The Other Boleyn Girl

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The Other Boleyn Girl

PG-13

Released Feb 29, 2008

1h 55m

History

Drama

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King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) lacks an heir. Seeing this as an opportunity for personal gain, the Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey) and Sir Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance) persuade Thomas' daughter Anne (Natalie Portman) to seduce the king. But Henry falls in love with Anne's sister, Mary (Scarlett Johansson), instead. When Mary becomes pregnant, she's confined to bed, with charged with Anne keeping the king from straying -- but the plan backfires when Anne seeks the king's affections for herself.

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Though it features some extravagant and entertaining moments, The Other Boleyn Girl feels more like a soap opera than historical drama.

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

A hoot.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 9, 2021

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

This is cliché heaped on cliché and hopelessly artificial.

Aug 23, 2018

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David Ansen

Newsweek

... loses steam when the catfighting abruptly gives way to grim realpolitik.

Feb 1, 2018

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

The film is marginally enjoyable in that sort of sleazy Jerry Springer fashion, but the filmmakers aren’t making a compelling case here for why their artistic license is necessarily more amusing or insightful than history itself.

Apr 21, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The concept of despicable people doing contemptible things never really leads to solid entertainment.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 28, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Largely carried by Portman's stellar performance.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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Robi _

For someone not very familiar with history, this movie only left me with the impression that King Henry spent his days doing nothing but having sex, pregnancies, miscarriages, pregnancies, a girl, pregnancies, and stillbirths.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/10/24

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King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) lacks an heir. Seeing this as an opportunity for personal gain, the Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey) and Sir Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance) persuade Thomas' daughter Anne (Natalie Portman) to seduce the king. But Henry falls in love with Anne's sister, Mary (Scarlett Johansson), instead. When Mary becomes pregnant, she's confined to bed, with charged with Anne keeping the king from straying -- but the plan backfires when Anne seeks the king's affections for herself.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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Bahad j

I am very happy that the movie shows us the steps and choices that are necessary in the life of a great person. I like the movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/05/24

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EllaJo r

This movie was disturbing 😳 and didn't seem believable.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/21/24

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Sasha C

Do not bother with this film if you enjoyed the book. The casting and acting of Henry was wildly wrong - literarily as well as historically - and even the set up to the affairs was appalling. If you want to watch a crap film about the Tudors then go for it… but if you came for a film adaptation of a wonderful book, seriously don't bother. I have just finished reading the book and I am appalled. 1.5 stars because I love Benedict Cumberbatch and the costumes were good. EDIT: have just finished it and i revoke it to half a star because even the costumes stopped being true and this whole film is ridiculous if supposedly a book adaptation. Scarlett's accent is awful and whoever cast Henry VIII should be fired.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/19/23

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Alexsander F

Filme espetacular apesar de ser bem resumido. Mas muito emocionante.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/15/23

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Synopsis

King Henry VIII (Eric Bana) lacks an heir. Seeing this as an opportunity for personal gain, the Duke of Norfolk (David Morrissey) and Sir Thomas Boleyn (Mark Rylance) persuade Thomas' daughter Anne (Natalie Portman) to seduce the king. But Henry falls in love with Anne's sister, Mary (Scarlett Johansson), instead. When Mary becomes pregnant, she's confined to bed, with charged with Anne keeping the king from straying -- but the plan backfires when Anne seeks the king's affections for herself.

Director: Justin Chadwick
Producer: Alison Owen
Screenwriter: Peter Morgan
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Columbia Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Content|Mature Thematic Elements|Some Violent Images)
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 29, 2008, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.8M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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