, Movies from United States, English Language, Emmy Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, BAFTA Awards Nominees, BAFTA Awards Winners, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, Golden Globes Nominees, Golden Globes Winners, Independent Spirit Awards Nominees, WGA Awards Nominees, 2+ Ethnicity Producer, Female Writer, Female Producer, Female Showrunner, Female Director, Asian Producer, Black Lead Cast, Middle East/North Africa Lead Cast, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast, Netflix Original, Middle East/North Africa Director, Middle East/North Africa Producer, Middle East/North Africa Writer, Female Show Creator
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
Mamoudou Athie
Dan Turner
Dina Shihabi
Melody Pendras
Evan Jonigkeit
Samuel
Matt McGorry
Mark
Martin Donovan
Virgil
Julia Chan
Anabelle
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Coming soon…
79%
Top Gun (1986)
RT Audience Score: 83%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Though it features some of the most memorable and electrifying aereial footage shot with an expert eye for action, Top Gun offers too little for non-adolescent viewers to chew on when its characters aren’t in the air
Top Gun is like a rollercoaster ride that you know is going to be cheesy and over-the-top, but you can’t help but enjoy it anyway. The aerial sequences are impressive and Tom Cruise’s performance is iconic, even if the story is a bit of a mess. It’s the perfect movie to watch with a group of friends and a bucket of popcorn, just don’t take it too seriously. As they say, “I feel the need…the need for speed!
Production Company(ies)
Toho Company,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for sequences of intense action, and some strong language
Year of Release
1986
-
Color:Color
-
Sound mix:Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 IMAX 6-Track
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
-
Runtime:1h 49m
-
Language(s):
-
Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): May 16, 1986 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 20, 1998
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, Val Kilmer, Tom Skerritt, Michael Ironside, directed by Tony Scott, written by Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr., action, adventure, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Adam Nayman, James Berardinelli, Harper Barnes, Duane Byrge, Kathleen Carroll, Paul Attanasio, Rosa Parra, Cory Woodroof, Jason Shawhan, Carey-Ann Pawsey, Fico Cangiano, Yasser Medina, PG, Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School, elite flying skills, fighter pilot, reckless attitude, cocky demeanor, aerial footage, expert eye for action, non-adolescent viewers, characters, competition, attention, flight instructor, Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson, Surround, DTS, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Stereo, Scope (2.35:1), Lt Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood, Lt Nick “Goose” Bradshaw, Lt Tom “Iceman” Kazanski, Cmdr Mike “Viper” Metcalf, Lt Cmdr Rick “Jester” Heatherly
Worldwide gross: $176,781,728
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $176,781,728
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
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
Kelly McGillis – Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood
Anthony Edwards – Lt. Nick “Goose” Bradshaw
Val Kilmer – Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazanski
Tom Skerritt – Cmdr. Mike “Viper” Metcalf
Michael Ironside – Lt. Cmdr. Rick “Jester” Heatherly
Director(s)
Tony Scott
Writer(s)
Jim Cash, Jack Epps Jr.
Producer(s)
Jerry Bruckheimer, Don Simpson
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Nominees, Oscar Original Song Winners, Oscar Winners
All Critics (74) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (43) | Rotten (31)
Stupid brilliance…
May 27, 2022
Adam Nayman
The Ringer
TOP CRITIC
Embraces masculine tropes to create a patchwork narrative that is almost laughably bad but whose fetishization of high-tech hardware makes the cheesiness of the story seem irrelevant.
May 26, 2022 | Rating: 2/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
If you like airplane movies, Top Gun is about one-third of a dazzler, and the rest is at least watchable.
November 3, 2021
Harper Barnes
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
TOP CRITIC
The film’s intensity mirrors the competitive and wild personalities of the pilots themselves. In this arena, the casting is on-target.
May 16, 2019
Duane Byrge
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
… “Top Gun” is terribly monotonous.
February 9, 2018
Kathleen Carroll
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
The movie, in short, hits its emotional marks, but it does so with such insistence that it feels less like real life than an object lesson in the architecture of the blockbuster.
January 4, 2018
Paul Attanasio
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Memorable soundtrack and an overall premise that still holds today. A film that works towards a general audience thanks to its action sequences.
