The Artist

PG-13

Released Nov 23, 2011

1 hr. 40 min.

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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95%

329 Reviews

Tomatometer

87%

50,000+ Ratings

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In the 1920s, actor George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a bona fide matinee idol with many adoring fans. While working on his latest film, George finds himself falling in love with an ingenue named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) and, what's more, it seems Peppy feels the same way. But George is reluctant to cheat on his wife with the beautiful young actress. The growing popularity of sound in movies further separates the potential lovers, as George's career begins to fade while Peppy's star rises.

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Critics Consensus

A crowd-pleasing tribute to the magic of silent cinema, The Artist is a clever, joyous film with delightful performances and visual style to spare.

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Moira K

Brilliant! Jean Dujardin has such a wonderful presence. He could tell an entire story just from his facial expressions (as is the case on many occasions throughout The Arstist.) A film I'll be happy to see again, and again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/24

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Jeff M

Spectacular! For some reason, I kept putting off watching this Best Picture Oscar winner, and I'm so glad I finally caught up with it. This movie will most likely make me re-evaluate my best of the 2010s decade list. At its core, this is basically the STAR IS BORN theme where one career is on the rise while the other is hitting the skids. But like Bradley Cooper would do a few years later, director and screenwriter Hazavanicius miraculously breathes new life into an age old concept. The silence here becomes more than just a gimmick and somehow elevates the emotion and the the humor of the film. Dujardin gives the ultimate movie star performance, oozing charisma with his contagious smile and dashing looks. Bejo is utterly beguiling, and Uggie as Jack the dog gives the best animal performance I've ever seen and deserved to be the first canine nominated for an Oscar. This is that rare motion picture that is an unabashed audience pleaser that still manages to achieve artistic greatness. I can't recommend this more highly!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/24

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Eye C

A very well done homage to the silent cinema, both actors are great together, but the dog takes away the movie… sorry.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Jacob B

A film that does an excellent job paying homage to a bygone era of cinema, The Artist is funny, dramatic and insanely well-acted given the large amounts of pantomiming involved whilst also telling a compelling story about the disadvantages of the rise of talkies: silent film actors struggling to find work. If you showed a clip of this movie to somebody and they had no idea whom any of the actors were, I think they'd believe you if you told them this was an old film from the Roaring '20s. It helps that if you do research on what silent films were like back in the day, you'll notice that the crew has shown their work. Great job with the attention to detail, guys. Given the choice between this film and Birdman as my preferred Academy Award Winner for Best Picture that focus on a past-his-prime actor, I think I'd take the latter in a heartbeat but this movie was pretty damn good in its own right.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/24

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Chris r

Overall I loved this movie, my real only complaint is that they stole Hernard bermanns piece from Vertigo. Hense why everyone is so head over heels for this film. They had to use that music sinply to gather higher critic reviews and public since they know people adore Bernard Herrman's work. I feel if that wasn't in the film it wouldn't have done as well. But regardless a well made film but not original.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/06/23

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Cem Y

Such a beautiful and cinematic portrayal of a very important historical period of cinema.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/23

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Michel Hazanavicius

Director

Jean Dujardin

George Valentin

Bérénice Bejo

Peppy Miller

John Goodman

Al Zimmer

James Cromwell

Clifton

Penelope Ann Miller

Doris

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The fiction, ultimately, is the thing. The Artist, in the best possible sense, is more of a movie than a film. It's played for laughs and tears; it switches from action to tenderness; it's got a really funny dog.

Feb 20, 2019

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Candice Frederick

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The Artist is simply a pleasure to watch, if only for just two hours in time.

Rated: A-

Sep 8, 2017

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Christopher Kelly

Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com

Michel Hazanavicius' black-and-white, mostly silent comedy The Artist is a gorgeously made curiosity -- a film that functions as a testament to its own obsession with other movies.

Feb 17, 2015

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Danilo Castro

Next Best Picture

It isn’t easy to get modern audiences to engage with a film that looks like it was made a century prior. Yet, that’s precisely what director Michel Hazanavicius manages to do.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 31, 2023

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Mark Johnson

Awards Daily

The Artist, as cute and charming as it was when it came out, falls into the severely niche category a decade later.

Jun 27, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It’s the opposite of everything that sells at the box office today, and it’s a pure delight from start to finish.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 1, 2023

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Synopsis

In the 1920s, actor George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a bona fide matinee idol with many adoring fans. While working on his latest film, George finds himself falling in love with an ingenue named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) and, what's more, it seems Peppy feels the same way. But George is reluctant to cheat on his wife with the beautiful young actress. The growing popularity of sound in movies further separates the potential lovers, as George's career begins to fade while Peppy's star rises.

Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Executive Producer: Daniel Delume, Antoine De Cazotte, Richard Middleton
Screenwriter: Michel Hazanavicius
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: Jouror Productions, JD Prod, La Petite Reine, La Classe Américaine, uFilm, Studio 37, France 3 Cinéma
Rating: PG-13 (A Disturbing Image|A Crude Gesture)
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 23, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.7M

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