Biutiful

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Biutiful

R

Released Jan 28, 2011

2h 27m

Drama

Romance

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Uxbal (Javier Bardem), a career criminal, plies his trade in Barcelona's underground sweatshops and back alleys. Unlike his associates, he has some respect for the poor workers under his thumb and is a devoted father. Told that he is ill and has just a few months to live, Uxbal tries to get his affairs in order before the spirits, with whom he communes, come to claim him.

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Critics Consensus

Javier Bardem's searing performance helps to elevate Biutiful, as does Alejandro González Iñárritu's craftsmanship, but the film often lapses into contrivance and grimness.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

What kept me glued was the leading man whose increasingly ravaged eyes reflect a thousand tragedies with such ease: [Javier] Bardem is truly 'biutiful'.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 3, 2019

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Caryn James

Newsday

Irritu's trademark interwoven plots have one thread too many here, but this shattering experience-earthbound and fraught with the afterlife-is worth every undying minute.

Feb 7, 2018

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to Biutiful.

Rated: A+

Sep 8, 2017

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

While Iñárritu’s tactics can become tiresome over multiple views, he is perhaps one of the greatest, single-experience filmmakers working today.

Aug 1, 2023

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It is a heartfelt, beautifully constructed, heartbreaking and, at times, difficult to watch downer.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 3, 2020

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

Biutiful is a vision of a society that has broken down into layers of corruption, whose murk and misery can recall future-shock yarns like Blade Runner.

Jan 21, 2020

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thiago s

Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas e pioram o filme, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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Francisco S

It's not a bad movie. It's just the kind of depressing subject you might want to avoid.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/18/25

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Georgan G

Amazing acting by Javier Bardem. Complex characters who are both good & bad. Poverty, mental illness & crime mixed with human nature.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/24

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Scott W

This is a beautiful piece of filmmaking. Bardem controls every scene like a master craftsman. The story is stark and depressing. An experience of being emersed in the gritty harsh lives of people who are not white Americans.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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emily b

Dark, beautiful. I guess people couldn't grasp the critique of capitalism in 2012 before Parasite and Uncut Gems

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/23

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Audience Member

Biutiful is complex and gritty. Bardem is a hard criminal, a protective father and terminally ill with prostate cancer. His manic ex-wife and grimy business partners all prove to be obstacles to him finding a place of safety for his kids once he passes. The final moments are heart wrechingly good.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Synopsis

Uxbal (Javier Bardem), a career criminal, plies his trade in Barcelona's underground sweatshops and back alleys. Unlike his associates, he has some respect for the poor workers under his thumb and is a devoted father. Told that he is ill and has just a few months to live, Uxbal tries to get his affairs in order before the spirits, with whom he communes, come to claim him.

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Producer: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Fernando Bovaira, Jon Kilik
Screenwriter: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bo, Nicolás Giacobone
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Menage Atroz, Ikiru Films, Mod Producciones
Rating: R (Drug Use|Disturbing Images|Language|Nudity|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 28, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 31, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Runtime: 2h 27m

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