Production Company(ies)
M K2 Productions, C E D Productions, France 3 Cinéma
 
Distributor
Walt Disney
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
Norway, Norge
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG for some action and mild rude humor
 
Year of Release
2013
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure/Fantasy
 
Keyword(s)
starring Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, directed by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee, written by Jennifer Lee, produced by Mike Huang, Peter Del Vecho, Kristin Yadamec, Angela Frances Danna, Dara Mcgarry, Kelly Eisert, James E Hasman, Nathan Curtis, Julie Baner, Sheri Patterson, Adventure, Fantasy, PG, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Hannah Strom, Candice Frederick, Roxana Hadadi, Jason Bailey, Geoffrey Macnab, Jake Wilson, Tony Black, Richard Crouse, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, Kelechi Ehenulo, Disney, Walt Disney, perpetual winter, Snow Queen, reindeer, mystical trolls, comedic snowman, Dolby Atmos
 

Cast & Crew

Kristen Bell

Idina Menzel

Jonathan Groff

Josh Gad

Santino Fontana

Anna

Elsa

Kristoff

Olaf

Prince Hans

Kristen Bell – Anna (Voice)
Idina Menzel – Elsa (Voice)
Jonathan Groff – Kristoff (Voice)
Josh Gad – Olaf (Voice)
Santino Fontana – Prince Hans (Voice)
Alan Tudyk – Duke of Weselton (Voice)

 

Chris Buck

Jennifer Lee

Mike Huang

Peter Del Vecho

Kristin Yadamec

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee
 
Writer(s)
Jennifer Lee
 
Producer(s)
Mike Huang, Peter Del Vecho, Kristin Yadamec, Angela Frances Danna, Dara Mcgarry, Kelly Eisert, James E Hasman, Nathan Curtis, Julie Baner, Sheri Patterson

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Won 2 Oscars
82 wins & 60 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures Winners, Oscar Best Animated Feature Film Winners, Oscar Original Song Winners, Oscar Winners
 

Top Reviews

Hannah Strom

Candice Frederick

Roxana Hadadi

Jason Bailey

Geoffrey Macnab

Bitch Media

Reel Talk Online

Punch Drunk Critics

Flavorwire

Independent (UK)

FROZEN
 All Critics (250) | Top Critics (72) | Fresh (225) | Rotten (25)
 I felt like Frozen was a mixed bag: not as bad as I feared it would be, but not as fun to watch as Tangled or as subversive as Brave.
 
 January 20, 2021
 
 Hannah Strom
 Bitch Media
 TOP CRITIC
 … Frozen, the newest Disney contribution directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee, falls a bit short.
 
 September 6, 2017 | Rating: B-
 
 Candice Frederick
 Reel Talk Online
 TOP CRITIC
 The songs aren’t good enough to stick in your head and the characters aren’t good enough to be iconic, but Frozen is pleasant enough. May it have a long life on ABC Family, clogging up your weekend TV holiday schedule for years to come.
 
 January 9, 2017 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Roxana Hadadi
 Punch Drunk Critics
 TOP CRITIC
 ‘Frozen’ feels like it’s breaking new ground in telling a story where the women are actually in control, and where the clichs of their narratives are turned inside out, almost as a sly commentary on what has come before.
 
 June 18, 2016
 
 Jason Bailey
 Flavorwire
 TOP CRITIC
 The computer animation of the characters is expressive and detailed (we even notice the freckles on the shoulder of the heroine) while the film-makers work wonders with glacial landscapes in a land of “eternal winter.”
 
 December 8, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Geoffrey Macnab
 Independent (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee’s extremely loose adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen strives to put a post-feminist spin on an archetypal Disney princess fantasy, with mixed success.
 
 December 8, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Jake Wilson
 Sydney Morning Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s genuinely a delightful experience; full of memorable songs and fun moments & lots of dry humour.
 
 February 16, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Tony Black
 Cultural Conversation
 Frozen has all the elements of classic Disney.
 
 February 1, 2021 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Richard Crouse
 Richard Crouse
 The story occasionally transforms around the musical numbers, but they’re of notably momentous design.
 
 December 3, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 It is one of 2013’s most immersive and enjoyable animated features.
 
 September 8, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
 
 Richard Propes
 TheIndependentCritic.com
 Frozen in parts was entertaining and fine as a feature film but its not consistent enough to grab my attention for long periods of time.
 
 July 15, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5
 
 Kelechi Ehenulo
 Confessions From A Geek Mind
 Frozen is the best of Disney’s princess films since Beauty and the Beast.
 
 June 30, 2020
 
 Damond Fudge
 KCCI (Des Moines, IA)…

 

Plot
When their kingdom becomes trapped in perpetual winter, Anna teams up with mountaineer Kristoff and his reindeer to find her sister Elsa and break her icy spell in Disney’s Frozen.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t provide any goofy or funny comments about Frozen, but they do mention the talented cast, including Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, and Alan Tudyk.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Tremolo Productions,
 
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements involving sexuality, brief strong language and smoking
 
Year of Release
2013
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, family history, memory, storytelling, Sarah Polley, Michael Polley, Harry Gulkin, directed by Sarah Polley, written by Sarah Polley, reviewed by Kerensa Cadenas, Anthony Quinn, Dana Stevens, Ty Burr, Mick LaSalle, Michael Phillips, PG-13, Roadside Attractions, $1.6M box office, Silva Basmajian, executive producer, sexuality, brief strong language, smoking, thematic elements, English, 1h 48m, Stories We Tell, documentary format, mystery, family secrets, personal memoir, confessional, investigatory, Super-8 home movies, truth, lies, morality, identity, human element, family, Rashomon-esque, honesty, personal details, 147 reviews, 79% audience score, 10,000+ ratings
 

Cast & Crew

Sarah Polley

Michael Polley

Harry Gulkin

Silva Basmajian

self

director

writer

self

self

Sarah Polley – self, director, writer
Michael Polley – self
Harry Gulkin – self
Silva Basmajian – executive producer

 

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

NA

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Sarah Polley
 
Writer(s)
Sarah Polley
 
Producer(s)
NA

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Telluride, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
25 wins & 43 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Kerensa Cadenas

Anthony Quinn

Dana Stevens

Ty Burr

Mick LaSalle

Bitch Media

Independent (UK)

Slate

Boston Globe

San Francisco Chronicle

STORIES WE TELL
 All Critics (147) | Top Critics (58) | Fresh (138) | Rotten (9)
 Sorting through those secrets through Polley’s candid interviews with her father, family members, and close family friends is fascinating to watch.
 