July 2, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/5
Rosa Parra
Latinx Lens
As the kids say, “it’s a vibe.”
June 2, 2022
Cory Woodroof
615 Film
It feeds on nostalgia for something that never existed, a beautiful shell concealing profound and utter emptiness at its heart.
June 2, 2022
Jason Shawhan
Nashville Scene
Most critics will hate this film, but the public loved it and they are truly whose opinion counts.
May 29, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Carey-Ann Pawsey
Orca Sound
An action classic in its own right, Top Gun not only entertains with its innovating aerial sequences, but also helped start Tom Cruise’s ascent into stardom. [Full review in Spanish]
May 27, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Fico Cangiano
CineXpress Podcast
Far from some air combat sequences redolent of a recruitment commercial, its test flight crashes into the most predictable terrain of action clichés and not even Tom Cruise’s pilot maneuvers can get it out of the routine. [Full review in Spanish]
May 23, 2022 | Rating: 5/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados…
Plot
When hotshot fighter pilot Maverick is sent to the Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School, his reckless attitude and cocky demeanor put him at odds with the other pilots, especially the cool and collected Iceman, while also fighting for the attention of his beautiful flight instructor.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
One critic describes Top Gun as “embracing masculine tropes to create a patchwork narrative that is almost laughably bad but whose fetishization of high-tech hardware makes the cheesiness of the story seem irrelevant.”
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79%
Close To Me
RT Audience Score:
Starring: Connie Nielsen, Christopher Eccleston, Rosy McEwen, Tom Taylor, Susan Lynch
Psychological
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: NA
Sound mix: NA
Aspect ratio: NA
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Original premiere: 11/07/2021
Newest season premiere: 11/07/2021
Season Finale:
12/12/2021
2021-2022 Fall Primetime
U.S. Digital
Series Premiere:
12/16/2021
Season Premiere:
12/16/2021
Season Finale:
01/20/2021
Genre(s)
Dance, Drama, Family, Family Relationship, Literary Adaptation, Psychological, Suspense, War
Keyword(s)
Family Relationship Digital Drama, Literary Adaptation Digital Drama, Psychological Digital Drama, Serialized Drama Digital Drama, Suspense, NENT Studios UK, TV Shows from 2021, Movies from United Kingdom, English Language, NAACP Image Awards Winners, Family Relationship TV Drama, Literary Adaptation TV Drama, Psychological TV Drama, Serialized Drama TV Drama, TV Shows Created by Angela Pell, TV Shows Starring Leanne Best, TV Shows Starring Nick Blood, TV Shows Starring Lorraine Burroughs, TV Shows Starring Christopher Eccleston, TV Shows Starring Ray Fearon, TV Shows Starring Jamie Flatters, TV Shows Starring Ellie Haddington, TV Shows Starring Henning Jensen, TV Shows Starring Susan Lynch, TV Shows Starring Rosy McEwen, TV Shows Starring Connie Nielsen, TV Shows Starring Tom Taylor, NENT Studios UK Shows, TV Shows from United Kingdom, BAFTA Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Nominees, DGA Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, Female Producer, Black Lead Cast, Female Show Creator, Female Writer
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
Connie Nielsen
Nielsen
Jo Harding
Christopher Eccleston Eccleston
Rob Rosy McEwen
Sash Tom Taylor Taylor
Finn Susan Lynch Lynch
Cathy
James Doherty Doherty
Jim
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Coming soon…
79%
All of Me (1984)
RT Audience Score: 67%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 2 nominations
A high-concept farce carried by Carl Reiner’s deft direction and the precise timing of its leads, All of Me is a body-swap comedy worth holding onto
All of Me is a hilarious movie that will have you laughing from start to finish. The premise of two people sharing one body is ridiculous, but Steve Martin’s performance is pure comedic gold. The jokes may be lowbrow at times, but they’re delivered with such charm and wit that you can’t help but laugh. And let’s not forget about Lily Tomlin, who is equally fantastic in her role. Director Carl Reiner knows how to inject just the right amount of pathos to balance out the silliness. If you’re in the mood for some shenanigans, All of Me is the perfect movie for you.
