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Roma

2018Movie2 h 15 minR

86

ExcellentGoodWatch score

86

ExcellentGoodWatch score

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Summary

In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.

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Date night
Friends night
Teens

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You want fast pacing

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Fingerprint

Feels like real life.
Feasts your eyes.
Makes you care deeply.
Breaks your heart.
Hits close to home.

Not for scares, laughs or adrenaline.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+19)
Critics 96Audiences 77GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer96%
Metascore96
Letterboxd · 490 K ratings4.1/5
IMDb7.6
User score7.6
Audience score72%
Box office
8%of its budget back
Budget
$15 M
Worldwide
$1 M
Worldwide it made back $1 M of the $15 M it cost.
Running time
2 h 15 min
Longer than most dramas, +26 min on the typical 109
typical 109135
Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121
Released
2018
November 21, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
Drama
Language
Spanish
Original language
Also spoken
English
Made in
United Kingdom
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesMild
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
22 of 22
Directing · 2
Alfonso Cuarón Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Natalia Moguel Script Supervisor
Production · 8
David Linde Executive Producer
Jonathan King Executive Producer
Jeff Skoll Executive Producer
Gabriela Rodríguez Producer
Nicolás Celis Producer
Carlos A. Morales Associate Producer, Post Production Supervisor
Camera · 3
Galo Olivares Camera Operator
Alejandro Chávez Camera Operator, Second Unit Director of Photography
Carlos Somonte Still Photographer
Editing · 1
Adam Gough Editor
Sound · 14
José Antonio García Sound Designer, Sound
Craig Berkey Sound Designer
Ruy García Sound Designer
Sergio Díaz Supervising Sound Editor
Craig Henighan Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Skip Lievsay Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 4
Eugenio Caballero Production Design
Oscar Tello Art Direction
Barbara Enriquez Set Decoration
Carlos Benassini Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 5
Anna Terrazas Costume Design
Antonio Garfias Makeup Designer
Atenea Téllez Hair Department Head
Beatriz Vera Hairstylist
Emma Canchola Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 6
Dave Griffiths Visual Effects Supervisor
Sheldon Stopsack Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex Vázquez Special Effects Supervisor
Bryce Nielsen Visual Effects Producer
Savio Adarsh Visual Effects
Ezra Waddell Animation
Other crew · 3
Henry W. Holmes Jr. Thanks
Liboria Rodríguez Thanks
Sergio Jara Special Effects

Tropes

The Precious, Precious Carin 315 titlesAntonio has a nice Ford Galaxie that takes him forever to park carefully in the narrow space at home as his children wait to greet him.Bait the Dogin 657 titlesFermín has a very eccentric establishing scene, where he practices his martial arts in front of Cleo while naked.All 47 tropes

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