Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
94%RT Audience Score: 91%
Awards & Nominations: Won 5 Oscars
22 wins & 28 nominations total
Led by a volcanic performance from Elizabeth Taylor, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a scathing adaptation of the Edward Albee play that serves as a brilliant calling card for debuting director Mike Nichols.
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a wild ride of a movie that will leave you feeling like you just got off a rollercoaster. Elizabeth Taylor is a force to be reckoned with as the drunken, foul-mouthed wife of a timid professor. The dialogue is sharp and biting, and the tension between the characters is palpable. It’s no wonder this film is considered a classic of American cinema. Plus, who doesn’t love watching Taylor and Burton go at it for hours?
Production Company(ies)
Warner Bros., Chenault Productions,
Distributor
Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
1966
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Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Mono
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 9m
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Language(s):English, Latin, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 22, 1966 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 5, 2006
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, George Segal, Sandy Dennis, Mike Nichols, Edward Albee, Ernest Lehman, Drama, Warner Bros., Warner Home Vídeo, Mono, 1966, 2h 9m, 95% Tomatometer, 91% Audience Score, Critics Consensus, reviewed by Kate Cameron, Andrew Sarris, James Powers, David Parkinson, Dave Kehr, Geoff Andrew, David Reddish, MPAA rating, scathing adaptation, volcanic performance, marital angst, verbal tirades, dysfunctional marriage, alcoholism, mind games, explosive performances, Academy Award, off-screen romance, expertly written, iconic status, quartet of finest performances, vitriolic honesty, legends
Worldwide gross: $28,005,068
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $289,822,296
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 522
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 31,605,485
US/Canada gross: NA
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.): $7,500,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $77,616,923
Production budget ranking: 539
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $41,796,713
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $170,408,659
ROI to date (est.): 143%
ROI ranking: 785
Richard Burton – George
George Segal – Nick
Sandy Dennis – Honey
Agnes Flanagan – Roadhouse Waitress
Frank Flanagan – Roadhouse Manager
Director(s)
Mike Nichols
Writer(s)
Edward Albee, Ernest Lehman
Producer(s)
Ernest Lehman
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 5 Oscars
22 wins & 28 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (44) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (42) | Rotten (2)
[Taylor] is nothing less than brilliant as the shrewish, slovenly. blasphemous, frustrated, slightly wacky, alcoholic wife of a meek, unambitious assistant professor of history at a university, over which her father reigns as president.
March 10, 2015
Kate Cameron
New York Daily News
TOP CRITIC
Nichols has actually committed all the classic errors of the sophisticated stage director let loose on the unsophisticated movies. For starters, he has underestimated the power of the spoken word in his search for visual pyrotechnics.
March 10, 2015
Andrew Sarris
Village Voice
TOP CRITIC
The greatest credit for the implacable engagement that the film creates for its audience must go to the director, Mike Nichols. Nichols makes a stunning film bow with Virginia Woolf.
November 20, 2014
James Powers
Hollywood Reporter
TOP CRITIC
A time capsule now of all that was considered controversial and gutsy in 1966.
February 26, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
David Parkinson
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
When Nichols finally settles down, it’s almost too late.
June 28, 2007
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
Edward Albee’s vitriolic stage portrayal of domestic blisslessness translated grainily and effectively to the screen.
February 11, 2006
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Whos Afraid of Virginia Woolf? presents marital dysfunction at its most cruel, and alcoholism at its most explosive. Albees dialogue guts as deep and hard as any barb in the history of the moviesor just about anywhere else.
March 20, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
David Reddish
Queerty
A rambunctious, wholly singular four-person show.
August 27, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? is easily the most sensational film of the year.
June 27, 2019
Wendy Michener
Maclean’s Magazine
One of the defining American films of the 1960s.
December 28, 2018 | Rating: 9/10
Nathanael Hood
The Retro Set
’60s drama about dysfunctional marriage has drinking, sex.
November 1, 2016 | Rating: 3/5
Barbara Shulgasser
Common Sense Media
I could watch Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton do this for hours.
September 19, 2016 | Rating: 3/4
Josh Larsen
LarsenOnFilm…
Plot
George (Richard Burton) and Martha (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) are a middle-aged married couple, whose charged relationship is defined by vitriolic verbal battles, which underlies what seems like an emotional dependence upon each other. This verbal abuse is fueled by an excessive consumption of alcohol. George being an associate history professor in a New Carthage university where Martha’s father is the President adds an extra dimension to their relationship. Late one Saturday evening after a faculty mixer, Martha invites Nick (George Segal) and Honey (Sandy Dennis), an ambitious young biology professor new to the university and his mousy wife, over for a nightcap. As the evening progresses, Nick and Honey, plied with more alcohol, get caught up in George and Martha’s games of needing to hurt each other and everyone around them. The ultimate abuse comes in the form of talk of George and Martha’s unseen sixteen-year-old son, whose birthday is the following day.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Elizabeth Taylor’s performance as Martha is described as “nothing less than brilliant” by critic Kate Cameron.