 January 15, 2021
 
 Kerensa Cadenas
 Bitch Media
 TOP CRITIC
 Deeply affectionate and sometimes very moving.
 
 December 31, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Anthony Quinn
 Independent (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 If a personal memoir film by a beautiful, successful young woman from a nice Toronto family sounds to you like it can only be an excuse for self-absorbed navel-gazing, well, you must not have seen a Sarah Polley movie yet.
 
 December 31, 2013
 
 Dana Stevens
 Slate
 TOP CRITIC
 Stories We Tell is one of those movies you watch on a screen and replay in your head for days, moving between its many levels of inquiry and touched, always, by Polley’s compassion toward her relatives in particular and people in general.
 
 December 31, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Ty Burr
 Boston Globe
 TOP CRITIC
 The opposite of a courageous piece of work, Stories We Tell goes out of its way to protect every single person it touches.
 
 December 31, 2013 | Rating: 1/4
 
 Mick LaSalle
 San Francisco Chronicle
 TOP CRITIC
 Sarah Polley’s remarkable Stories We Tell transcends every cliche in this confessional/investigatory genre, and it’s one of the year’s highlights.
 
 December 31, 2013 | Rating: 4/4
 
 Michael Phillips
 Chicago Tribune
 TOP CRITIC
 Surprisingly confessional and deeply compelling… The result is a story of great sadness, great joy and great entertainment.
 
 April 9, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 James Croot
 Stuff.co.nz
 Unfortunately, Stories We Tell lacks the historical sense, in keeping with most contemporary movies, that could have made it far more compelling.
 
 February 27, 2021
 
 Joanne Laurier
 World Socialist Web Site
 The pay-off that Polley leads us to is real enough to hang a movie on.
 
 February 28, 2020
 
 B. Ruby Rich
 Film Quarterly
 …Polley explores her experience with great insight in an unusual film that includes astonishingly convincing Super-8 “home movies” …
 
 December 31, 2019 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Sarah Boslaugh
 TheArtsStl
 The work of a professional director… that can guide the viewer’s emotions and attention. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 December 6, 2019
 
 Fernanda Solórzano
 Letras Libres
 Stories We Tell ditches the burger and fries and delivers nothing but vegetables.
 
 August 27, 2019 | Rating: C+
 
 Ryan Syrek
 The Reader (Omaha, NE)…

 

Plot
In Stories We Tell, filmmaker Sarah Polley explores her family history through revealing interviews with her father, family members, and close family friends.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
There is no goofy, funny, or odd comment about the film in the Fresh Kernels database.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Icon Entertainment International, The Ladd Company, B. H. Finance C.V.
 
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
 
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
 
Filming Location(s)
The Getty Center – 1200 Getty Center Drive, Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence
 
Year of Release
2013
 

 
Genre(s)
Adventure/Action
 
Keyword(s)
starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoë Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg, Benedict Cumberbatch, directed by J.J Abrams, written by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Damon Lindelof, Adventure, Action, Fantasy, PG-13, reviewed by Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, produced by J.J Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, $228.8M box office, Dolby Atmos, Datasat, Star Trek, Capt James T Kirk, Spock, Dr Leonard McCoy, Nyota Uhura, Pavel Chekov, Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, Starship Enterprise, terrorism, weapon of mass destruction, sci-fi, action-packed, visually spectacular, epic game of life and death
 

Cast & Crew

Chris Pine

Zachary Quinto

Karl Urban

Zoe Saldana

Anton Yelchin

Capt. James T. Kirk

Spock

Dr. Leonard McCoy

Nyota Uhura

Pavel Chekov

Chris Pine – Capt. James T. Kirk
Zachary Quinto – Spock
Karl Urban – Dr. Leonard McCoy
Zoe Saldana – Nyota Uhura
Anton Yelchin – Pavel Chekov
Simon Pegg – Montgomery “Scotty” Scott
Benedict Cumberbatch – Khan
Director – J.J. Abrams
Producers – J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci
Writers – Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Damon Lindelof

 

J.J. Abrams

Alex Kurtzman

J.J. Abrams

Bryan Burk

Damon Lindelof

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
J.J. Abrams
 
Writer(s)
Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci, Damon Lindelof
 
Producer(s)
J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk, Damon Lindelof, Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci

 

Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
7 wins & 59 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Jason Bailey

Chris Stuckmann

Anthony Lane

Bob Mondello

metro.co.uk

Flavorwire

ChrisStuckmann.com

New Yorker

NPR

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS
 All Critics (294) | Top Critics (71) | Fresh (247) | Rotten (47)
 Pulling off the trick of being both irreverent and Trekkie-pleasing, JJ Abrams effortlessly orchestrates massive action set pieces, a galaxy of ‘cor look at that’ CGI effects and well-modulated character scenes.
 
 September 5, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
 metro.co.uk
 TOP CRITIC
 The socio-political commentary of ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ is about as sophisticated as you’d expect from scribes Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtman, who also wrote the first two ‘Transformers’ movies.
 
 June 21, 2016
 
 Jason Bailey
 Flavorwire
 TOP CRITIC
 J.J. Abrams once again successfully creates a fast-paced summer adventure that audiences should love.
 
 April 23, 2015 | Rating: A
 
 Chris Stuckmann
 ChrisStuckmann.com
 TOP CRITIC
 Most of the logic has leached away from this movie, and with it half of the fun.
 
