Mr. Jones

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Mr. Jones

Released Apr 3, 2020

1h 58m

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Welsh journalist Gareth Jones risks his life to expose the truth about the devastating famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.

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Flawed yet fundamentally worthy, Mr. Jones peers into the past to tell a fact-based story that remains troublingly relevant today.

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Kevin Crust

Los Angeles Times

Though it's a shame that "Mr. Jones" is not more cohesive, the remarkable story of Gareth Jones retains its potency.

Jun 22, 2020

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

A disordered script cobbles this stirring indictment of Stalin's evil from director Agnieszka Holland. There are flashes of epic filmmaking, but the great movie that might have been remains frustratingly out of reach.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 20, 2020

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Tomris Laffly

RogerEbert.com

A compelling watch throughout in spite of its rambling feel.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 19, 2020

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

Norton, Jones, and Sarsgaard are terrific in their parts, though only Norton grows from an idea into a person. The second half of the film, set in Ukraine, is magnificent in its sorrow.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 6, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

“Mr. Jones” feels like a neglected slice of history that’s finally being exposed.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

A compelling narrative told in a mostly un-compelling way.

Rated: 6/10

May 13, 2022

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D V

This picture is entertaining enough, but the timelines are so conflated as to give it the feel of historical fiction. The Holodomor was started 1932 and ended in 1933, the very same year that Hitler became chancellor. It's impossible to reconcile the event timelines as portrayed. Lloyd George didn't meet Hitler until 1936, so how did he arrange Jones meeting with him in 1932 or '33?? Then there's the Orwell/ Animal Farm problem; Orwell didn't write Animal Farm until ten years after the Holomodor. These are head-shaking historical timeline inaccuracies that were completely unnecessary to the telling of an otherwise important historical event.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Ruiguang W

Watched this in light of current events in Ukraine. The story isn't bad, but the delivery and dialogue is painfully tedious. Needs better script writer.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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The B

This is an important movie in light of current events in Ukraine! Not quibbling about story-flow or (especially) photography...it's the STORY of Russia's relationship over the decades with Ukraine. And of an amazing Welsh reporter named Gareth Jones---an actual, real-life historical person who travelled to Ukraine in the time portrayed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/27/25

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R H

Important and relevant. Though not 100% accurate, it's very important and should lead to further and greater discourse and disclosure. Well written, well acted, well timed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/06/24

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Lanfranco C

The roots of evil. How everything began.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/25/24

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Judy L

Informative for me, a good dose of reality. A little difficult to follow, but non the less educational on Stalin.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/24

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Synopsis

Welsh journalist Gareth Jones risks his life to expose the truth about the devastating famine in the Soviet Union in the early 1930s.

Director: Agnieszka Holland
Producer: Andrea Chalupa, Stanislaw Dziedzic, Klaudia Śmieja
Screenwriter: Andrea Chalupa
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Studio Orka, Film.ua, Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej, Film Produkcja, SP, Krakowskie Biuro Festiwalowe, Crab Apple Films, Kinorob, Ukrainian State Film Agency
Genre: History, Drama, Biography, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 3, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 17, 2020
Runtime: 1h 58m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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