Production Company(ies)
Nero-Film AG,
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Greystone Park & Mansion – 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1984
-
Color:Color
-
Sound mix:Mono
-
Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
-
Runtime:NA
-
Language(s):English, Hebrew
-
Country of origin:Mexico
-
Release date:Release Date (Streaming): Sep 12, 2000
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Steve Martin, Lily Tomlin, Victoria Tennant, Madolyn Smith Osborne, Richard Libertini, Dana Elcar, Peggy Feury, Selma Diamond, Eric Christmas, Gailard Sartain, Neva Patterson, Michael Ensign, Jason Bernard, Nan Martin, Basil Hoffman, David Byrd, Kenneth Kimmins, John Cromwell, Phil Rubenstein, directed by Carl Reiner, written by Phil Alden Robinson, produced by Stephen Friedman, comedy, body-swap, high-concept, farce, box office performance, budget, PG rating, reviewed by Tim Pulleine, Geoff Brown, Nigel Andrews, Richard Corliss, Variety Staff, Chris Peachment, Dennis Schwartz, John Bemrose, David Nusair, Scot Haller, David Sterritt, Rob Vaux, reviewed by 41 critics, 85% Tomatometer, 67% audience score
Worldwide gross: $36,403,064
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $106,600,130
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 982
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 11,624,878
US/Canada gross: $36,403,064
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $106,600,130
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 708
US/Canada opening weekend: $5,803,848
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $16,995,574
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 731
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
Lily Tomlin – Edwina Cutwater
Victoria Tennant – Terry Hoskins
Madolyn Smith Osborne – Peggy Schuyler
Richard Libertini – Prahka Lasa
Dana Elcar – Burton Schuyler
Director(s)
Carl Reiner
Writer(s)
Phil Alden Robinson
Producer(s)
Stephen Friedman
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 2 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (41) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (35) | Rotten (6)
Once the body-snare joke is under way, however, invention tends to flag and much of the ensuing humour explores the realms of fairly obvious smut — brightly enough managed, though, if yon have a weakness for that.
January 22, 2020
Tim Pulleine
Guardian
TOP CRITIC
At first the film is content to play the situation for raucous laughs, trading on the embarrassment of two sexes sharing the same body. But, once the parties start experiencing finer feelings, the film finally becomes too awkward for comfort.
January 22, 2020
Geoff Brown
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Most of the film is about as funny as falling off a cliff while trying to solve a crossword puzzle.
January 22, 2020
Nigel Andrews
Financial Times
TOP CRITIC
Martin vaults to the top of the class with his brazen, precise performance. This one goes in the time capsule.
February 2, 2009
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Patently ridiculous, but acceptable because of the charm of the characters.
February 2, 2009
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Martin is his usual combination of flat cynicism and crazed childishness, indulging in some inspired Jerry Lewis-like clowning with his arms and legs hopelessly out of synch.
June 24, 2006
Chris Peachment
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
An absurd fantasy comedy, based on a dumb premise.
August 3, 2020 | Rating: C
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Martin is hilarious as the man who has to cope with a suddenly split identity.
January 23, 2020
John Bemrose
Maclean’s Magazine
…a decidedly out-there premise that’s employed to watchable yet far-from-memorable effect by filmmaker Carl Reiner…
August 26, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
All of Me shows a fine appreciation for the little weirdnesses of life, and with comedies in short supply, it may provide the best shenanigans of the season.
March 9, 2015
Scot Haller
People Magazine
It’s a ridiculous story, and the screenplay stuffs it with low jokes and bathroom humor. Yet a number of scenes are sly as well as silly, and director Carl Reiner knows when to inject a little pathos for a change of pace.
March 9, 2015
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
His manic thrashing actually hides a very measured and deliberate performance. We can see the twin halves of his body struggling to work in sync, turning a simple walk to the bathroom into a piece of comedic gold.