 May 20, 2013
 
 Anthony Lane
 New Yorker
 TOP CRITIC
 Happily, there’s a good deal of fun if you like things crashing violently into each other and out of warp-drive at regular intervals.
 
 May 18, 2013
 
 Bob Mondello
 NPR
 TOP CRITIC
 For all its chasing and falling and fighting-and the movie supplies a great deal of each-Star Trek Into Darkness is at its best when the Enterprise crew are merely bickering and bantering among themselves: less space opera than soap opera.
 
 May 17, 2013
 
 Christopher Orr
 The Atlantic
 TOP CRITIC
 Star Trek Into Darkness contains as much action-packed fun as its predecessor but the problem lies in using Khan as a villain again.
 
 April 10, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Danielle Solzman
 Solzy at the Movies
 Faces the same predicament almost every movie sequel encounters: how to top the first one.
 
 December 4, 2020 | Rating: 5/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 This is mega-budget entertainment at its most fun and fantastic.
 
 September 24, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
 
 Richard Propes
 TheIndependentCritic.com
 Star Trek Into Darkness is a hopeless, vindictive, immoral blight on the name Star Trek. If that doesn’t make it the worst Star Trek movie, I don’t know what does.
 
 July 19, 2020
 
 Drew Dietsch
 Giant Freakin Robot
 The resulting movie is quite a bit darker than its predecessor. This dark edge tempers things, making the movie less fun all around than its predecessor, but it is still an exciting and tension-filled sci-fi action film
 
 July 14, 2020
 
 Damond Fudge
 KCCI (Des Moines, IA)
 An explosive science-fiction film with enough guts to open your eyes at Warp speed for two hours of pure entertainment. [Full review in Spanish]
 
 June 25, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
 
 Yasser Medina
 Cinemaficionados…

 

Plot
When the USS Enterprise crew is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction. As our space heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Benedict Cumberbatch’s performance as the ruthless villain Khan is a standout in the film.
 

 
J.J.-Abrams.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
 
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
 
Year of Release
2013
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers, Marcial Tagle, Néstor Cantillana, directed by Pablo Larraín, written by Pedro Peirano, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by J Hoberman, Geoffrey Macnab, Rene Rodriguez, Anthony Lane, Nicolas Rapold, Brian Tallerico, Rosa Parra, Joanne Laurier, David Harris, Nicholas Bell, Naila Scargill, MPAA rating R, Chilean dictatorship, referendum, advertising campaign, human nature, modern democracy, international pressure, leaders, resources, scrutiny, minions, bold plan, election
 

Cast & Crew

Gael García Bernal

René Saavedra

Alfredo Castro

Lucho Guzmán

Luis Gnecco

René Saavedra

Lucho Guzmán

Urrutia

Verónica

Costa

Gael García Bernal – René Saavedra
Alfredo Castro – Lucho Guzmán
Luis Gnecco – Urrutia
Antonia Zegers – Verónica
Marcial Tagle – Costa
Néstor Cantillana – Arancibia

 

Pablo Larraín

Pedro Peirano

Juan De Dios

Daniel Dreifuss

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Pablo Larraín
 
Writer(s)
Pedro Peirano
 
Producer(s)
Juan De Dios, Daniel Dreifuss

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes
 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

J. Hoberman

Geoffrey Macnab

Rene Rodriguez

Anthony Lane

Nicolas Rapold

Harper’s Magazine

Independent (UK)

Miami Herald

New Yorker

Film Comment Magazine

NO
 All Critics (133) | Top Critics (55) | Fresh (124) | Rotten (9)
 Given the charnel-house atmosphere of Tony Manero and Post Mortem, it’s striking that Larraín concludes his Pinochet trilogy on a note of near-giddy optimism.
 
 March 4, 2018
 
 J. Hoberman
 Harper’s Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 Larraín shows how idealism and venality sat side by side, how quickly the brutal circumstances in which Pinochet came to power were forgotten and how little seemed to change once he left.
 
 January 1, 2014 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Geoffrey Macnab
 Independent (UK)
 TOP CRITIC
 Gripping and suspenseful even though the ending is already known.
 
 January 1, 2014 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Rene Rodriguez
 Miami Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 The best movie ever made about Chilean plebiscites, No thoroughly deserves its Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film.
 
 January 1, 2014
 
 Anthony Lane
 New Yorker
 TOP CRITIC
 No reminds us that wherever “freedom” must be sold to the public, a history of complacency, violence, and terror has to be overcome.
 
 July 1, 2013
 
 Nicolas Rapold
 Film Comment Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 No is a great historical document as to how one very important revolution started with a commercial.
 
 April 24, 2013 | Rating: 4.0/5.0
 
 Brian Tallerico
 Film Threat
 TOP CRITIC
 An insightful look at the events that took place to vote out the dictatorship.
 
 January 2, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Rosa Parra
 Latinx Lens
 Why does the film present such a superficial and misleading account of Chilean history?
 
 August 13, 2020
 
 Joanne Laurier
 World Socialist Web Site
 No is thoroughly an impressive film.
 
 November 19, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
 David Harris
 Spectrum Culture
 As the final film in an amazing trilogy, No feels like a blazing beacon.
 
 August 6, 2019
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 A powerful experience, much more so for a largely unsentimental approach that does not forget its raison d’être.
 
 February 28, 2019
 
 Naila Scargill
 Trebuchet
 Featuring an impressive lead performance from pint-sized Spanish language star Gael García Bernal and welcoming back his regular muse Alfredo Castro, Larraín has successfully sculpted his most commercially-appealing film to date.
 
 February 9, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Daniel Green
 CineVue…

 

Plot
Thomas Shelby and his brothers return to Birmingham after serving in the British Army during WWI. Shelby and the Peaky Blinders, the gang he is leader of, control the city of Birmingham But as Shelby’s ambitions extend beyond Birmingham, he plans to build on the business empire he’s created, and stop anyone who gets in his way.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features Gael García Bernal in the lead role as advertising executive Rene Saavedra.
 