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Charade (1963)
94%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
3 wins & 9 nominations total
A globetrotting caper that prizes its idiosyncratic pieces over the general puzzle, Charade is a delightful romp with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn’s sparkling chemistry at the center of some perfectly orchestrated mayhem.
Charade is the perfect movie to watch when you want to feel like you’re solving a mystery without actually having to do any work. Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn are a dynamic duo, and the Parisian backdrop is as charming as ever. Sure, the plot gets a little tangled up, but who cares when you’re having this much fun? It’s like a Hitchcock film, but with more laughs and less stress. So grab some popcorn and settle in for a quick and quippy ride.
Production Company(ies)
Stanley Donen Films,
Distributor
D3K Entertainment, UAV Entertainment, Criterion Collection, Universal Pictures, Reel Media International [us], Laserlight Entertainment
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Carré Marigny stamp outdoor market, Paris 8, Paris, France
MPAA / Certificate
Passed
Year of Release
1963
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 54m
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Language(s):English, French, German, Italian, Spanish
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 5, 1963 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 15, 2000
Genre(s)
Comedy
Keyword(s)
starring Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Ned Glass, Dominique Minot, directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Stone, Marc Behm, Peter Stone, comedy, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Ed Potton, Penelope Houston, G Allen Johnson, Chris Nashawaty, Ian Nathan, TIME Staff, Sean Axmaker, Brian Eggert, Rob Aldam, Norman Wilner, Rachel Wagner, MPAA rating, Stanley Donen as producer, D3K Entertainment, UAV Entertainment, Criterion Collection, Universal Pictures, Reel Media International [us], Laserlight Entertainment as distributor, English language, Paris, skiing holiday, murder, World War II, CIA, gold, French Resistance, suspense, thriller, screwball comedy, Hitchcockian, romance, black comedy
Worldwide gross: $173,057
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $1,900,634
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,428
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 207,267
US/Canada gross: NA
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
Audrey Hepburn – Regina ‘Reggie’ Lampert
Walter Matthau – H. Bartholemew
James Coburn – Tex Panthollow
George Kennedy – Herman Scobie
Ned Glass – Leopold W. Gideon
Director(s)
Stanley Donen
Writer(s)
Peter Stone, Marc Behm, Peter Stone
Producer(s)
Stanley Donen
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
3 wins & 9 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (52) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (3)
Directed with an arched eyebrow by Stanley Donen, the film was released just weeks after John F Kennedy’s assassination, giving shellshocked Americans a welcome bite of Hollywood candyfloss.
April 12, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Ed Potton
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Charade allows itself to get slightly tangled up in its own plot.
March 3, 2020
Penelope Houston
Sight & Sound
TOP CRITIC
Few thrillers create as much sheer joy and happiness as Charade, in which Cary Grant spoofs his Alfred Hitchcock persona, Audrey Hepburn exudes her usual magnetic charm, and Paris is as scenic as ever.
March 3, 2020
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
If you haven’t seen Charade, you really need to.
March 17, 2011 | Rating: A-
Chris Nashawaty
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
It’s glossy, charming, silly, and far too self-aware to be at all thrilling.
February 4, 2009 | Rating: 3/5
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
What’s going on is sort of confused.
February 4, 2009
TIME Staff
TIME Magazine
TOP CRITIC
It’s a lark of a thriller in the manner of Hitchcock’s ‘To Catch a Thief’ and ‘North by Northwest,’ with a sparkling wit and the visual grace of a director who can turn action into dance…
June 3, 2022
Sean Axmaker
Stream on Demand
It’s almost a cliche at this point to call Charade the best Alfred Hitchcock film not directed by Hitchcock. Yet, there’s an undeniable truth behind the claim.
February 17, 2022 | Rating: 4/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Takes a script which would grace a Hitchcock film and allows its two stars to revel in pulling it apart.
February 10, 2021
Rob Aldam
Backseat Mafia
Honestly, if you’re looking for a glossy, weightless diversion, this is a fine one.
November 10, 2020
Norman Wilner
NOW Toronto
Quick and quippy and fun
October 19, 2020
Rachel Wagner
Rachel’s Reviews (YouTube)
Since the plot does not bear close tracking, let me note simply that Cary Grant still looks imperishable, Audrey Hepburn still looks like a Givenchy foundling, and the entire affair is carried off as a mild joke upon itself.
