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By the Sea

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A troubled American couple (Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Pitt) befriend young newlyweds and local villagers while staying at French seaside resort.
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By the Sea may intrigue celebrity voyeurs or fans of a certain type of arthouse cinema, but for most viewers, its beauty won't be enough to offset its narrative inertia.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 08/18/2016
2.5/4
Thankfully, Jolie Pitt the director is in much better form; and as ponderous, maybe even pretentious, as some of this might be, there was never a moment where I wanted to look away from the screen. Go to Full Review
Jason Bailey Flavorwire 05/03/2016
There's something unshakable about it, and something remarkable about the fact that it exists at all. Go to Full Review
Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic 12/31/2015
It's a fascinating experiment, and proof that Jolie truly has directorial chops and an extraordinary eye for imagery. Go to Full Review
Marya E. Gates Moviefone 02/13/2024
At its core the film is melancholic and even unsettling, examining ideas of gaze, fidelity and possession, grief and even vanity itself. Go to Full Review
Andrew Galdi Movie Bitches 04/29/2020
This movie was terrible. Go to Full Review
Avaryl Halley Movie Bitches 04/29/2020
This movie felt like it was three days long... It just felt like an eternity. Go to Full Review
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Bella B @BellaSnoopy Jul 19 One of The best film of this couple! They’re was just perfect and i know them more. Such a masterpiece See more Blu B Apr 16 It's ok. It reminds me of a more boring and less refined version of a film like Two for the Road in terms of the ideas. (Maybe not the Peeping Tom part lol). Pretty much everything about this is so middle of the road. Jolie's direction isn't terrible though hoenstly. Some good framing, and the setting is memorable. Biggest problems here is the first 30 minutes are so boring. It's them just moping around feeling sorry, being rich and miserable with no real narrative. Than once they start spying on the couple it does actually find a narrative to build around but it just gets so repetitive seeing them spy on the couple screwing. Once you've seen it once it makes the other 7-8 times just boring. This also just goes in circles, struggles with a consistent pacing, and isn't sure how to make the ideas it explores of infertility, dealing with quasi grief, anger, and loss of love into something cohesive. It's not incoherent to it's credit but just not cohesive at all. The music als is very boring, generic, and forgettable too. This probably could've cut 40 minutes at least frm the runtime and not lost much. It's not a terrible film but just very boring, meandering, and inconsistent. Skip This. Plenty of other better films that explore these ideas better. See more Filippos S Mar 23 If Angelina and Brad weren't acting, someone would say it's a mediocre to bad movie. They're promoting it as much as they can, but not enough to make it a good movie. A bit boring, nice shots. See more kayleen p Jan 26 absolutely loved watching it a second time, however it was hard to watch at first cuz I couldn’t figure out what was going on from the lack of dialogue and it was quite slow See more Bronwyn D 06/26/2024 Not a good movie. Made it to the end though (which I won't do if movie is HORRIBLE). It was very slow, but That I don't mind, when I'm engaged with the characters. I liked Husband much more than Wife. And though I'm an Angelina fan, this might have been her worst role. And I can't help feeling like Pitt did this film FOR her. Like maybe he knew it was bad. But maybe not. It's too bad they split in real life soon after this movie was released. It's nice the movie ending was hopeful, but I don't think realistic. The scenery & their hotel- Gorgeous. The story just not good. See more Alec B 12/14/2023 Yes the movie is a self-indulgent vanity project, but it's worst crime is being unbearably boring. If you're looking for a campy train wreck, you'll be sorely disappointed. Jolie seems to be trying to stylistically imitate a lavish, sad European art film but ends up with something a little closer to a Louis Vuitton commercial. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A troubled American couple (Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie Pitt) befriend young newlyweds and local villagers while staying at French seaside resort.
Director
Angelina Jolie
Producer
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie
Screenwriter
Angelina Jolie
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures, Jolie Pas
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Strong Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$531.0K
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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