Maps to the Stars

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Maps to the Stars

R

Released Feb 27, 2015

1h 52m

Comedy

Drama

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Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood dynasty have lives as dramatic as any movie.

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Narratively unwieldy and tonally jumbled, Maps to the Stars still has enough bite to satisfy David Cronenberg fans in need of a coolly acidic fix.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

So here's a mean, nasty little piece of work - and I have a feeling director David Cronenberg would take that as the compliment it's intended to be.

Jun 18, 2016

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

This isn't a lousy film; it's a mediocre, ugly film about lousy people.

Rated: 2.0

Mar 5, 2015

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Hollywood has been disemboweling itself since... Sunset Boulevard and The Bad and the Beautiful, but those movies seem like Cream of Wheat compared to Cronenberg's wicked vision.

Mar 5, 2015

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Joe Lipsett

Anatomy of a Scream Podcast Network

A half-baked Hollywood satire that mostly doesn't work aside from an MVP turn by a wonderfully awful Julianne Moore.

Rated: 2.5/5

Mar 27, 2025

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Bianca Garner

Filmotomy

Moore manages to capture this lost, lonely, and damaged individual without every being too heavy-handed in her approach.

Oct 10, 2024

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Bill Bria

Vague Visages

The vapid and self-obsessed showbiz characters of Maps to the Stars go beyond the usual Hollywood satire, as Cronenberg chronicles the various ways their self-delusions and ambitions create an ever larger abyss of lies...

Jun 15, 2023

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I turned this off half way through. I like to think people actually aren’t that contemptible.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/29/24

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David W

Maps to the Stars is the kind of weird, quirky production that Cronenberg has grown into in the most recent part of his career. It's enjoyable and features more refined and subtle forms of the body horror that he is known for. I would definitely watch this again.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Alec B

Cronenberg's sensibilities improve upon what could easily have been more obvious satirical elements. Moore's performance is impressive, a lot of actor's have made themselves look physically ugly but few would be willing to go as far emotionally as she does here.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Melissa B

Horrible. Depressing movie

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/03/23

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colin m

Confusing unenjoyable movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

I would probably rewatch this eventually but it's no benchmark release from Canadian auteur David Cronenberg by any means. The narrative is a bit confused and tonally the film is lacking coherence but the satirical edge and cast make it fun enough to get through.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Synopsis

Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood dynasty have lives as dramatic as any movie.

Director: David Cronenberg
Producer: Michel Merkt, Martin Katz, Saïd Ben Saïd
Screenwriter: Bruce Wagner
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: SBS Productions, Integral Film, Starmaps Productions, Prospero Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Drug Material|Strong Disturbing Violence)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 27, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 9, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $347.6K
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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