March 3, 2020
Joan Didion
Vogue…
Plot
In what’s been called ‘the best Alfred Hitchcock film which he didn’t direct,’ a man is thrown off a train, and when the police locate his wife, it turns out she knew nothing about him – not even his real name. After her are four men, who insist she’s in possession of a huge amount of money which they believe to be theirs. If she doesn’t give it to them, she’ll be killed.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn’s sparkling chemistry is at the center of some perfectly orchestrated mayhem.
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The Leopard (1963)
94%RT Audience Score: 89%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
10 wins & 6 nominations total
Lavish and wistful, The Leopard features epic battles, sumptuous costumes, and a ballroom waltz that competes for most beautiful sequence committed to film.
The Leopard is a cinematic masterpiece that will transport you to a world of opulence and grandeur. Burt Lancaster’s performance as the titular character is nothing short of fantastic, and the lavish sets and costumes will leave you in awe. It’s a long film, but every minute is worth it, especially the 45-minute gala scene that will make you feel like you’re right there in the ballroom. If you’re looking for a movie that will make you feel like royalty, The Leopard is the one for you.
Production Company(ies)
Titanus Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma Société Générale de Cinématographie
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Palazzo Valguarnera Gangi, Piazza Croce dei Vespri, Palermo, Sicily, Italy
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
1963
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:2h 45m
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Language(s):Italian, Latin, French, German
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 15, 1963 Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 8, 2004
Genre(s)
History/Drama
Keyword(s)
The Leopard, PG, History, Drama, 2h 45m, directed by Luchino Visconti, written by Suso Cecchi d’Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa, Luchino Visconti, starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Paolo Stoppa, Rina Morelli, Romolo Valli, produced by Goffredo Lombardo, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Scott Tobias, Variety Staff, Ty Burr, Eric Henderson, Keith Uhlich, Derek Malcolm, Joanne Laurier, Dwight MacDonald, Lee Cassanell, Sean Axmaker, Cole Smithey, epic battles, sumptuous costumes, ballroom waltz, unification of Italy, aristocratic Sicilian family, social changes, political clout, war hero nephew, beautiful daughter, maintained comfort, Lavish, wistful, regret, crumbling empire, Don Fabrizio, wrong side of history, magnificent film, splendidly acted, large cast, munificently outfitted, engrossing machinations, opulent scenery, sumptuous, regional authenticity, fine drama, Tolstoy, tragic figure, harsh realities, revolutions, clarity, dying nobility, brash, young replacements, revolutionaries, sympathy, costumes, locations, fantastic cast, restrained, spectacular film
Worldwide gross: $272,898
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $2,997,158
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,316
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 326,844
US/Canada gross: NA
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
Claudia Cardinale – Angelica Sedara, Bertiana
Alain Delon – Tancredi Falconeri
Paolo Stoppa – Don Calogero Sedara
Rina Morelli – Princess Maria Stella Salina
Romolo Valli – Father Pirrone
Director(s)
Luchino Visconti
Writer(s)
Suso Cecchi d’Amico, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Enrico Medioli, Massimo Franciosa, Luchino Visconti
Producer(s)
Goffredo Lombardo
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
10 wins & 6 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (48) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (47) | Rotten (1)
The film aches with regret over a crumbling empire, but its feelings are complicated by the wise prince, who recognizes his place on the wrong side of history.
December 11, 2013
Scott Tobias
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
A magnificent film, munificently outfitted and splendidly acted by a large cast dominated by Burt Lancaster’s standout stint in the title role.
February 23, 2012
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
The film is a long, rich sigh at the end of the day, one that only Don Fabrizio can hear.
November 24, 2011 | Rating: 4/4
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
TOP CRITIC
The Leopard is more than a tad too pleased by its own spots, but in this case the source material and its director’s intentions were almost accidentally an appropriate match.
December 30, 2010 | Rating: 3/4
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
Two-plus hours of engrossing machinations and opulent scenery point the way to the pièce de résistance: a 45-minute gala scene that the Almighty himself would approve as a luxuriant prelude to the Rapture.
December 22, 2010 | Rating: 5/5
Keith Uhlich
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
The film is one of the most sumptuous ever made in Europe.
September 1, 2010 | Rating: 5/5
Derek Malcolm
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Visconti’s epic is a work of astonishing proportions. The breadth and depth of his treatment of the subject matter is on a scale almost unimaginable in recent cinema.
March 1, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
To transpose a book into a movie means to destroy the form of the original in order to re-create the effect in another medium… Visconti has preserved the form without apparently suspecting it had any meaning.
August 13, 2019
Dwight MacDonald
Esquire Magazine
Lancaster’s portrayal is fantastic throughout. The man bleeds gravitas from his bewhiskered face to his shiny shoes… Even though the sets are some of the most spectacular and lavish ever committed to celluloid, he manges to usurp them.
