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      Irréversible

      Released Mar 14, 2003 1h 34m Crime Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      59% 126 Reviews Tomatometer 80% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score A woman's lover and her former boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Read More Read Less
      Irréversible

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      Though well-filmed, Irreversible feels gratuitous in its extreme violence.

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      Empire Magazine Rated: 5/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press Extremely difficult to endure, and if you choose to endure it, it could leave you feeling angry and upset. Nevertheless, this is serious filmmaking, and Noe is a gifted filmmaker. Rated: 3/4 May 9, 2003 Full Review Bill Muller Arizona Republic A fascinating study in excess, a movie that seduces and repulses as it explores the merciless nature of fate. Rated: 4/5 Apr 24, 2003 Full Review D.M. Palmer Vague Visages As Irréversible works its way back to the beginning, the frame stabilises. But this proves illusory, forcing viewers to witness with harrowing clarity a descent into another underworld... Nov 9, 2023 Full Review Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective An important film which pushes past exploitation cinema to become something altogether more profound. There’s no closure, no answers, and only an uneasy happiness about to come apart at the seams. Jun 18, 2023 Full Review Alan French Sunshine State Cineplex The story barely contains a plot, but "Irréversible" made its name on its visceral imagery and disorientation. Rated: 7/10 Feb 10, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Azis M The film's infamous opening scene is a gut punch, a necessary descent into the depths of human cruelty. Noé doesn't shy away from graphic violence, forcing viewers to confront the darkness that lurks within. However, Irreversible is more than just shock value. It's a masterfully crafted puzzle that unfolds backwards, demanding active engagement from the audience to piece together the shattered fragments of Alex (Monica Bellucci) and Marcus's (Vincent Cassel) lives. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review Alec B Maybe Noe's backwards narrative was meant to be some kind of attempt to comment on the pointlessness of violence, but I couldn't care less. It doesn't change the fact that this is a thoroughly pretentious and disgusting film. Even if this is deranged commentary of some kind, the final product is so thoroughly unwatchable that it undermines itself. Whatever, that's probably what Noe wanted. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Hilário Gaspar Noé always creating works of art. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/05/23 Full Review NONBELIEVER Gaspar Noé‘S brutal masterpiece! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review Mu S É um dos melhores filmes que já vi, as atuações são impressionante, o enredo é diferente e muito bom, ele é um pouco difícil de assistir, mas ele é muito bom, Gaspar Noé nunca erra, um dos melhores diretores de cinema que já vi. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/03/23 Full Review Rachelle L The rape scene was unnecessarily long and I had to wonder if they ran out of ideas to take up time in the film. Rest was ok. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Irréversible (2002) Albert Dupontel as Pierre in the Gaspar Noé film IRREVERSIBLE. Scene from the film IRREVERSIBLE. Monica Bellucci as Alex in the Gaspar Noé film IRREVERSIBLE. View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A woman's lover and her former boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist.
      Director
      Gaspar Noé
      Screenwriter
      Gaspar Noé
      Distributor
      Lionsgate Films
      Production Co
      StudioCanal, Les Cinémas de la Zone, 120 Films, Eskwad, Wild Bunch, Canal+, Nord-Ouest Films
      Genre
      Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 14, 2003, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 1, 2007
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $803.5K
      Runtime
      1h 34m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)