 
Pablo-Larraín.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
American Zoetrope Zoetrope Studios,
 
Distributor
Cohen Media Group
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
TV-MA
 
Year of Release
2013
 

 
Genre(s)
Mystery & Thriller
 
Keyword(s)
In the House, starring Fabrice Luchini, Ernst Umhauer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Seigner, directed by François Ozon, written by François Ozon, mystery, thriller, R-rated, French (France), box office gross $386.7K, Cohen Media Group, Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Claudie Ossard produced, reviewed by Michael Sragow, Jared Eisenstat, Stanley Kauffmann, Tom Long, Kimberley Jones
 

Cast & Crew

Fabrice Luchini

Ernst Umhauer

Kristin Scott Thomas

Emmanuelle Seigner

Denis Ménochet

Germain

Claude Garcia

Jeanne Germain

Esther Artole

Rapha Artole père

Fabrice Luchini – Germain
Ernst Umhauer – Claude Garcia
Kristin Scott Thomas – Jeanne Germain
Emmanuelle Seigner – Esther Artole
Denis Ménochet – Rapha Artole père
Jean-François Balmer – Le proviseur du lycée

 

François Ozon

François Ozon

Éric Altmayer

Nicolas Altmayer

Claudie Ossard

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
François Ozon
 
Writer(s)
François Ozon, François Ozon
 
Producer(s)
Éric Altmayer, Nicolas Altmayer, Claudie Ossard

 

Film Festivals
Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
NA
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Michael Sragow

Jared Eisenstat

Stanley Kauffmann

Tom Long

Kimberley Jones

Orange County Register

Film Comment Magazine

The New Republic

Detroit News

Austin Chronicle

IN THE HOUSE
 All Critics (85) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (75) | Rotten (10)
 In the House is a tour de force about two yarn-spinners — Claude and Germain — whose lives devolve into chaos.
 
 March 3, 2014 | Rating: B+
 
 Michael Sragow
 Orange County Register
 TOP CRITIC
 Satirizes the process of aesthetic creation and the damage it can inflict on the artist and those around him.
 
 November 4, 2013
 
 Jared Eisenstat
 Film Comment Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 The film treats imagination-and talent-in certain hands as an almost mystical force.
 
 June 14, 2013
 
 Stanley Kauffmann
 The New Republic
 TOP CRITIC
 Ozon and the script move a little too far afield and hold on a bit too long as the film approaches its end. Still, “In the House” has enough trippy truth to it to grab your interest and shake your mind.
 
 May 24, 2013 | Rating: B-
 
 Tom Long
 Detroit News
 TOP CRITIC
 An almost perverse delight, an egghead thriller that slyly shell-games its truer purpose as an inquiry into the construction — and deconstruction — of fiction. Scratch deconstruction: Make that tear-the-house-down demolition.
 
 May 17, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Kimberley Jones
 Austin Chronicle
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s fiction about life that becomes fiction that might be life – and the viewer happily dives in.
 
 May 16, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Moira MacDonald
 Seattle Times
 TOP CRITIC
 Kristin Scott Thomas may very well offer the film’s most rewarding performance as she’s both dramatically involving and often quite funny.
 
 September 11, 2020 | Rating: 3.0/4.0
 
 Richard Propes
 TheIndependentCritic.com
 If there’s any major complaint about this otherwise artful affair, it’s that the narrative arc and lasting implications feel quite fleeting. But nevertheless, Ozon’s output is nothing short of entertaining.
 
 August 5, 2019
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 Ozon cloaks the scenes with Claude & Rapha’s family in heavy suspense (complete with tinkly thriller music) so you never know if what the Germains are reading is true or not.
 
 March 2, 2019
 
 Amie Simon
 Three Imaginary Girls
 Ozon’s latest puzzle is certainly sharp as a tack, but lacks the dénouement to compete with its extremely watchable exposition et tournant.
 
 February 13, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Daniel Green
 CineVue
 An unconvincing, sub-Almodóvarian twist on fantasy projection, sexual awakening, and the unreliability of storytelling.
 
 December 16, 2018 | Rating: 2/5
 
 PJ Nabarro
 Patrick Nabarro
 Sophisticated and shrewdly observational, In The House is Ozon’s underlying slick and buoyant social commentary of what feeds us internally for artistic inspiration. Sedate and oddly witty…
 
 November 17, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Frank Ochieng
 SF Crowsnest…

 

Plot
Centers around heartbroken Anna (Bell), for whom every day is the same. She sits with her wine, staring out the window, watching life go by without her. But when a handsome neighbor moves in across the street, Anna starts to see a light at the end of the tunnel. That is until she witnesses a gruesome murder Or did she?
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Fabrice Luchini delivers a fine performance as high school literature teacher Germain in In the House.
 

 
François-Ozon.jpg

 
Production Company(ies)
Ghost Pictures, Passion Pictures,
 
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for violent content including disturbing images
 
