A Thousand Times Goodnight

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A Thousand Times Goodnight

2013

1h 57m

Drama

War

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A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).

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Critics Consensus

Beautifully filmed and powerfully acted, 1,000 Times Good Night achieves absorbing fact-based drama without overindulging in Hollywood contrivances.

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

Binoche is impressive, bringing a steely, self-contained detachment to even the most intimate moments with her family. But Erik Poppe, the director, slathers the film in overly sentimental music choices

Rated: 2/5

Aug 7, 2015

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

If I'm complaining about this movie a lot for one I'm deeming better than fair, it's because I was frustrated by how its first-rate ingredients, Binoche chief among them, somehow failed to create a spectacular end result.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 7, 2015

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

Poppe registers Rebecca's moral commitment as well as the compulsive aspect of her dedication but the film oscillates between drama and statement; it becomes a series of set-pieces and what-ifs, particularly towards the end.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 26, 2014

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

As for Binoche, her performance as Rebecca is a standout even in a year that included winning turns in films from Fred Schepisi and Olivier Assayas.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 6, 2019

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Amie Simon

Three Imaginary Girls

... although at times the story seemed unsurprising, the end really packs a punch. There are lots of layers to unfold here, both personal and political.

Mar 2, 2019

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Rubén Rosario

MiamiArtZine

Despite Binoche's mighty efforts, 1,000 Times Good Night never recovers from its self-congratulatory ambitions and mechanical plotting. It's the movie that winds up shell-shocked.

Aug 21, 2018

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Jerod S

Sorry girls, I like taking pictures of people dying and putting myself in danger more than being your mom.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/08/24

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Audience Member

A strong and emotional story about the cruelty of war in contrast to the safety of peace, dwelling in the tragic face of a conflict photographer, well portrayed by Juliette Binoche, who's life is a constant struggle to show people in the safe world what true human pain is. Director Erik Poppe has been there himself and makes a difficult balance act on the edges of this issue.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Has great potential but is lacking in character development and feels frayed in terms of the storyline and dialogue.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/18/18

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Audience Member

It's never easy to be a wartime journalist. One could never understand what sacrifices have they made behind their fame and success. Exhilarating performance from Juliette Binoche.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Late R

A very nicely shot film that attempts to tackle a number of difficult issues and, despite one oddly off-topic scene to do with nuclear waste that seems completely out-of-place, it mostly succeeds. Juliette Binoche's most excellent performance is the driving force, but her character is also the main reason why I can't bring myself to give this movie a higher rating as she consistently makes decisions that are going to cause her loved ones pain and anguish which led it to be, at least for me, a rather frustrating and dissatisfying experience.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/18/17

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Audience Member

good quiet wartime drama-would make a gr8 double feature with 'the bang bang club'

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Erik Poppe

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Juliette Binoche

Rebecca

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Marcus

Lauryn Canny

Steph

Adrianna Cramer Curtis

Lisa

Maria Doyle Kennedy

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Synopsis

A war-zone photojournalist's (Juliette Binoche) dedication to her dangerous job places her at odds with her family (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lauryn Canny).

Director: Erik Poppe
Producer: Finn Gjerdrum, Stein B. Kvae
Screenwriter: Harald Rosenløw-Eeg
Genre: Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $53.0K
Runtime: 1h 57m

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