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Julia

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An alcoholic (Tilda Swinton) becomes involved in a fellow A.A. member's plan to kidnap her young son from the boy's wealthy grandfather.
Julia

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Tilda Swinton delivers a powerful performance in Julia, a tense thriller and a dark character study.

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Nathan Lee Film Comment Magazine Complications pile up, confrontations are manufactured, and numerous Mexican baddies materialize as the runtime needlessly heads past the two-hour mark. Oct 20, 2014 Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe Rated: 3/4 Nov 24, 2011 Full Review David Fear Time Out Rated: 3/5 Nov 18, 2011 Full Review Dustin Chang Floating World The film keeps you on your toes as to where it is headed, breaking all the conventional cliché plotlines. And it's Swinton's finest hour since Deep End, as a conflicted, less than perfect small time crook finding her way. Mar 24, 2021 Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site Starring Tilda Swinton in the title role, Zonka's film is essentially a pointless exercise in extreme behavior. Aug 18, 2020 Full Review Derek Smith Tiny Mix Tapes Risky, genuine, and alive. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 14, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Davit T Absolutely beautifully made movie and the story told so well. The script is brilliant and performances are incredible. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/19/23 Full Review Jelisije J Tilda Swinton gives a great performance as a struggling alcoholic working through a botch kidnapping in this extremely slow paced sometimes depressing movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/23 Full Review Thomas M The best acting performance from Tilda Swinton! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/26/22 Full Review isla s This was a really gripping watch - its a film about double crossing. Tilda Swinton gives a brilliant performance (it's hard to gauge when her character is being truthful or not) and it kept me guessing. The ending is pretty suspenseful. I would definitely recommend this film, yes. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member never underestimate Tilda Swinton. In the aftermath of parental alienation an AA meeting develops into good intentions gone horribly wrong. Tilda Swinton is brilliant as a bumbling antihero making every stupid mistake possible. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Tilda Swinton gives an awesome performance as an out of control desperate alcoholic. There were so many twists and turns I had no idea what would happen next. Although Julia is a tough character to like she does change near the end of the movie and shows some humanity. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An alcoholic (Tilda Swinton) becomes involved in a fellow A.A. member's plan to kidnap her young son from the boy's wealthy grandfather.
Director
Erick Zonca
Producer
Bertrand Faivre, François Marquis
Screenwriter
Aude Py, Erick Zonca
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Canal+, Le Bureau, StudioCanal, France 3 (FR 3), Le Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral de Belgique, Jaibol Films, uFilm, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, France 3 Cinéma, The 7th Floor, Les Productions Bagheera, Saga Film
Rating
R (Some Violent Content|Pervasive Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 8, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 27, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$64.5K
Runtime
2h 24m