Year of Release
2013
 

 
Genre(s)
Documentary
 
Keyword(s)
documentary, Shin Bet, Israel, war, security, terrorism, Middle East, interviews, archival footage, human intelligence, fanatics, peace talks, violence, disturbing images, PG-13, Dror Moreh, directed by Dror Moreh, produced by Dror Moreh, Estelle Fialon, Philippa Kowarsky, reviewed by J Hoberman, Trevor Johnston, Nicolas Rapold, David Thomson, Donald Clarke, Brian Tallerico, Michael J Casey, Joanne Laurier, Brian D Johnson, Kelly Jane Torrance, starring Ami Ayalon, Avi Dichter, Carmi Gillon, Avraham Shalom, Yaakov Peri, Yuval Diskin, box office gross $2.4M, limited release, Sony Pictures Classics, documentary genre, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Shin Bet agency, former heads of Shin Bet, Gatekeepers, violent content, Philippa Kowarsky produced, Estelle Fialon produced, reviewed by J Hoberman, Trevor Johnston, Nicolas Rapold, David Thomson, Donald Clarke, Brian Tallerico, Michael J Casey, Joanne Laurier, Brian D Johnson, Kelly Jane Torrance, PG-13 rating, Middle East conflict, security agency, Israeli security agency, Israeli documentary, Israeli film, Israeli director, Israeli producer, Middle East documentary, Middle East film, Middle East director, Middle East producer, war documentary, war film, war director, war producer, terrorism documentary, terrorism film, terrorism director, terrorism producer, violence documentary, violence film, violence director, violence producer, disturbing images documentary, disturbing images film, disturbing images director, disturbing images producer, interviews documentary, interviews film, interviews director, interviews producer, archival footage documentary, archival footage film, archival footage director, archival footage producer, human intelligence documentary, human intelligence film, human intelligence director, human intelligence producer, fanatics documentary, fanatics film, fanatics director, fanatics producer, peace talks documentary, peace talks film, peace talks director, peace talks producer
 

Cast & Crew

Ami Ayalon

Avi Dichter

Dror Moreh

Estelle Fialon

Philippa Kowarsky

Ami Ayalon

Avi Dichter

Dror Moreh

Estelle Fialon

Philippa Kowarsky

Ami Ayalon – Self
Avi Dichter – Self
Dror Moreh – Director, Producer
Estelle Fialon – Producer
Philippa Kowarsky – Producer

 

Dror Moreh

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Director(s)
Dror Moreh
 
Writer(s)
NA
 
Producer(s)
NA

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Telluride
 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
7 wins & 12 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

J. Hoberman

Trevor Johnston

Nicolas Rapold

David Thomson

Donald Clarke

ARTINFO.com

Sight & Sound

Film Comment Magazine

The New Republic

Irish Times

THE GATEKEEPERS
 All Critics (113) | Top Critics (46) | Fresh (106) | Rotten (7)
 Six smart, tough guys, tightly framed and talking to the camera: Israeli filmmaker Dror Moreh’s compelling Oscar-nominated doc The Gatekeepers gives the voice of experience a human face.
 
 February 22, 2019
 
 J. Hoberman
 ARTINFO.com
 TOP CRITIC
 With such incendiary opinion on offer, it might have been a temptation for Moreh to lay out these testimonies end to end… What makes the film so satisfying, though, is the appreciable craft with which the material is organized and presented.
 
 July 31, 2018
 
 Trevor Johnston
 Sight & Sound
 TOP CRITIC
 Moreh’s interviewees span generations, from elder statesman Avraham Shalom (mastermind of the 1960 Adolf Eichmann grab) to most recent spook-in-chief Yuval Diskin. Each displays a disarming mix of even-voiced candor and respect for talk-it-out diplomacy.
 
 July 1, 2013
 
 Nicolas Rapold
 Film Comment Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 There is a powerful moment in [the film] when Diskin, head of the Shin Bet from 2005 to 2011, candidly remarks that for the Palestinians he is himself a terrorist. That is not relativism but realism, and the welcome sign of an empathetic imagination.
 
 June 13, 2013
 
 David Thomson
 The New Republic
 TOP CRITIC
 Dror Moreh’s terrific documentary can stand beside Errol Morris’s The Fog of War as a cinematic illustration of how human psyches bend beneath the pressure of terrible actions.
 
 May 5, 2013 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Donald Clarke
 Irish Times
 TOP CRITIC
 [Moreh] asks just the right questions, never prodding these understandably private men too far but getting what he needs.
 
 April 24, 2013 | Rating: 4.5/5.0
 
 Brian Tallerico
 Film Threat
 TOP CRITIC
 Divided into seven segments, ‘The Gatekeepers’ does not stick to a chronological telling of history but instead hopscotches around to establish a throughline of morality, which is what director Dror Moreh seems to be most interested in.
 
 November 18, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Michael J. Casey
 Michael J. Cinema
 Whatever his political past and motives, however, Moreh has directed a valuable and insightful work.
 
 February 28, 2021
 
 Joanne Laurier
 World Socialist Web Site
 The result is a mesmerizing documentary that distills some simple, devastating truths from a vast swath of complicated history.
 
 August 14, 2019
 
 Brian D. Johnson
 Maclean’s Magazine
 But though his film, consisting of interviews with only those six gatekeepers, is often one-sided — though sometimes not in ways you’d expect — it’s always gripping and very often informative.
 
 December 15, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Kelly Jane Torrance
 Washington Examiner
 … “The Gatekeepers” never sets its audience adrift in moral and political quandaries.
 
 February 21, 2018
 
 Steve Erickson
 Gay City News
 The complexities of the ongoing conflict are addressed with clarity, insight, candour and intimate revelations of personal moral struggles.
 
 September 5, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Angie Errigo
 metro.co.uk…

 

Plot
The Gatekeepers is a documentary featuring interviews with six former heads of Israel’s secret service agency, the Shin Bet, discussing their organization’s successes and failures since the Six Day War in 1967.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The Gatekeepers features interviews with six former heads of Israel’s secret service agency, the Shin Bet.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Miramax, Be Gentlemen Limited Partnership, Lawrence Bender Productions,
 
Distributor
IFC Films
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Campina, Romania
 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2012
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama
 
Keyword(s)
starring Valeriu Andriuta, Liliana Mocanu, Doru Ana, Cosmina Stratan, Cristina Flutur, Dana Tapalaga, directed by Cristian Mungiu, written by Cristian Mungiu, drama, Romanian language, Pascal Caucheteux, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Vincent Maraval, produced by, $109.2K box office, 2h 30m runtime, IFC Films, Beyond the Hills, tension, secular life, religious faith, orphanage, Romanian convent, Germany, friendship, Orthodox Church, anti-Biblical, religious fanaticism, cinematography, camera command, snowy landscapes, European auteur, non-fiction novels, Romanian writer, Tatiana Niculescu Bran, patriarchal, authoritarian monastery, fanatically religious environment, Alina, Voichita, physical torture, psychological torture, spiritual torture, ignorance, blind faith, poverty, Wake-up call, Orthodoxism, Romania, medical science, Priest, human dignity, human condition, divine excuses, God’s doctrine, Bible, anti-Biblical rituals, prayers, imagery, idolatry, human justice, police van, uncertain, tragic outcome
 

