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American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty) journeys to Russia to document the Boleshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton), then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed's ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright (Jack Nicholson), and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines.
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Brawny in both intellect and scope, Reds is an intimate epic that captures the tumult of revolutionary change and the passion of those navigating through it.

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Bob Thomas Associated Press 10/22/2018
Beatty gives the performance of his lifetime as the erratic, possessed Reed, and his grasp of the direction of an epic film is truly astonishing. Go to Full Review
Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic 01/08/2018
If no one will learn much about politics from this film, Beatty has nonetheless put the fire of two burning lives in it. There is plenty in it about the risks that commitment entails, but it is about commitment. Go to Full Review
Judith Martin Washington Post 05/09/2017
It is occasionally rambling and repetitious, but nearly always intelligent and engrossing. Go to Full Review
Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm Oct 31
3.5/4
Warren Beatty cracked the biopic code... Go to Full Review
Zita Short InSession Film 02/07/2023
I would never recommend this to somebody based on the romance that is supposedly at its center. I’d rave about Nicholson, the extraordinary color palette, and some of the thorny ideas that it tangles with. Go to Full Review
Kyle Smith National Review 03/09/2022
One of the five best films of the 1980s, Go to Full Review
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Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 15 Success in 3.25 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Jacob B Mar 4 An intimate love triangle with an epic backdrop that would make David Lean proud. See more Roger J 09/27/2024 Too long, boring and some questions as to accuracy. You have to be a political compulsive to sit thorough it. I wish I had not! See more Tim O 07/04/2024 This movie is so overrated because of leftist nostalgia that wants anything to paint Communism in a good light. It bombed at the theater for a reason. It was awful. The premise was interesting put the script was very subpar and predictable and Beatty was so hammy that it made it dreadful. Then you add Diane Keaton who has never put in a good performance since The Godfather. Nicholson looked out of place. The only people voting this movie high are Marxists. The average person has never seen this film. See more Cuenta P 12/09/2023 After 42 years since it was filmed, I recommended watching it and seeing how well it has aged. Like good wines, this complex choral film ages perfectly. See more Willka N 09/30/2023 Excellent film. The story of John Reed, author of "The Ten Days that Shoovk the World" that -basically- explains the whos, whats whens and wheres of the October Revolution in Russia (latter Soviet Union). Must watch. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty) journeys to Russia to document the Boleshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton), then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed's ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright (Jack Nicholson), and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines.
Director
Warren Beatty
Producer
Warren Beatty
Screenwriter
Warren Beatty, Peter S. Feibleman, Trevor Griffiths, Elaine May, Jeremy Pikser
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Paramount Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 4, 1981, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 21, 2010
Runtime
3h 15m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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