October 24, 2014 | Rating: A
Rob Vaux
Mania.com…
Plot
Having just turned thirty-eight, Angeleno Roger Cobb is at a crossroads in his life. From a humble background, he is competent at his job as a lawyer at Burton Schuyler’s prestigious firm, but is unsatisfied working on behalf of rich people and the problems of the one percent. Although he would rather eke out a life as a musician if he could, he would be more satisfied as a lawyer if he made partner and got better cases. While Roger always bringing his dog Bix to the office does not instill much confidence for Burton in Roger as partner material, Roger seriously dating Burton’s daughter, Peggy Schuyler, may give him a path to partner, especially if he and Peggy get married. In the latest of those unsatisfying work tasks, he is asked by extremely wealthy client, single Edwina Cutwater, to make a change to her will. Edwina, a selfish middle aged woman who has never done a nice thing in her life, has always been sickly, and as such has not really enjoyed what life she has had despite her wealth. On her deathbed, Edwina now wants to deed her entire estate to Terry Hoskins, the beautiful adult daughter of her stableman, Fred Hoskins. The reason: Edwina plans to use the services of Tibetan swami Prahka Lasa to transfer her soul into Terry’s body, Terry, in putting her wild past behind her, agreeing for her own soul to float into the ethers. In being in Terry’s healthy body, Edwina, after her own body has given out, wants to enjoy what her money has not been able to buy for herself. Little does Edwina know that even if Terry did believe in the the swami’s powers, Terry has no intention of giving up her body to Edwina, Terry planning to live the high life with Edwina’s money after Edwina’s death. Even after Edwina does die, she and Roger become more connected in body and soul, they, while needing to adjust to their time together, may get a better perspective of their respective lives.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
“Martin is hilarious as the man who has to cope with a suddenly split identity.” – Dennis Schwartz, Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
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79%
Dexter New Blood
RT Audience Score: 75%
Starring: Michael C. Hall, Clancy Brown, Julia Jones, Alano Miller, Johnny Sequoyah
Psychological
Year of Release
2021
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 11/07/2021
Newest season premiere: 11/07/2021
2021-2022 Fall Primetime
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRIBUTOR:
Paramount Global Distribution Group :
Dan Cohen (III):
+1-323-575-5400
Genre(s)
Crime, Drama, Police, Police Drama, Psychological, Relationship Drama, Suspense, Thriller
Keyword(s)
Crime TV Drama, Limited/Event Series TV Drama, Police Drama TV Drama, Psychological TV Drama, Suspense TV Drama, Thriller, TV Shows Starring Jack Alcott, TV Shows Starring Clancy Brown, TV Shows Starring Michael C. Hall, TV Shows Starring Julia Jones, TV Shows Starring David Magidoff, TV Shows Starring Alano Miller, TV Shows Starring Johnny Sequoyah, Showtime Networks Shows, TV Shows from United States, English Language, Female Producer, LGBTQ+ Producer, Latin/Hispanic Director, Latin/Hispanic Producer, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast, Female Writer
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
Michael C. Hall
Dexter Morgan
Clancy Brown
Kurt Caldwell
Julia Jones
Angela Bishop
Alano Miller
Logan
Johnny Sequoyah
Audrey
Jack Alcott
Harrison Morgan
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
Showtime Networks:
Randy Runkle
(Development Exec)
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Coming soon…
79%
Sophie’s Choice (1982)
RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: Won 1 Oscar
13 wins & 12 nominations total
Sophie’s Choice may be more sobering than stirring, but Meryl Streep’s Oscar-winning performance holds this postwar period drama together
Sophie’s Choice is a movie that will make you laugh, cry, and question your own life choices. Meryl Streep’s performance is so good, it’s almost unfair to the other actors. The story is heartbreaking, but the interactions between the characters are what make it truly memorable. Sure, there are some flaws, but who cares when you have Streep and Kline giving it their all? If you’re in the mood for a movie that will make you feel all the feels, Sophie’s Choice is the way to go. Just make sure you have some tissues handy.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Reiserovo castle, Samobor, Croatia
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1983
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Color:Color
-
Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:NA
-
Language(s):English, Polish, German, French, Russian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 8, 1982 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 14, 1998
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Peter MacNicol, Josef Sommer, Rita Karin, Stephen Newman, directed by Alan J Pakula, written by Alan J Pakula, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Bob Thomas, Stanley Kauffmann, Keith Phipps, James Berardinelli, Variety Staff, Dave Kehr, Marvin Hamlisch, Nestor Almendros, Holocaust survivor, postwar period drama, emotional, powerful, tragic, poignant, character-driven, slow-paced, nuanced, intense, disturbing, heartbreaking, captivating, enthralling, sobering, literate, gifted, awe-inspiring, Oscar-winning performance, human instabilities, great secrets