November 5, 2018 | Rating: 5/5
Lee Cassanell
CineVue
[Burt Lancaster’s] confidence, his gravitas, and his understated cat-like grace as he walks through the world as if he owned it, creates a character of great authority and even greater melancholy.
January 5, 2018
Sean Axmaker
Stream on Demand
[VIDEO ESSAY] Lancaster’s every movement and facial expression transmits the text and subtext of his Italian character with a sense of regional authenticity that is beguiling.
December 10, 2013 | Rating: A+
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
A fine drama that Tolstoy would endorse, remarkable for relying not on conflict between the uncle and the nephew but rather on their thorough devotion to each other.
June 13, 2013 | Rating: 81/100
Dan Jardine
Cinemania…
Plot
In the 1860s, a dying aristocracy struggles to maintain itself against a harsh Sicilian landscape. The film traces with a slow and deliberate rhythm the waning of the noble home of Fabrizio Corbero, Prince of Salina (the Leopard) and the corresponding rise to eminence of the enormously wealthy ex-peasant Don Calogero Sedara. The prince himself refuses to take active steps to halt the decline of his personal fortunes or help build a new Sicily, but his nephew Tancredi, Prince of Falconeri, swims with the tide and assures his own position by marrying Don Calogero’s beautiful daughter Angelica. The climatic scene is the sumptuous 40-minute ball in which Tancredi introduces Angelica to society.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Burt Lancaster’s portrayal as Prince Don Fabrizio Salina is “fantastic throughout” and he “bleeds gravitas from his bewhiskered face to his shiny shoes.”
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To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
94%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: Won 3 Oscars
14 wins & 16 nominations total
To Kill a Mockingbird is a textbook example of a message movie done right — sober-minded and earnest, but never letting its social conscience get in the way of gripping drama.
To Kill a Mockingbird” is like a time machine that takes you back to a simpler time, when people wore linen suits and tortoiseshell glasses were all the rage. But don’t let the old-fashioned setting fool you, this movie is still relevant today, especially with all the toxic arguments of contemporary identity politics advocates. Plus, Gregory Peck’s performance is so mesmerizing, you’ll forget you’re watching a movie and feel like you’re right there in Maycomb, Alabama. It’s a classic for a reason, folks.
Production Company(ies)
Pakula-Mulligan Brentwood Productions,
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Monroeville, Alabama, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Approved
Year of Release
1963
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Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 9m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 1962 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 28, 1998
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Brock Peters, Robert Duvall, directed by Robert Mulligan, written by Harper Lee, Horton Foote, drama, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Kate Muir, Andrew Sarris, Marc Lee, Joe Morgenstern, Roger Ebert, Dave Kehr, Anton Bitel, Sarah Brinks, Joanne Laurier, Marlene Matouk, Nicholas Bell, MPAA rating, produced by Alan J Pakula, message movie, social conscience, racism, stereotyping, lawyer, court case, Cult of Childhood, Negro Problem, tortoiseshell glasses, cream linen suit, sober-minded, earnest, gripping drama, time capsule, historical horror, American classic film canon, child’s-eye view, southern bigotry, toxic arguments, contemporary identity politics advocates, suspenseful music, stunning visuals, thrilling music, topnotch adaptation, timeless literary classic, outstanding courtroom scene
Worldwide gross: $599,146
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,580,244
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,093
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 717,584
US/Canada gross: $592,237
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,504,365
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,732
US/Canada opening weekend: $357,549
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $3,926,855
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,135
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $2,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $21,965,412
Production budget ranking: 1,326
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $11,828,374
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$27,213,542
ROI to date (est.): -81%
ROI ranking: 1,885
Mary Badham – Jean Louise ‘Scout’ Finch
Phillip Alford – Jem Finch
John Megna – Charles Baker ‘Dill’ Harris
Brock Peters – Tom Robinson
Robert Duvall – Arthur ‘Boo’ Radley
Director(s)
Robert Mulligan
Writer(s)
Harper Lee, Horton Foote
Producer(s)
Alan J. Pakula
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
Won 3 Oscars
14 wins & 16 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (67) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (62) | Rotten (5)
Peck’s performance, in tortoiseshell glasses and a cream linen suit, is mesmerizing and serious.
February 23, 2016
Kate Muir
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
“To Kill a Mockingbird” relates the Cult of Childhood to the Negro Problem with disastrous results.
February 22, 2016
Andrew Sarris
Village Voice
TOP CRITIC
As Mulligan so deftly demonstrates, the story is in the characters, their failings and fragility, their heroism and nobility of spirit.
February 3, 2015 | Rating: 5/5
Marc Lee
Daily Telegraph (UK)
TOP CRITIC
Justly celebrated.
August 13, 2011
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
TOP CRITIC
To Kill a Mockingbird is a time capsule, preserving hopes and sentiments from a kinder, gentler, more naive America.
