Megalopolis

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Megalopolis

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Released Sep 27

2h 18m

Drama

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MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

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Critics Consensus

More of a creative manifesto than a cogent narrative feature, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is an overstuffed opus that's equal parts stimulating and slapdash.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

I love the earnestness, sincerity, and ingenuity behind this... I can't say it's good, but I think people should see it -- and in IMAX to take in the enormity of it all.

Oct 9, 2024

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

...unabashedly, absurdly theatrical, with boldly unnatural dialogue and performances, ostentatious imagery, and one extended cross-cutting sequence that’s as potent as any Coppola has produced.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 4, 2024

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Johnny Oleksinski

New York Post

A zero-star, wacko disaster...

Rated: 0/4

Oct 4, 2024

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Coppola's ambition is buried under the rubble of what could have been a great city. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 5/10

Dec 21, 2024

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis is a fascinating “mess,” existing primarily as an epic, must-see, PLF-worthy ode to its own existence.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 11, 2024

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Cinencuentro

Sometimes beautiful, at other times, horrible; inspired by mythology, history, philosophy and theatre, but also by the digital aesthetics of 21st-century superhero cinema; energetic in some instances, but tedious in others. Full review in Spanish.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 25, 2024

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Stefan S

And this was an incredibly fun, over-the-top movie. It received the loudest ovation from the audience that I've heard this decade.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/17/24

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Omar

Fantastic, everything looked like a Dolce & Gabbana commercial. Acting was stellar including writing, 30 years truly paid off.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/12/24

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chrisc

Watched it to support a large budget original non superhero movie, which may also be the last film from Francis ford Coppola. Interesting concept but it just didn’t come together.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Matthew P

C,onfusing. weird. disjointed. and not in the good David Lynch kind of way.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/19/24

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Joe

If you take six shots and go in to watch this movie right afterwards, you’ll have a fantastic experience like mine

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/24

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Roohi

i walked out like an hour into it. Aubrey Plaza was most of the reason I stuck around for as long as I even did.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/25/24

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Synopsis

MEGALOPOLIS is a Roman Epic set in an imagined Modern America. The City of New Rome must change, causing conflict between Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver), a genius artist who seeks to leap into a utopian, idealistic future, and his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero (Giancarlo Esposito), who remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero (Nathalie Emmanuel), the mayor's daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola, Barry Hirsch, Fred Roos, Michael Bederman
Screenwriter: Francis Ford Coppola
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: American Zoetrope
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Nudity|Sexual Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 27, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.4M
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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