The Brutalist

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The Brutalist

R

Jan 2025

3h 35m

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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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Audience Says

A film best served with caffeine, The Brutalist and Brody are simply, yet intricately, epic.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Feb 11

It is so specific, lived-in and vibrant that you want to spend more time in this world even when it's harrowing.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Feb 7

5/5

To behold “The Brutalist” and wish Brady Corbet showed more restraint entirely misses the essence...

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Jamie Graham

Empire Magazine

Feb 4

5/5

Brady Corbet’s seismic drama reaches for the sky as it surveys the soul of a man and a nation. There will be Oscars.

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Nicolás Medina

Peliplat

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5/10

"Cinema, like architecture, needs more than just grandiloquence to stand the test of time." [Full review in Spanish]

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Nov 17

3/4

A pensive and persuasive piece whose greatest fault is that its formalism often mutes its emotional pull.

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June Butler

Film Ireland Magazine

Nov 13

Given its budget, The Brutalist is simply astounding from beginning to end. A film of this length needs to occupy and keep viewers’ attention – in this, Brady Corbet has succeeded.

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jeanna i

Sep 20

An extraordinary movie. Awesome story. Excellent acting and character development. I highly recommend it.

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Deepak

Sep 18

Too complex and too long for me.

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Travis

Jul 29

A true marathon of a character study, one of the most impressive pieces of media I’ve ever witnessed in my life

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alittlemoviefan

Jun 7

It was a good film, and beautiful to watch. It was not as worthwhile as it was hyped up to be. Good casting.

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Sean

May 3

Some of the same feeling you can get!

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Moviegurl

Apr 23

A waste of three hours in a movie theatre. What were they thinking? So awful!

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Synopsis

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, Andrew Morrison, Brian Young
Screenwriter: Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Andrew Lauren Productions, Brookstreet Pictures
Rating: R (Graphic Nudity|Drug Use|Rape|Some Language|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 24, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 18, 2025
Runtime: 3h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.66:1)

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