Worldwide gross: $30,036,000
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $91,908,889
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,058
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 10,022,780
US/Canada gross: $30,036,000
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $91,908,889
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 792
US/Canada opening weekend: $202,131
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $618,512
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,356
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $12,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $36,719,492
Production budget ranking: 1,018
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $19,773,447
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $35,415,950
ROI to date (est.): 63%
ROI ranking: 1,087
Kevin Kline – Nathan
Peter MacNicol – Stingo
Josef Sommer – Narrator
Rita Karin – Yetta
Stephen Newman – Larry
Director(s)
Alan J. Pakula
Writer(s)
Alan J. Pakula
Producer(s)
Alan J. Pakula, Keith Barish
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 1 Oscar
13 wins & 12 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees, Oscar Winners
All Critics (41) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (9)
Sophie’s Choice is a rare film, literate, deeply moving and gifted with an absolutely awe-inspiring performance by Meryl Streep.
November 12, 2018
Bob Thomas
Associated Press
TOP CRITIC
In other ways the film is just as unsatisfactory as the book, because it’s inseparably strapped to basic flaws. The story has no center, no protagonist. To whom does the action of the novel happen?
January 9, 2018
Stanley Kauffmann
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
The way Streep inhabits Sophie, and brings her history to life whether she’s explicitly talking about the past or carrying herself across the room with wounded grace, can’t help but make parts of the rest of the film seem smaller by comparison.
April 29, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/5
Keith Phipps
The Dissolve
TOP CRITIC
Without Streep, Sophie’s Choice would have been a very good motion picture. With her, it attains greatness.
April 30, 2009 | Rating: 4/4
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
TOP CRITIC
Astoundingly tedious.
June 26, 2007
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
The picture is completely devoid of cinematic interest, adopting instead a tiresome theatrical aesthetic in which showy monologues are filmed in interminable, usually ill-chosen long takes.
June 26, 2007
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
It’s both crushing and triumphant.
September 7, 2020 | Rating: 9/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
For all the significance of the revelations about Sophie’s past, it is the interaction between the three central characters that gives the story its strength.
July 13, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
David Parkinson
Radio Times
The film is tentative when the story demands voice. Sophie’s Choice, no matter how disturbing, remains muted.
July 13, 2020
Leonard Klady
Winnipeg Free Press
Streep and Kline, embodying their characters in a way that goes beyond performing, obliterate the excesses on their straight and stirring journey to the heart.
June 17, 2020
People Staff
People Magazine
The amazing intimacy Pakula creates with the audience ultimately makes Sophie’s Choice the best film of the year.
June 17, 2020
Lawrence O’Toole
Maclean’s Magazine
Whatever the film’s weaknesses are, it is, albeit unsurprisingly, saved by Streep.
June 17, 2020 | Rating: 6/10
John Oursler
PopMatters…
Plot
Sophie is the survivor of Nazi concentration camps, who has found a reason to live with Nathan, a sparkling if unsteady American Jew obsessed with the Holocaust. They befriend Stingo, the movie’s narrator, a young American writer new to New York City. But the happiness of Sophie and Nathan is endangered by her ghosts and his obsessions.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Meryl Streep’s performance in Sophie’s Choice is described as “astonishingly impeccable” and “transformative” by Fresh Kernels.
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Videodrome (1983)
RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: 3 wins & 7 nominations
Visually audacious, disorienting, and just plain weird, Videodrome’s musings on technology, entertainment, and politics still feel fresh today
Videodrome is a wild ride that will leave you questioning your relationship with technology and media. While some critics found it pretentious and confusing, others praised its stunning visual effects and audacious attempt to bring personal images to a popular audience. Personally, I found it simultaneously creepy and fascinating, like a car crash you can’t look away from. It’s definitely not for the faint of heart, but if you’re up for a mind-bending horror flick, give Videodrome a try. Just don’t blame me if you start seeing strange things on your TV screen afterwards.
