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Mammoth

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The actions of a wealthy game designer (Gael García Bernal) changes the lives of his wife (Michelle Williams), their live-in nanny (Marife Necesito) and a working mother.

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While it features a sterling cast, Mammoth's elephantine scope is too sprawling for it to maintain dramatic focus.

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Laura Kern Film Comment Magazine The real trouble with Mammoth is that [Lukas] Moodysson, more practiced in subtlety than he's given credit for, exhibits none here. Sep 24, 2014 Full Review David Sexton London Evening Standard This is the Mike Leigh paradis terrestre, as good as it gets. Rated: 3/5 Nov 11, 2010 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) [A] Babel-ish drama about the malaises wrought by globalisation, how we're closer than ever, and yet, if I'm not mistaken, farther apart. Unfortunately, you've seen it already. Rated: 2/5 Nov 6, 2010 Full Review David Sugarman CineVue A film neither willfully difficult nor easily accessible, conjuring an illusion of vapidness that may be rather too convincing for some audiences. Rated: 2/5 Nov 6, 2018 Full Review Roe McDermott Hot Press The film's depiction of capitalism's erosion of the family unit is so heavy-handed that any emotional or affecting moments are undermined by the transparency of Moodysson's intentions. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 11, 2016 Full Review Alistair Harkness Scotsman Having spent a decade purposefully alienating audiences, Swedish writer/director Lukas Moodysson claws his way back into the mainstream with this condescending, glossy slice of We Are The World-style film-making. Rated: 2/5 Jan 10, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dani G Kind of unknown film that's just OK. Nothing fancy, nothing trascendent Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Nina K No words can describe is really awful movie. Waste of time. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Moodysson clearly overreaches, packing his movie with so many ideas and stories that could all be fleshed out into interesting movies on their own, but here come off as undercooked and disconnected from one another. Which, sure is part of his point, but it's that tired "Westerners are emotionally distant and detached" point that movies have been making for decades now. If you're gonna be fatalistically cynical, at least be original about it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member I' ve seen it several times now. It' s not that good but Gael's and Michelle performances plus the music deserve the high ratings. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member It's a good movie but i'll never watch it again. It's a masterclass in feel bad cinema. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member really great character studies that keep you interested in their lives..it also has great performances. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Lukas Moodysson

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Gael García Bernal

Leo

Michelle Williams

Ellen

Marife Necesito

Gloria

Sophie Nyweide

Jackie

Run Srinikornchot

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Gael García Bernal as Leo in "Mammoth." (Top-Bottom) Michelle Williams as Ellen and Sophie Nyweide as Jackie in "Mammoth." Gael García Bernal as Leo in "Mammoth." Run Srinikornchot as Cookie in "Mammoth." (L-R) Michelle Williams as Ellen, Gael García Bernal as Leo and Sophie Nyweide as Jackie in "Mammoth." Director Lukas Moodysson. View more photos

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Synopsis The actions of a wealthy game designer (Gael García Bernal) changes the lives of his wife (Michelle Williams), their live-in nanny (Marife Necesito) and a working mother.
Director
Lukas Moodysson
Producer
Lars Jönsson
Screenwriter
Lukas Moodysson
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Pain Unlimited GmbH Filmproduktion, Memfis Film & Television [se], TV2 Danmark, Zentropa Entertainment, Sveriges Television, Film Väst
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.5K
Runtime
2h 5m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS
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