July 25, 2011 | Rating: 2.5/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
Harper Lee’s child’s-eye view of southern bigotry gains something in its translation to the screen by Robert Mulligan, who knows exactly where to place the camera to catch a child’s subjective experience.
July 25, 2011
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
After the film’s pivotal court case is over, a coda takes place on one long October night, in which all the film’s themes of crime, prejudice and scapegoating come together in a moment of autumnal horror.
October 21, 2021
Anton Bitel
BFI
Atticus is certainly an idealistic character, but he is also a struggling father and lawyer. Gregory Peck’s performance in the film is perfect for the character.
April 1, 2021
Sarah Brinks
Battleship Pretension
The movie takes on a new significance, however, in light of the toxic arguments of contemporary identity politics advocates.
February 17, 2021
Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
It’s so very dramatic and dynamic; it’s homey without being corny, it’s excellent entertainment on any level.
January 13, 2021
Marlene Matouk
Tampa Bay Times
As it stands, the film is one of the most significant examples of historical horror in the American classic film canon.
November 19, 2020
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
One of the greatest films of all-time.
September 26, 2020 | Rating: 4.0/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com…
Plot
Small-town Alabama, 1932. Atticus Finch (played by Gregory Peck) is a lawyer and a widower. He has two young children, Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch is currently defending Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman. Meanwhile, Jem and Scout are intrigued by their neighbours, the Radleys, and the mysterious, seldom-seen Boo Radley in particular.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Gregory Peck’s performance as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird is considered mesmerizing and serious by critics.
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
94%RT Audience Score: 92%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
4 wins & 4 nominations total
Featuring a trio of classic leading men and a rich story captured by a director at the peak of his craft, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is one of the finest Westerns ever filmed.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is the ultimate Western movie that will make you feel like you’re riding a horse through the Wild West. John Ford’s direction is so good that you’ll feel like you’re right there in the middle of the action. The cast is amazing, and the story is both romantic and political. It’s a classic that will never get old, and it’s definitely worth watching again and again. So grab some popcorn, sit back, and enjoy the ride!
Production Company(ies)
John Ford Productions,
Distributor
CIC-Taft Home Video, Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Janss Conejo Ranch, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Approved
Year of Release
1962
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Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:2h 2m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 1962 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 19, 2009
Genre(s)
Western
Keyword(s)
Western, John Ford, James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, Edmond O’Brien, Andy Devine, Willis Goldbeck, James Warner Bellah, Dorothy M Johnson, CIC-Taft Home Video, Paramount Pictures, Mono, Flat (1.37:1), 1962, 2h 2m, $2.99, $3.99, Senator Stoddard, Tom Doniphon, Hallie Stoddard, Liberty Valance, Dutton Peabody, Marshal Link Appleyard, reviewed by Jake Cole, Richard Brody, Roger Ebert, Variety Staff, Dave Kehr, Steven D Greydanus, Carey-Ann Pawsey, Danielle Solzman, Matt Brunson, Ernesto Diezmartinez, MPAA rating, revisionist western, classic leading men, rich story, director at the peak of his craft, finest Westerns ever filmed, bleak, romantic, American political movie, classical composition, power dynamics, nuanced take, defining Western, demythologize the west, black and white, interiors
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
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
John Wayne – Tom Doniphon
Vera Miles – Hallie Stoddard
Lee Marvin – Liberty Valance
Edmond O’Brien – Dutton Peabody
Andy Devine – Marshal Link Appleyard
Director(s)
John Ford
Writer(s)
James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck, Dorothy M. Johnson
Producer(s)
Willis Goldbeck, John Ford
Film Festivals
Cannes
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
4 wins & 4 nominations total
Academy Awards
All Critics (51) | Top Critics (11) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (3)
John Ford regularly made such clear-eyed, unsentimental assessments of the Old West and the lies that forged its mythology that one may wonder how the concept of a “revisionist western” ever took root when the original was already so bleak.
May 16, 2022
Jake Cole
Slant Magazine
TOP CRITIC
There’s much to say about it; the simplest is that it’s both the most romantic of Westerns and the greatest American political movie.
April 29, 2013
Richard Brody
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
There is a purity to the John Ford style. His composition is classical. He arranges his characters within the frame to reflect power dynamics — or sometimes to suggest a balance is changing.
December 30, 2011 | Rating: 4/4
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
TOP CRITIC
John Ford and the writers have somewhat overplayed their hands. They have taken a disarmingly simple and affecting premise, developed it with craft and skill to a natural point of conclusion, and then have proceeded to run it into the ground.
July 7, 2010
Variety Staff
Variety
TOP CRITIC
A great film, rich in thought and feeling, composed in rhythms that vary from the elegiac to the spontaneous.