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Marvel Entertainment
Distributor
Criterion Collection, Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
6 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
1983
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 30m
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Language(s):English, Spanish, Japanese, French, Italian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 28, 1983 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 31, 2004
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
starring James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits, Peter Dvorsky, Leslie Carlson, Jack Creley, directed by David Cronenberg, written by David Cronenberg, horror, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Gary Arnold, Variety Staff, Dave Kehr, Chris Peachment, Janet Maslin, Michael Thomson, Brian Eggert, David Nusair, Sergio Benítez, Asher Luberto, C.H Newell, Sean Fennessey, produced by Claude Héroux, R rating, technology, entertainment, politics, trashy TV channel, new programming, viewers, Videodrome, TV show, gratuitous torture, punishment, potential hit, girlfriend, audition, truth, graphic violence, fake, president, audience, visual effects, deep-web, YouTube, screen addiction, media, brain tumors, explicit/graphic entertainment
Worldwide gross: $2,120,439
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,488,454
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,096
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 707,574
US/Canada gross: $2,120,439
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,488,454
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,733
US/Canada opening weekend: $1,194,175
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,654,125
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,143
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $5,952,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $18,212,868
Production budget ranking: 1,414
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $9,807,630
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$21,532,044
ROI to date (est.): -77%
ROI ranking: 1,858
Deborah Harry – Nicki Brand
Sonja Smits – Bianca O’Blivion
Peter Dvorsky – Harlan
Leslie Carlson – Barry Convex
Jack Creley – Brian O’Blivion
Director(s)
David Cronenberg
Writer(s)
David Cronenberg
Producer(s)
Claude Héroux
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
3 wins & 7 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (6) | Fresh (41) | Rotten (11)
Simultaneously stupefying and boring, Videodrome is too extreme a blunder to survive exposure to a justifiably disillusioned horror-movie public.
August 4, 2015
Gary Arnold
Washington Post
TOP CRITIC
Film is dotted with video jargon and ideology which proves more fascinating than distancing. And Cronenberg amplifies the freaky situation with a series of stunning visual effects.
June 6, 2007
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
Never coherent and frequently pretentious, the film remains an audacious attempt to place obsessive personal images before a popular audience — a kind of Kenneth Anger version of Star Wars.
June 6, 2007
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
There are distinct signs of strain in the plot convolutions, not least in the spectator’s loss of faith over indiscriminate and cheating use of hallucination; what certainly survives is Cronenberg’s wholesale disgust with the world in general.
January 26, 2006
Chris Peachment
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Though Videodrome finally grows grotesque and a little confused, it begins very well and sustains its cleverness for a long while.
August 30, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/5
Janet Maslin
New York Times
TOP CRITIC
On a line starting with quality and ending with incompetence.
April 17, 2001 | Rating: 2/5
Michael Thomson
BBC.com
TOP CRITIC
Films like this rouse powerful reactions to their extreme metaphors and violent imagery; but then, there has never been a film quite like this one.
March 18, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
…a decidedly oddball premise that’s employed to initially intriguing yet ultimately interminable effect…
December 18, 2020 | Rating: 2/4
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
Everything in ‘Videodrome’ calls for the viewer seduced by the film’s proposal to irretrievably surrender to its overwhelming visual personality. [Full Review in Spanish]
April 24, 2020
Sergio Benítez
Espinof
“Videodrome” is a radical look at the deep-web, YouTube, screen addiction and the increasingly violent state of movies at a time when such subjects weren’t up for cultural debate.
June 11, 2019
Asher Luberto
culturevulture.net
Videodrome shows us a world of our making should we continue a dangerous relationship with media, its various mediums, the images it puts into our brains.
May 6, 2019 | Rating: 5/5
C.H. Newell
Father Son Holy Gore
It’s hard to overstate how premonitory David Cronenberg’s masterpiece turned out to be.
