Babylon

R

Released Dec 23, 2022

3 hr. 9 min.

Comedy

Drama

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A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

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Critics Consensus

Babylon's overwhelming muchness is exhausting, but much like the industry it honors, its well-acted, well-crafted glitz and glamour can often be an effective distraction.

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Audience Consensus

Babylon has some entertaining moments and its ambition is impressive, but the movie's chaotic and disjointed execution makes it difficult to really enjoy.

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Aaron

This movie held my attention the whole entire time. I did not look at my phone once nor leave for a bathroom break. The movie was just too good

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Michael

Inside Babylon exists a wonderful and illuminating story about the dawn of modern filmmaking and its transition from talkies. Unfortunately, the writer and director (Damien Sayre Chazelle) never got or heeded the memo about killing darlings through bold editing. His insistence on adding gratuitous scenes that stray from the central theme, trying to out-Tarantino Tarantino with distractions about the depraved underbelly of the times, taints what otherwise could have been a pretty damn good film. The storyline deserved better (and less than three hours and nine minutes on the screen).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Pamila

Great performances, Especially Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, and Brad Pitt. Good story, a bit tragic. Cinematography is amazing.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Dont Waster Your Time

Terrible. There was no story and its three and a half hours long.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Darin L

I loved it. Robbie was perfect, Pitt is always 100% right for his part. I loved 20’s Hollywood. Well made. I hate DC and Marvel, finally something for the adults at the movies…

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Tyler R

I loved this movie so much. Saw it a couple days ago. I can’t stop thinking about it. Absolutely captivating and gripping performances by the entire cast! Incredible sequences. Humor and heart. Justin’s score is insane. Damien is in the POCKET here. I think it’ll be fondly looked back on one day. I really don’t get the hate for this movie. One of the best movies about movie making I’ve ever seen. Can’t wait to own it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Damien Chazelle

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Brad Pitt

Jack Conrad

Margot Robbie

Nellie LaRoy

Diego Calva

Manny Torres

Jean Smart

Elinor St. John

Jovan Adepo

Sidney Palmer

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David Stratton

The Australian

Attempts to out-Fellini Fellini are regrettable and for much of its length Babylon is an unsubtle and indigestible mess so that despite all the talent involved and the fascinating subject matter, it must be seen as something of a disaster.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 27, 2023

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Subtle it is not. Nor is it good.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 23, 2023

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Chazelle’s film commemorates the era’s hubris as it indulges in a bit of its own. This is how a world ends. Not with a whimper but a great deal of banging, baby. And vomiting. And snorting.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 21, 2023

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Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

Ultimately a condemnation of the Hollywood machine that crushes everyone with equitable cruelty and an ode to the innovative artistry and ineffable magic of the movies, whose siren call continues to lure audiences & filmmakers alike towards its warm glow.

Feb 13, 2024

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Manik Sharma

Firstpost

Babylon isn't all bust, or even unwatchable, it is just overlong, overindulgent with nary a care...

Jan 25, 2024

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Nicolás Medina

Montevideo Portal / Latido Beat

Babylon is provocative, but, at the same time, it highlights what almost serves as a thematic watermark in Chazelle's filmography: choosing success often means choosing suffering or torture. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Dec 19, 2023

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Synopsis

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Director: Damien Chazelle
Executive Producer: Michael Beugg, Tobey Maguire, Wyck Godfrey, Helen Estabrook, Adam Siegel
Screenwriter: Damien Chazelle
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Marc Platt Productions, Organism Pictures, Wild Chickens
Rating: R (Drug Use|Bloody Violence|Graphic Nudity|Pervasive Language|Strong & Crude Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 23, 2022, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.2M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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