April 24, 2009
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
TOP CRITIC
A remarkably complex and nuanced take on the Western.
October 29, 2008 | Rating: A-
Steven D. Greydanus
Decent Films
TOP CRITIC
One of the most beloved Westerns ever made. This is due to many reasons – story, cast, direction, etc.
May 29, 2022 | Rating: 4/5
Carey-Ann Pawsey
Orca Sound
As The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance marks its 60th anniversary, it is a defining Western and the best of John Ford’s later career.
May 17, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Danielle Solzman
Solzy at the Movies
Merely one of the greatest Westerns ever made.
May 30, 2021 | Rating: 4/4
Matt Brunson
Film Frenzy
“A masterpiece”. [Full review in Spanish]
December 31, 2020 | Rating: 4/4
Ernesto Diezmartinez
Letras Libres
Long before Watergate-era cynicism about the media set in, we were told with a wink by perhaps the West’s principal mythologist to be skeptical about everything we had been told.
July 23, 2020
Kyle Smith
National Review
Hence, contrary to expectations of realist films, this western stands out for how comprehensive a town and a world it manages to build around its central event.
July 1, 2020
CJ Sheu
Review Film Review…
Plot
When Senator Ransom Stoddard returns home to Shinbone for the funeral of Tom Doniphon, he recounts to a local newspaper editor the story behind it all. He had come to town many years before, a lawyer by profession. The stage was robbed on its way in by the local ruffian, Liberty Valance, and Stoddard has nothing to his name left save a few law books. He gets a job in the kitchen at the Ericson’s restaurant and there meets his future wife, Hallie. The territory is vying for Statehood and Stoddard is selected as a representative over Valance, who continues terrorizing the town. When he destroys the local newspaper office and attacks the editor, Stoddard calls him out, though the conclusion is not quite as straightforward as legend would have it.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
John Wayne and James Stewart, two of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men, star in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
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94%
Breathless (1961)
94%RT Audience Score: 90%
Awards & Nominations: NA
Breathless rewrote the rules of cinema — and more than 50 years after its arrival, Jean-Luc Godard’s paradigm-shifting classic remains every bit as vital.
Breathless is a film that’s so cool, it’s practically wearing sunglasses indoors. With its hip, jokey tone and stylish flourishes, it’s like a French New Wave take on a classic American gangster movie. The plot may be a bit sketchy, but who cares when you’re having this much fun? Godard’s freewheeling approach to filmmaking is on full display here, and it’s easy to see why this movie was such a game-changer when it first came out. Even 50 years later, Breathless still feels fresh and exciting, and it’s definitely worth checking out if you’re a fan of stylish, offbeat cinema.
Production Company(ies)
Les Films, Impéria Les Productions, Georges de Beauregard Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie
Distributor
NA
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
11 rue Campagne Première, Paris 14, Paris, France
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
1961
-
Color:Color
Black and White -
Sound mix:Mono
-
Aspect ratio:1.33 : 1
-
Runtime:NA
-
Language(s):French, English
-
Country of origin:France
-
Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 1961 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2003
Genre(s)
Crime/Drama
Keyword(s)
starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Daniel Boulanger, Jean-Pierre Melville, Henri-Jacques Huet, Van Doude, directed by Jean-Luc Godard, written by Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, crime, drama, box office gross $47.1K, reviewed by Jake Wilson, Stanley Kauffmann, Adam Nayman, Chris Vognar, Jonathan F Richards, MPAA rating, produced by Georges de Beauregard, French New Wave, jump cuts, improvisational dialogue, Paris, police investigation, on the lam, aspiring journalist, suave bad guy, Humphrey Bogart, murder, Italy, loyalty, stylistic flourishes, philosophical asides, paradigm-shifting, vital, fresh, exciting, game-changer, unconventional, landmark, revolutionary editing techniques, pop culture references, intellectualism
Worldwide gross: $593,302
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,677,786
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,087
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 728,221
US/Canada gross: $414,173
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $4,661,637
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,827
US/Canada opening weekend: $32,424
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $364,942
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,481
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): FRF 400,000
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
Jean Seberg – Patricia Franchini
Daniel Boulanger – Police Inspector
Jean-Pierre Melville – Parvulesco
Henri-Jacques Huet – Antonio Berrutti
Van Doude – The Journalist
Director(s)
Jean-Luc Godard
Writer(s)
Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut
Producer(s)
Georges de Beauregard
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (71) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (69) | Rotten (2)
A hip, jokey thriller in which the sketchy plot serves as an excuse for stylistic flourishes and philosophical asides.
October 5, 2018
Jake Wilson
The Age (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
With the appearance of Breathless, we have a film that is new, aesthetically and morally.
