The Fall

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The Fall

R

Released May 9, 2008

1h 57m

Fantasy

Adventure

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A bedridden patient (Lee Pace) captivates a hospitalized girl (Catinca Untaru) with a fantastic tale involving heroes, mystics and villains on a desert island.

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Critics Consensus

More visually elaborate than the fragmented story can sometimes support, The Fall walks the line between labor of love and filmmaker self-indulgence.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

I have to admit that in general the film’s rather placid, stately, fantasy style can be exasperatingly inert... [But] there are some startling images and the film has a distinct, odd flavour of its own.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2024

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Mark Bourne

Film.com

...a movie that not only expected me to pay attention, it assumed that I could.

Feb 2, 2009

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Bill Stamets

Chicago Reader

The girl and the hospital patients and staff also turn up in his improvised adventure, extravagantly garbed by costume designer Eiko Ishioka.

Dec 17, 2008

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Rose Ho

The Asian Cut

The film’s story-within-a-story allows for staggeringly beautiful and captivating visuals that echo the brilliant and indelible visual grandeur of directors Akira Kurosawa and Alejandro Jodorowsky.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 24, 2025

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

The fantastical stories transport the girl and the audience through marvelous settings and landscapes, which serve as a tribute to storytellers, to love, to the power of imagination, and to cinema [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 19, 2024

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Alex Papaioannou

InSession Film

Despite how we may be feeling at any given moment, it’s important to look around at the stories and the people surrounding our life, and seek out the inherent beauty in all of it

Rated: B

Oct 23, 2024

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LERON C

I saw the film during its original run in 2007 and fell in love. The remaster brings this marvel into the modern era with enhanced audio, visuals and more. The film is plainly an art piece and leaves you hopeful for the future in the face of adversity.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/10/25

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A2

Absolutely stunning to see on the big screen. Reaffirms the need for film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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chris

A wholesome movie dealing with a very real and serious subject. The acting and pacing were excellent and everyone was both teary eyed and laughing in the end in the theater. I suggest it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/23/24

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C.

Great movie, beautiful scenery, loved it. It would be five stars but there was one moment the story dipped for me, but five minutes later I was back in it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/21/24

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Angela

Such a beautiful movie. It's a love story to storytelling and relationships.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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Darian

If you enjoy movies like "Big Fish" and "What Dreams May Come" - this is your kind of movie. It's emotional realism juxtaposed with visually gorgeous fantasy. At the center of it, you have the story of a young man who's hurting, and little girl who's hurting and they make friends as they recover.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/16/24

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Synopsis

A bedridden patient (Lee Pace) captivates a hospitalized girl (Catinca Untaru) with a fantastic tale involving heroes, mystics and villains on a desert island.

Director: Tarsem Singh
Producer: Tarsem Singh
Screenwriter: Tarsem Singh, Dan Gilroy, Nico Soultanakis
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Googly Films
Rating: R (Some Violent Images)
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 9, 2008, Limited
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Oct 15, 2024
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 9, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3M
Runtime: 1h 57m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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