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Babylon

2022Movie3 h 9 minR2 awards

ComedyDrama
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic617.1
67
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic617.1

Summary

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

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  • Friends night
  • Pure escapism

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  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Leaves you in awe.
  • Makes you smirk.
  • Gets your pulse racing.

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The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Meta Castingin 211 titlesJack is a movie star whose popularity is declining and feels like he's losing relevance in a rapidly-changing industry.Pygmalion Snap BackRare · in 14 titlesThe studio tries to reform Nellie into a respectable actress, which includes dressing her in more conservative and opulent outfits and teaching her how to speak poshly.All 91 tropes

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