December 3, 2015
Stanley Kauffmann
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
January 14, 2011 | Rating: 3/5
Adam Nayman
eye WEEKLY
TOP CRITIC
Breathless jumps to its own rhythm and pokes holes in its idols even as it worships them.
August 20, 2010 | Rating: 5/5
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
TOP CRITIC
On its fiftieth birthday Breathless remains fresh and exciting, although its revolutionary approach has long since been absorbed into the mainstream, and the years do show on it a bit.
August 4, 2010
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
TOP CRITIC
Even 50 years later, it’s easy feel how vivid a game-changer Breathless must have been when it arrived.
July 16, 2010
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post
TOP CRITIC
Godard’s breezy vision and freestyle execution marked a generation. Always on the move and fun, Breathless’s magic is still shining. [Full review in Spanish]
October 15, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Fico Cangiano
CineXpress Podcast
Make no mistake about it, this film still deserves its place in the canon of cinema.
October 13, 2021
Neely Swanson
Easy Reader (California)
Breathless made my world when I first encountered it. Decades later, I still love it.
May 11, 2021 | Rating: 10/10
Sabina Dana Plasse
Film Threat
Despite its unlikable characters, Breathless doesn’t lack feeling. It is a compelling story to watch with a satisfying ending.
March 24, 2021
Sarah Brinks
Battleship Pretension
An irreverent French spin on Godard’s affection for American gangster movies…
November 11, 2020
Lisa Nesselson
France24
It’s an upbeat, jazzy, cops-and-robbers crime drama with the tone of a romantic comedy and the plot progression of an unfocused documentary.
August 24, 2020 | Rating: 8/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins…
Plot
Michel Poiccard, an irresponsible sociopath and small-time thief, steals a car and impulsively murders the motorcycle policeman who pursues him. Now wanted by the authorities, he renews his relationship with Patricia Franchini, a hip American girl studying journalism at the Sorbonne, whom he had met in Nice a few weeks earlier. Before leaving Paris, he plans to collect a debt from an underworld acquaintance and expects her to accompany him on his planned getaway to Italy. Even with his face in the local papers and media, Poiccard seems oblivious to the dragnet that is slowly closing around him as he recklessly pursues his love of American movies and libidinous interest in the beautiful American.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Jean-Paul Belmondo’s character in Breathless considers himself a suave bad guy in the manner of Humphrey Bogart.
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94%
I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson
94%RT Audience Score:
Starring: Tim Robinson
Lonely Island, The, Netflix, Party Over Here
Year of Release
2019
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 16:9 HD
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere:
Newest season premiere:
Genre(s)
Action, Comedy, War
Keyword(s)
Single Camera Comedy Digital Comedy, Sketch Comedy, Party Over Here, Irony Point, Movies from United States, English Language, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, Golden Globes Nominees, BAFTA Awards Nominees, TV Shows from 2021, WGA Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Winners, WGA Awards Winners, Emmy Awards Winners, Lonely Island, The, PGA Awards Nominees, DGA Awards Winners, Impacted by COVID-19, Netflix Original, Female Producer, Female Director
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
NA
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Netflix
Stream Now
(Click to Watch)
Coming soon…
94%
Doom Patrol
94%RT Audience Score:
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, April Bowlby, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade
DC Entertainment, Ensemble, HBO Max, Supernatural, Warner Bros.
Year of Release
2020
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Stereo
Aspect ratio: 2.20:1
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 05/27/2020
Newest season premiere: 12/08/2022
Season Finale:
01/05/2023
Canada Digital
Series Premiere:
04/05/2019
Canada Cable
(Originating Distributor)
Series Premiere:
04/02/2019
Genre(s)
Action, Action/Adventure, Adventure, Drama, Ensemble, Literary Adaptation, Music, Robot, Superhero, Supernatural, War
Keyword(s)
Action/Adventure Digital Drama, Comic Book / Graphic Novel Adaptation Digital Drama, Ensemble Digital Drama, Literary Adaptation Digital Drama, Serialized Drama Digital Drama, Superhero Digital Drama, Supernatural, Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions, Jeremy Carver, DC Entertainment, TV Shows from 2022, Movies from United States, English Language, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Winners, BAFTA Awards Nominees, Female Producer, Female Writer, LGBTQ+ Writer, LGBTQ+ Producer, 2+ Ethnicity Writer, Black Writer, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, Black Lead Cast, LGBTQ+ Lead Cast, HBO Max Original, 2+ Ethnicity Producer, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast, LGBTQ Writer, LGBTQ Producer, Latin/Hispanic Lead Cast, LGBTQ Lead Cast, Female Director, Latin/Hispanic Director, Asian Director