Cast & Crew

Valeriu Andriuta

Liliana Mocanu

Doru Ana

Cosmina Stratan

Cristina Flutur

Priest

Mother Elena

Father Nusu

Voichita

Alina

Valeriu Andriuta – Priest
Liliana Mocanu – Mother Elena
Doru Ana – Father Nusu
Cosmina Stratan – Voichita
Cristina Flutur – Alina
Dana Tapalaga – Mother Superior

 

Cristian Mungiu

Cristian Mungiu

Pascal Caucheteux

Jean-Pierre Dardenne

Luc Dardenne

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Director(s)
Cristian Mungiu
 
Writer(s)
Cristian Mungiu
 
Producer(s)
Pascal Caucheteux, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Vincent Maraval

 

Film Festivals
Sundance, Cannes, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
7 wins & 19 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

Amy Taubin

Ty Burr

Bill Goodykoontz

Joe Williams

metro.co.uk

Sight & Sound

Boston Globe

Arizona Republic

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

BEYOND THE HILLS
 All Critics (108) | Top Critics (47) | Fresh (98) | Rotten (10)
 A profound and bruising study of a country whose long-suffering inhabitants are cowed into incommunication by various forms of repressive dictatorship, it’s another muted triumph from director Cristian Mungiu.
 
 September 1, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
 metro.co.uk
 TOP CRITIC
 Beyond the Hills is a film of great formal rigour and a furious indictment of religion as an instrument of patriarchal oppression.
 
 August 29, 2017
 
 Amy Taubin
 Sight & Sound
 TOP CRITIC
 “Beyond the Hills” seethes with astonishment and rage at a broken society marooned between the 21st century and the 16th.
 
 April 4, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Ty Burr
 Boston Globe
 TOP CRITIC
 It is a haunting movie, dealing with superstitions, possession, even exorcism, one in which Mungiu poses no easy answers, because there are none to be found.
 
 April 4, 2013 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Bill Goodykoontz
 Arizona Republic
 TOP CRITIC
 It’s an enigmatic and austere film from a region where political, sexual and religious repression are as stifling as the sooty air.
 
 April 4, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Joe Williams
 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 TOP CRITIC
 Mungiu works in long takes and at a measured pace, burying the story’s true-crime origins for half the film’s two-and-a-half-hour length.
 
 March 30, 2013 | Rating: A-
 
 Sam Adams
 Philadelphia City Paper
 TOP CRITIC
 A slowly, quietly riveting passion play for a nation grappling with secularism and modernity.
 
 December 13, 2021
 
 Anton Bitel
 Projected Figures
 It’s about as simultaneously thrilling and draining as anything that’s come since the heyday of Ingmar Bergman.
 
 March 17, 2021
 
 Scott Nye
 Battleship Pretension
 A testament to the dangerous extremes of both faith and love, it’s a powerful testament on the dangerous combination of ignorance, blind faith, and poverty.
 
 August 25, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 [Mungiu’s] very specific brand of formalism traps the characters in a theological prison of their own design, and the results are as fascinating to watch as they are painful.
 
 August 6, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Mattie Lucas
 From the Front Row
 The fact that Mungiu pulls this off so naturally is what makes Beyond the Hills a near-masterpiece.
 
 June 29, 2019 | Rating: 8.1/10
 
 C.J. Prince
 Way Too Indie
 Mungiu’s Beyond the Hills delicately explores a highly controversial, contemporary subject with the care and intelligence that it necessitates.
 
 February 13, 2019 | Rating: 4/5
 
 Daniel Green
 CineVue…

 

Plot
Two young women who grew up together in an orphanage take different paths in life, with one finding refuge in a Romanian convent and the other moving to Germany, in the drama Beyond the Hills. As tensions rise between secular life and religious faith, the film offers a powerful examination of the struggle.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
The film features a strong cast, including Cosmina Stratan and Cristina Flutur in the lead roles.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
MSNBC Films,
 
Distributor
NA
 
Release Type
Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)

 
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
 
Year of Release
2012
 

 
Genre(s)

 
Keyword(s)
action, adventure, thriller, espionage, spy, James Bond, MI6, Daniel Craig, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Christoph Waltz, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista, directed by Sam Mendes, written by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, produced by Michael G Wilson, Barbara Broccoli, music by Thomas Newman, cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema, edited by Lee Smith, production design by Dennis Gassner, budget of $245 million, box office performance of $1.109 billion, reviewed by Roger Ebert, Fresh Kernels score of 63%, MPAA rating of PG-13, car chases, explosions, gadgets, exotic locations, high stakes, intense action, thrilling plot twists, iconic franchise
 

Cast & Crew

Jack Nicholson

Shelley Duvall

Danny Lloyd

Scatman Crothers

Barry Nelson

Jack Torrance

Wendy Torrance

Danny Torrance

Dick Hallorann

Stuart Ullman

Director:
Stanley Kubrick

Writers:
Stanley Kubrick – screenplay
Diane Johnson – screenplay
Stephen King – novel

Cast:
Jack Nicholson – Jack Torrance
Shelley Duvall – Wendy Torrance
Danny Lloyd – Danny Torrance
Scatman Crothers – Dick Hallorann
Barry Nelson – Stuart Ullman
Philip Stone – Delbert Grady
Joe Turkel – Lloyd the Bartender
Anne Jackson – Doctor
Tony Burton – Larry Durkin
Lia Beldam – Young Woman in Bath
Billie Gibson – Old Woman in Bath
Barry Dennen – Bill Watson
David Baxt – Forest Ranger #1
Manning Redwood – Forest Ranger #2

