The Phantom of the Opera

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The Phantom of the Opera

PG-13

Released Jan 21, 2005

2h 21m

Musical

Drama

Romance

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From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom (Gerard Butler) schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum). The Phantom, wearing a mask to hide a congenital disfigurement, strong-arms management into giving the budding starlet key roles, but Christine instead falls for arts benefactor Raoul (Patrick Wilson). Terrified at the notion of her absence, the Phantom enacts a plan to keep Christine by his side, while Raoul tries to foil the scheme.

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Critics Consensus

The music of the night has hit something of a sour note: Critics are calling the screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular musical histrionic, boring, and lacking in both romance and danger. Still, some have praised the film for its sheer spectacle.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Deserves to be locked up in a dank, water-filled dungeon and left to molder.

May 3, 2005

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Independent (UK)

Rated: 1/5

Mar 7, 2005

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

My own reaction to the current version fashioned by Mr. Schumacher is one of pure stupefaction.

Jan 27, 2005

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

It's all bloat and bombast, but Schumacher's too-faithful adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's classic stage musical is still inherently watchable.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 16, 2024

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Highly watchable despite the bloated runtime and surprising lack of character development. Driver is a gem as a diva and Rossum makes a strong impression, but Butler's "sexy" Phantom sinks the whole enterprise. Plus: he can't sing!

Rated: 2/5

Dec 11, 2024

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

As I was sitting in the auditorium alone watching this film, I kept looking around hoping there was a chandelier above me getting ready to plummet to the ground.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 20, 2020

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Quan

Feel so lucky to be able to finally see this on the big screen! Beautiful movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/29/23

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Kylie T

Most stunning and outstanding movie. I am currently hyper fixating on this topic. The music is beautiful. Most grossing movie ever made. I hate to compare to wicked but the casting was better than wicked. The vocals and acting were just better. I recommend 100%. Everyone else reviewing this is absolutely insane. My nee favorite

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Michael J. M

MICHAEL DECLARES An absolutely astounding, even astonishing theatrical triumph! The captivating beauty and the sheer perfection of this film is not to be missed. Phantom of the Opera is perhaps the greatest musical of the last 100 years.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/13/25

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Jackie

Hands down favorite broadway musical and actually love the movie better! The last time I saw it in NYC was wonderful but it didn’t have Gerry so it couldn’t compete. I would swoon right in front of Gerard Butler with no shame.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Audience Member

Let's see... Where to start? I have watched this movie almost in bucle, and never fails to amaze me. I have forced most of my friends to watch this movie and we have all arrived at the same conclusion. A MASTERPIECE. Don't get me started on the cast. I've never seen such a handsome Phantom or Christine. Sometimes I genuinely don't understand critics, why rate so low a great movie, listen to the audience! Just go watch it, now.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/25

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Evea F

This is the sexy version. Instead of a horror story about a ghoulish psychopath, this adaptation delivers a tale of nonconformity and inner beauty that will make you yell that Christine chose the wrong man. Critics rate this lowly because they're jealous of the Phantom's burning magnetism.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Synopsis

From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom (Gerard Butler) schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum). The Phantom, wearing a mask to hide a congenital disfigurement, strong-arms management into giving the budding starlet key roles, but Christine instead falls for arts benefactor Raoul (Patrick Wilson). Terrified at the notion of her absence, the Phantom enacts a plan to keep Christine by his side, while Raoul tries to foil the scheme.

Director: Joel Schumacher
Producer: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Screenwriter: Gaston Leroux
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Joel Schumacher Productions
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Musical, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 21, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 27, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $51.2M
Runtime: 2h 21m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.37:1)

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