Summary
Georges Duroy travels through 1890s Paris, from cockroach ridden garrets to opulent salons, using his wits and powers of seduction to rise from poverty to wealth, from a prostitute’s embrace to passionate trysts with wealthy beauties, in a world where politics and media jostle for influence, where sex is power and celebrity an obsession.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Pure escapism
Skip it if
- You're watching with family
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 35Audiences 46GoodWatch 41
Metascore42
Tomatometer27%
IMDb5.4
Letterboxd · 12 K ratings2.6/5
User score5.1
Audience score29%
Box office
92%of its budget back
- Budget
- $9 M
- Worldwide
- $8 M
Worldwide it made back $8 M of the $9 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 42 min
A typical length for romances, −5 min on the typical 107
typical 107102Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 13 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
+3Released
2012
March 9, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
CzechFrenchMade in
Italy- United Kingdom
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityStrong
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
19 of 19
Robert PattinsonGeorges Duroy
Uma ThurmanMadeleine Forestier
Christina RicciClotilde de Marelle
Kristin Scott ThomasVirginie Walters
Colm MeaneyMonsieur Rousset
Philip GlenisterCharles Forestier
Holliday GraingerSuzanne Rousset
Natalia TenaRachel the Prostitute
Anthony HigginsComte de Vaudrec
James LanceFrançois Laroche
Thomas ArnoldLouis
Timothy WalkerSolicitor
Pip TorrensPaul the Butler
Christopher FulfordPolice Commisioner
Amy MarstonNanny
Eloise WebbLaurine de Marelle
Frank DunneBishop
Christos LawtonJournalist (uncredited)- JHJake HardersJournalist
Directing · 6
- Declan Donnellan Director
- Nick Ormerod Director
- Zoe Morgan Script Supervisor
- Josh Robertson First Assistant Director
- Nick Shuttleworth Second Assistant Director
- Tom Brewster Third Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Rachel Bennette Screenplay
- Guy de Maupassant Novel
Production · 13
- Simon Fuller Executive Producer
- Uberto Pasolini Producer
- Susie Figgis Casting
- Kirsty Kinnear Casting Assistant
- Vanessa Baker ADR Voice Casting
- Michael Harm Location Manager
Camera · 5
- Stefano Falivene Director of Photography
- Hagen Bogdanski Additional Photography
- Kerry Brown Still Photographer
- Stuart Howell Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
- Robert Patzelt Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Editing · 4
- Masahiro Hirakubo Editor
- Gavin Buckley Editor
- Sam Southwick Dialogue Editor, ADR Editor
- Neil Williams First Assistant Editor
Sound · 8
- Rachel Portman Original Music Composer, Orchestrator
- Lakshman Joseph De Saram Orchestrator, Original Music Composer
- Robert Farr Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jeff Atmajian Orchestrator
- Simon Hayes Production Sound Mixer
- Yann McCullough Music Editor
Art · 7
- Attila Kovács Production Design
- Dean Clegg Art Direction
- Anna Lynch-Robinson Set Decoration
- Mark Raggett Supervising Art Director
- Terry Woods Property Master
- Alexandra Collins Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Odile Dicks-Mireaux Costume Design
- Jenny Shircore Makeup Designer, Hair Designer
- Natalie Humphries Assistant Costume Designer
- Jane Petrie Costume Supervisor
- Lizzie Lawson Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
- Joe Hopker Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Sean Farrow Visual Effects Supervisor
- Stuart Brisdon Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 2
- John Colley Gaffer
- Vince Madden Rigging Gaffer
Other crew · 7
- Marc Cass Stunt Coordinator
- Lee Sheward Stunt Coordinator
- Jane Gibson Choreographer
- Lizzy Follows Unit Publicist
- Gisela Evert Post Production Supervisor
- Phil Cairns Unit Publicist
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