Cinematography:
John Alcott

Music:
Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind

Production Design:
Roy Walker

Art Direction:
Leslie Tomkins

Set Decoration:
Vernon Dixon

Costume Design:
Milena Canonero

Makeup Department:
Tom Smith – makeup artist
Dick Smith – makeup artist

Production Management:
Douglas Twiddy – production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
Brian W. Cook – assistant director

Art Department:
Peter Voysey – assistant art director

Sound Department:
Gordon K. McCallum – sound mixer
Bill Nicholson – sound editor

Special Effects by:
Roy Arbogast – special effects

Visual Effects by:
Douglas Trumbull – special photographic effects

Stunts:
Bill Weston – stunts

Camera and Electrical Department:
Kelvin Pike – camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department:
Betty Adamson – wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department:
Ray Lovejoy – supervising editor

Location Management:
Jan Harlan – location manager

Music Department:
Jack Nitzsche – music consultant

Transportation Department:
Eddie Frewin – transportation captain

 

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Film Festivals

 
Awards & Nominations
3 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

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Plot
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
NA
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros., Legendary Entertainment, Syncopy
 
Distributor
Summit Entertainment
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Fort Pitt Tunnel, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 on appeal for mature thematic material, drug and alcohol use, sexual content including references, and a fight – all involving teens
 
Year of Release
2012
 

 
Genre(s)
Romance/Lgbtq+
 
Keyword(s)
starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller, Mae Whitman, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, directed by Stephen Chbosky, written by Stephen Chbosky, Romance, Lgbtq+, PG-13, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Deborah Ross, Violet Lucca, David Stratton, Jake Wilson, Ian Buckwalter, David Sexton, Gautam Anand, Jason Adams, Nicole Ackman, David Walsh, Mike Massie, produced by Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith, John Malkovich
 

Cast & Crew

Logan Lerman

Emma Watson

Ezra Miller

Mae Whitman

Kate Walsh

Charlie

Sam

Patrick

Mary Elizabeth

Mother

Logan Lerman – Charlie
Emma Watson – Sam
Ezra Miller – Patrick
Mae Whitman – Mary Elizabeth
Kate Walsh – Mother
Dylan McDermott – Father

 

Stephen Chbosky

Stephen Chbosky

Lianne Halfon

Russell Smith

John Malkovich

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Stephen Chbosky
 
Writer(s)
Stephen Chbosky
 
Producer(s)
Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith, John Malkovich

 

Film Festivals
Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
19 wins & 50 nominations
 
Academy Awards

Top Reviews

Deborah Ross

Violet Lucca

David Stratton

Jake Wilson

Ian Buckwalter

The Spectator

Film Comment Magazine

At the Movies (Australia)

The Age (Australia)

The Atlantic

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
 All Critics (171) | Top Critics (58) | Fresh (146) | Rotten (25)
 This is boring, and it’s partly that believability thing. How many alienated outsiders do you have to gather together before they become insiders? Alternatively, they are all so good-looking, smart and well-heeled, they are winners, surely.
 
 September 1, 2018
 
 Deborah Ross
 The Spectator
 TOP CRITIC
 “Like real teenagers, Watson and Miller convincingly move from glowing objects of desire to comic relief to deeply troubled human beings.”
 
 June 28, 2013
 
 Violet Lucca
 Film Comment Magazine
 TOP CRITIC
 I think for a first film this guy who wrote the book and has adapted it for the screen has done a terrific job and I really found these characters sympathetic.
 
 November 29, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
 
 David Stratton
 At the Movies (Australia)
 TOP CRITIC
 Even making allowances for a certain amount of Hollywood gloss, there’s something wrong with a film about misfits where everyone is this good-looking and poised.
 
 November 29, 2012 | Rating: 1.5/5
 
 Jake Wilson
 The Age (Australia)
 TOP CRITIC
 Perks seems like the work of a much more experienced director, maintaining fidelity to the source material without sacrificing any cinematic qualities, triggering genuine sentimentality and nostalgia through interaction between sound and image.
 
 October 9, 2012 | Rating: 8/10
 
 Ian Buckwalter
 The Atlantic
 TOP CRITIC
 Chbosky directs the movie with the care and conviction of someone who knows that this is his big story being told once and for all.
 
 October 5, 2012 | Rating: 4/5
 
 David Sexton
 London Evening Standard
 TOP CRITIC
 The films biggest achievement is how beautifully it captures the rich tapestry of teenage experiences soaked in lessons learned for a lifetime.
 
 March 22, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
 
 Gautam Anand
 The Cinemaholic
 How warmly rewarding it is to watch people seem to actually like each other once in awhile
 
 January 10, 2022
 
 Jason Adams
 My New Plaid Pants
 The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of the best coming-of-age films ever made, from its strong performances…to its eloquent but grounded screenplay.
 
 September 23, 2021 | Rating: 9/10
 
 Nicole Ackman
 Next Best Picture
 The result, while generally pleasant, is neither compelling nor memorable enough. The figures and situations are somewhat familiar, generic, rounded off.
 
 February 12, 2021
 
 David Walsh
 World Socialist Web Site
 In this fraudulent alternate reality, eccentricity appears unconvincingly appreciated.
 
 December 2, 2020 | Rating: 3/10
 
 Mike Massie
 Gone With The Twins
 The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a delicate film which captures the pain, fragility, love and joy of being young like few before it have.
 
