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Boogie Woogie

R Released Apr 23, 2010 1h 30m Drama Comedy List
32% Tomatometer 25 Reviews 22% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
A tycoon's crafty wife plays rival bidders against each other as a shady art dealer tries to obtain a valuable painting.

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Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Duncan Ward's muddled satire about the London art world has a strong cast mugging for all their worth. Rated: 3/5 Feb 1, 2011 Full Review Leslie Felperin Variety Boogie Woogie delivers little more than a lukewarm spoof. Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Stephen Holden New York Times [The film's characters] are so repellent that almost everyone outside the movie's fetid hothouse will want to flee to fresher air. Rated: 2/5 Apr 23, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Sometimes being brash and tasteless is exactly what makes great satire, except the outcome here is too drastic and obvious to be considered any kind of success. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Derek Smith Tiny Mix Tapes I don't begrudge Boogie Woogie's attacks on the art scene for its pretension, greed, and self-aggrandizement run rampant; I begrudge the fact that the film is guilty of these very same things. Rated: 1.5/5 Oct 11, 2015 Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze Devilishly cynical eavesdropper art snob fare peering into the pretentious when not cruel machinations transpiring in the world of creative merchandise commerce. Sep 2, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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kevin c Set in the cut throat world of artists and art dealers the lives of the mostly unlikeable characters or ‘artists' are looked at through a sexually charged looking glass. Great ensemble cast includes Heather Graham, Amanda Seyfried, Gillian Anderson, Danny Huston, Stellan Skarsgard and Alan Cumming. Movie itself has some interesting moments but seems to lack something to make it memorable. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Bad watch, probably won't watch again, and can't recommend. There are so many good actors in this movie, and I watched it specifically because it was a movie with Amanda Seyfried about which I hadn't heard. I understand that it had a point (sort of), but it did feel like there was somewhat unnecessary fan service with her and Heather Graham, and they are unfortunate highlights of the movie. This is all about the "art world", which means it's not about art, the quality / value of at all: it's all about capitalism, so it becomes an business / politics movie. It's all about these people we don't know or care about diddling each other and trying to out extort each other. It would be more interesting if it was a nature documentary. Watching rich people shuffle money about for no reason just isn't interesting to me. And if I never hear Danny Huston laugh like that again, then my life will be better. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member What is this movie, after seeing it I'm still asking that question. I'm confused and just why. This movie has no point to it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/30/18 Full Review Audience Member Eh. It was okay. Not bad, not good. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved this. Dark British comedy. Gillian Anderson was amazing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I was so tired of hearing swear words. I couldn't stand for it! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A tycoon's crafty wife plays rival bidders against each other as a shady art dealer tries to obtain a valuable painting.
Director
Duncan Ward
Producer
Kami Naghdi, Christopher Simon, Cat Villiers
Screenwriter
Danny Moynihan
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
The Works International
Rating
R (Some Drug Use|Language Throughout|Graphic Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 23, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.8K
Runtime
1h 30m