The Brutalist

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The Brutalist

In Theaters Fri Dec 20

3h 35m

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Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost....

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Structurally beautiful and suffused with Adrien Brody's soulful performance, writer-director Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is a towering tribute to the immigrant experience.

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Guy Pearce

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Kyle Smith

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Similar in tone to such Paul Thomas Anderson films as There Will Be Blood and The Master, Mr. Corbet’s often-staggering movie casts an unsentimental look at the price of greatness.

Oct 11, 2024

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Dwight Brown

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Everything on view is beautifully lit, composed and filmed. A brilliant work of art.

Rated: 4/4

Oct 7, 2024

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Brianna Zigler

AV Club

The Brutalist is impressive, but like the technically brilliant construction at its core, never feels wholly worthy of the suffering put into it.

Rated: B

Oct 1, 2024

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Carlos Losilla

Caimán Cuadernos de Cine

The Brutalist is a journey from darkness to light, but not to a redeeming light, but to the white light... [Full review in Spanish]

Oct 23, 2024

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Jeff Nelson

Guy at the Movies

The Brutalist is a daring and haunting cinematic portrait of artistic imprisonment and freedom built on the ghastly foundation of the American Dream.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 21, 2024

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Paula Farmer

culturevulture.net

Coming in at 3.5 hours, with a built in 15 minute intermission, this movie is a long cinematic commitment, but a masterful achievement by director Brady Corbet, and oh so worth it.

Oct 11, 2024

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Escaping post-war Europe, visionary architect László Toth arrives in America to rebuild his life, his work, and his marriage to his wife Erzsébet after being forced apart during wartime by shifting borders and regimes. On his own in a strange new country, László settles in Pennsylvania, where the wealthy and prominent industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren recognizes his talent for building. But power and legacy come at a heavy cost....

Director: Brady Corbet
Producer: Nick Gordon, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Trevor Matthews
Screenwriter: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Intake Films, Lip Sync, Meyohas Studio, Brookstreet Pictures, Richmond Pictures, Andrew Lauren Productions, Carte Blanche, Kaplan Morrison
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 2024, Wide
Runtime: 3h 35m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)