 October 27, 2020
 
 Film Companion Staff
 Film Companion…

 

Plot
Based on the novel written by Stephen Chbosky, this is about 15-year-old Charlie (Logan Lerman), an endearing and naive outsider, coping with first love (Emma Watson), the suicide of his best friend, and his own mental illness while struggling to find a group of people with whom he belongs. The introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors, Sam and Patrick, who welcome him to the real world.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
 

 
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Production Company(ies)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Stanley Kubrick Productions,
 
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
 
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
 
Filming Location(s)
Ploskovice Chateau, Czech Republic
 
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for sexual content and some violent images
 
Year of Release
2012
 

 
Genre(s)
Drama/Romance
 
Keyword(s)
starring Mads Mikkelsen, Alicia Vikander, David Dencik, Trine Dyrholm, Thomas W Gabrielsson, William Jøhnk Nielsen, directed by Nikolaj Arcel, written by Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel, drama, romance, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Sara Michelle Fetters, Deborah Ross, Liam Lacey, Connie Ogle, Joe Williams, Lisa Kennedy, Mads Mikkelsen as Johann Friedrich Struensee, Alicia Vikander as Caroline Mathilde, David Dencik as Ove Høegh-Guldberg, Trine Dyrholm as Juliane Marie, Thomas W Gabrielsson as Schack Carl Rantzau, William Jøhnk Nielsen as Frederik VI, produced by Jessica Ask, Gillian Berrie, Anna Duffield, Meta Louise Foldager, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Madeleine Ekman, MPAA rating R, Danish history, political and social ideals, passionate love affair, period piece, costumes, set design, Enlightenment ideals, faith and science, Danish language, Magnolia Pictures
 

Cast & Crew

Mads Mikkelsen

Alicia Vikander

David Dencik

Trine Dyrholm

Thomas W. Gabrielsson

Johann Friedrich Struensee

Caroline Mathilde

Ove Høegh-Guldberg

Juliane Marie

Schack Carl Rantzau

Mads Mikkelsen – Johann Friedrich Struensee
Alicia Vikander – Caroline Mathilde
David Dencik – Ove Høegh-Guldberg
Trine Dyrholm – Juliane Marie
Thomas W. Gabrielsson – Schack Carl Rantzau
William Jøhnk Nielsen – Frederik VI

 

Nikolaj Arcel

Rasmus Heisterberg

Jessica Ask

Gillian Berrie

Anna Duffield

Director

Writer

Producer

Producer

Producer

Director(s)
Nikolaj Arcel
 
Writer(s)
Rasmus Heisterberg, Nikolaj Arcel
 
Producer(s)
Jessica Ask, Gillian Berrie, Anna Duffield, Meta Louise Foldager, Sisse Graum Jørgensen, Madeleine Ekman

 

Film Festivals
Berlin, Telluride, Toronto
 
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
21 wins & 42 nominations total
 
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
 

Top Reviews

Sara Michelle Fetters

Deborah Ross

Liam Lacey

Connie Ogle

Joe Williams

MovieFreak.com

The Spectator

Globe and Mail

Miami Herald

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A ROYAL AFFAIR
 All Critics (111) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (100) | Rotten (11)
 If the story presented in A Royal Affair wasnt true, its doubtful anyone would believe it.
 
 March 29, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Sara Michelle Fetters
 MovieFreak.com
 TOP CRITIC
 Although, at times, this is rather coolly aloof in tone, the cast is knock-out, and it is so excellently and expertly done, I’m pretty sure it will float your boat.
 
 September 1, 2018
 
 Deborah Ross
 The Spectator
 TOP CRITIC
 For all its incident, A Royal Affair is slow and picturesquely framed – more of a languorously animated coffee-table book than a gripping drama.
 
 February 1, 2013 | Rating: 2.5/4
 
 Liam Lacey
 Globe and Mail
 TOP CRITIC
 The film ends not on a happy note, naturally, but on a moment of hope. Love may not conquer all, but it has a power all its own.
 
 January 18, 2013 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Connie Ogle
 Miami Herald
 TOP CRITIC
 Although the brazen lovers, bellicose ministers and backstabbing handmaidens are familiar elements, the film is so handsomely mounted that we happily endure the ride until the turning of the screws in the tragic last act.
 
 January 17, 2013 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Joe Williams
 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 TOP CRITIC
 What a piece of work is this historical drama.
 
 December 7, 2012 | Rating: 3.5/4
 
 Lisa Kennedy
 Denver Post
 TOP CRITIC
 An interesting and worthwhile movie.
 
 November 19, 2019 | Rating: 3.5/5
 
 David Harris
 Spectrum Culture
 Mads Mikkelsen is emerging as one of Europe’s most intriguing actors.
 
 August 14, 2019
 
 Brian D. Johnson
 Maclean’s Magazine
 There’s a sumptuous vibrancy to the film, especially in many of the film’s outdoor sequences. But it’s the three leads of A Royal Affair that solidify this as a delightful endeavor.
 
 August 6, 2019
 
 Nicholas Bell
 IONCINEMA.com
 Featuring a commanding performance from the ever-impressive Mads Mikkelsen, there is much here to admire — and even more to decadently enjoy.
 
 January 10, 2019 | Rating: 3/5
 
 Daniel Green
 CineVue
 It is a polished, exciting piece of work.
 
 December 19, 2018 | Rating: 3/4
 
 Kelly Jane Torrance
 Washington Examiner
 As a period piece based on a true story, it’s not surprising A Royal Affair is long. But it’s also fascinating and will keep audience’s attention the full two-plus hours. This story was made for the screen.
 
 December 14, 2018
 
 Sarah Gopaul
 Digital Journal…

 

Plot
In 1767, British Princess Caroline is betrothed to mad King Christian VII of Denmark, but her life with the erratic monarch in the oppressive country becomes an isolating misery. However, Christian soon gains a fast companion with German Dr. Johann Struensee, a quietly idealistic man of the Enlightenment. As the only one who can influence the King, Struensee is able to begin sweeping enlightened reforms of Denmark through Christian, even as Caroline falls for the doctor. However, their secret affair proves to be a tragic mistake that their conservative enemies use to their advantage in a conflict that threatens to claim more than just the lovers as their victims.
 
Trivia

 
Goofs / Tidbits
Nothing to add here about A Royal Affair.
 

 
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