March 4, 2019
Sean Fennessey
The Ringer…
Plot
Max Renn is the President of Channel 83 Civic-TV, a small television station on the UHF dial. He defends his programming of largely X-rated shows – which depict graphic sex and extreme violence – as a pure matter of economic survival as a small station. Behind closed doors in specific company, he would admit that he enjoys such programming, but as President will stay away from associated activities that may be dangerous for him in its purchase. His current girlfriend, radio personality Nicki Brand, who he met on a television talk show, is sexually aroused by light mutilation on her person, that despite or because her radio show is like an open air crisis hotline. On that same talk show, the other guest via video feed was Professor Brian O’Blivion – solely his stage name – who believes that television and video broadcasts will one day overtake the world as reality, which may make Max’s programming in combination more dangerous. In Max’s search for the next big thing in like programming already on Channel 83, Harlan, his pirater who scans satellite signals, illegally obtains a satellite feed of something called Videodrome, which depicts continual sexualized torture and murder with no storyline of which to speak. The background behind Videodrome is unknown, but believing it is that big thing for which he is looking, Max is determined to find the producers so that he can purchase it for his station. He is concerned for Nicki if she goes ahead against his warnings in wanting to appear on Videodrome, however it does not lessen his desire to purchase it. If Max in turn does not heed the warning of Masha, one of his long time show suppliers, based on what little she discovers about it, Max may discover that Videodrome is just the next but destructive step in O’Blivion’s prognostication.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises James Woods’ strong performance in Videodrome.
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Boundless Season: 1
RT Audience Score: 73%
Starring: Jessica Chastain, Oscar Isaac, Nicole Beharie, Corey Stoll, Tovah Feldshuh
Amazon Studios, Prime Video, Road Trip / Journey
Year of Release
2022
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): Spanish
Country of origin: Spain
Original premiere: 06/10/2022
Newest season premiere: 06/10/2022
INTERNATIONAL
DISTRIBUTOR:
Amazon Studios :
Brad Beale :
Genre(s)
Drama, Epic, Period Piece, War
Keyword(s)
Epic Digital Drama, Period Piece Digital Drama, Road Trip / Journey Digital Drama, Serialized Drama, RTVE, TV Shows from 2022, Movies from Spain, Spanish Language, PGA Awards Nominees, Dgital Shows Written by Patxi Amezcua, Latin/Hispanic Writer, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast
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
Jessica Chastain
Mira
Oscar Isaac
Jonathan
Nicole Beharie
Kate
Corey Stoll
Peter
Tovah Feldshuh
Maury Ginsberg
Arye
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
RTVE:
José Antonio Sánchez
(Development Exec)
Prime Video:
Mike Hopkins
(Development Exec)
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Coming soon…
79%
Valeria
RT Audience Score:
Creator: María López Castaño
Starring: Diana Gómez, Paula Malia, Silma López, Maxi Iglesias, Eva Martín
Ensemble, Foreign Language, Netflix
Year of Release
2020
Technical Specs
Color: NA
Sound mix: NA
Aspect ratio: NA
Language(s): Spanish
Country of origin: United States, Spain
Original premiere: 05/08/2020
Newest season premiere: 08/13/2021
Genre(s)
Drama, Dramedy, Ensemble, Literary Adaptation, War
Keyword(s)
Dramedy Digital Drama, Ensemble Digital Drama, Foreign Language Digital Drama, Literary Adaptation Digital Drama, Serialized Drama, Plano a Plano, TV Shows from 2021, Movies from United States, Movies from Spain, Spanish Language, Golden Globes Nominees, Emmy Awards Nominees, PGA Awards Nominees, PGA Awards Winners, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, Golden Globes Winners, SAG Awards Nominees, SAG Awards Winners, DGA Awards Nominees, DGA Awards Winners, WGA Awards Nominees, WGA Awards Winners, Female Producer, Latin/Hispanic Producer, Female Writer, Female Show Creator, Latin/Hispanic Writer, Female Director, Netflix Original, Latin/Hispanic Producer, Latin/Hispanic Director, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast
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
Diana Gómez
Gómez
Valeria
Paula Malia Malia
Carmen
Silma López López
Lola
Maxi Iglesias Iglesias
Víctor
Eva Martín
Chus
Teresa Riott
Nerea
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Coming soon…