Radioactive

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Radioactive

PG-13

2019

1h 43m

Biography

History

Drama

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After the death of her beloved husband, Marie Curie's commitment to science remains strong as she tries to explain previously unknown radioactive elements. But it soon becomes terrifyingly evident that her work could lead to applications in medicine that could save thousands of lives -- or applications in warfare that could destroy them by the billions.

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Critics Consensus

Radioactive's flawed script and counterproductive storytelling choices are offset by Rosamund Pike's central performance in a sincere tribute to a brilliant scientific mind.

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Udita Jhunjhunwala

Scroll.in

Rosamund Pike fiercely embraces the material and her character's complexities.

Jul 3, 2021

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David Stratton

The Australian

...the strangely gloomy approach, and Pike's withdrawn performance, are rather alienating. Garson's Mme Curie might have been less accurate, but she was a more engaging character.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 10, 2020

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

Despite the talent involved, and the incredible subject matter, the irritating tendency to overexplain means there's very little spark to be found in the enervating "Radioactive."

Rated: 2/4

Jul 29, 2020

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

…Radioactive is a strong bio-pic which doesn’t go down the conventional route...with Marjane Satrapi offering the kind of fresh takes on life that made Persepolis so engaging, this is the elegant, humanistic re-telling that Marie Curie deserves….

Rated: 4/5

Jul 22, 2024

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Nadine Whitney

Mr. Movie's Film Blog

Satrapi’s ambition in Radioactive is to move beyond a generic biographical story, yet it so often falls back into the very tropes it was hoping to avoid.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 17, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Radioactive boasts an absolutely outstanding Rosamund Pike as the great Marie Curie, but Marjane Satrapi fails to deliver a well-structured narrative, rushing through the scientist’s groundbreaking discoveries and experiments or ignoring them altogether.

Rated: C+

Jul 24, 2023

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Ian S

A movie that had good intentions but probably would have worked better as a mini series with so much ground too cover. Good performances form Roamund Pike and Sam Riley. Interesting enough biopic of Marie Curie's life.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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S R

Recommended by a friend, this one did not resonate and I struggled to identify with the characters. It became tedious. Saw on Amazon.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/24

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Dave

This film is fine, and pretty much what I expected. I think it could have been really special with some different casting and more imagination.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Counselingover C

Good movie that depicts how humanity will turn any discoveries meant for good into a tool for dominance and destruction.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/16/24

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Fong Kok Hoong F

Adapted from American artist and writer Lauren Redniss' graphic novel Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie, A Tale of Love and Fallout and by Marjane Satrapi, this biography of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel prize and first person to win twice in two scientific fields, radiates with hypnotic cinematography and score from a debilitated core of storytelling.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/15/23

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Johann D. M

This biographical drama is about the incredible life of Marie Sklodowska-Curie and her Nobel Prize-winning work with previously unknown radioactive elements that changed the world both in medicine and warfare. Even though the storytelling style is not the most adequate choice for this film and its historical accuracy is excessively questionable for its alterations for dramatic effect, the best thing about it is Rosamund Pike's portrayal of the Polish scientist, whom she thoroughly understands and will keep the viewer engaged. But ultimately, it feels like a disjointed film with sequences that partly and unjustly blame Mme. Curie for her discoveries.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/22/23

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Synopsis

After the death of her beloved husband, Marie Curie's commitment to science remains strong as she tries to explain previously unknown radioactive elements. But it soon becomes terrifyingly evident that her work could lead to applications in medicine that could save thousands of lives -- or applications in warfare that could destroy them by the billions.

Director: Marjane Satrapi
Producer: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Paul Webster
Screenwriter: Jack Thorne
Production Co: StudioCanal, Amazon Studios, Working Title Films
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Nudity|A Scene of Sexuality|Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 24, 2020
Runtime: 1h 43m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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