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
Brendan Fraser
Fraser
Cliff Steele
Matt Bomer Bomer
Larry Trainor
April Bowlby Bowlby
Rita Farr
Diane Guerrero Guerrero
Crazy Jane
Joivan Wade Wade
Victor Stone
Timothy Dalton Dalton
Niles Caulder
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
DC Entertainment:
Sherice Dugan
(Current Exec)
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
HBO
Stream Now
(Click to Watch)
Coming soon…
94%
PEN15
94%RT Audience Score:
Creators: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle, Sam Zvibleman
Starring: Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle
Buddy Pic, MARV, Merman, Party Over Here, Verse
Year of Release
2019
Technical Specs
Color: NA
Sound mix: NA
Aspect ratio: NA
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere: 02/08/2019
Newest season premiere: 09/18/2020
Season Finale:
12/03/2021
Genre(s)
Biographical, Buddy Pic, Comedy, Music, Teen, War
Keyword(s)
Biographical Digital Comedy, Buddy Pic Digital Comedy, Single Camera Comedy, Dgital Shows Written by Anna Konkle, Digital Shows Written by Maya Erskine, Digital Shows Directed by Daniel Gray Longino, Digital Shows Directed by Maya Erskine, Dgital Shows Written by Gabe Liedman, AwesomenessTV, Party Over Here, TV Shows from 2020, Movies from United States, English Language, Emmy Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, WGA Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Impacted by COVID-19, Female Show Creator, Female Producer, Female Writer, Female Showrunner, South Asian Producer, South Asian Writer, 2+ Ethnicity Writer, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast, Asian Lead Cast, LGBTQ+ Producer, LGBTQ+ Writer, Female Director, LGBTQ Producer, Asian Producer, Asian Writer, LGBTQ 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
Maya Erskine
Erskine
Maya
Anna Konkle Konkle
Anna
Creator
Sam Zvibleman Zvibleman
Executive Producer
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
NA
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
Stream Now
(Click to Watch)
Coming soon…
94%
Blindspotting Season: 2
94%RT Audience Score: 91%
Starring: Jasmine Cephas Jones, Benjamin Earl Turner, Atticus Woodward, Jaylen Barron, Candace Nicholas-Lippman
Barnyard Projects, Lionsgate, Sister, Snoot Entertainment
Year of Release
2018
Technical Specs
Color: Color
Sound mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby
Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
Language(s): English
Country of origin: United States
Original premiere:
Newest season premiere:
Genre(s)
Black Stories, Comedy, Crime, Dramedy, Family, Family Relationship, Film Adaptation, Music, Relationship Comedy, War
Keyword(s)
Black Stories TV Comedy, Crime TV Comedy, Dramedy TV Comedy, Family Relationship TV Comedy, Film Adaptation TV Comedy, Relationship Comedy TV Comedy, Single Camera Comedy, TV Shows Created by Rafael Casal, TV Shows Created by Daveed Diggs, TV Shows Starring Jaylen Barron, TV Shows Starring Jasmine Cephas Jones, TV Shows Starring Candace Nicholas-Lippman, TV Shows Starring Benjamin Earl Turner, TV Shows Starring Atticus Woodward, Lionsgate Television Shows, Snoot Entertainment Shows, Barnyard Projects Shows, TV Shows from United States, English Language, GLAAD Media Awards Winners, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Nominees, Emmy Awards Nominees, NAACP Image Awards Nominees, WGA Awards Nominees, Golden Globes Nominees, SAG Awards Nominees, GLAAD Media Awards Nominees, TV Shows from 2021, Emmy Awards Winners, Humanitas Prize Winners, Humanitas Prize Nominees, Critics’ Choice Awards Winners, NAACP Image Awards Winners, Golden Globes Winners, SAG Awards Winners, WGA Awards Winners, TV Shows Starring Helen Hunt, Female Producer, Asian Producer, Latin/Hispanic Writer, Latin/Hispanic Producer, Latin/Hispanic Showrunner, 2+ Ethnicity Writer, 2+ Ethnicity Producer, 2+ Ethnicity Lead Cast, Black Writer, Black Lead Cast, Black Director, Black Producer, Latin/Hispanic Show Creator, 2+ Ethnicity Show Creator, Female Director, LGBTQ+ Director, Latin/Hispanic Director, Female Writer, Latin/Hispanic Producer
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
Jasmine Cephas Jones
Ashley
Benjamin Earl Turner
Earl
Atticus Woodward
Sean
Jaylen Barron
Trish
Candace Nicholas-Lippman
Janelle
Helen Hunt
Rainey
Director(s)
Writer(s)
Executive(s)
Starz:
Kathryn Tyus-Adair
(Current Exec)
Lionsgate Television:
Maggie Leung
(Current Exec)
Awards & Nominations
NA
Synopsis (Warning: Spoilers!)
HBO
Stream Now
(Click to Watch)
Coming soon…