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The Immigrant

Play trailer Poster for The Immigrant R Released May 16, 2014 1h 57m History Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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After her sister is quarantined at Ellis Island, a Polish nurse (Marion Cotillard) is forced into prostitution by a theater manager (Joaquin Phoenix) who moonlights as a pimp.
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Beautiful visuals, James Gray's confident direction, and a powerful performance from Marion Cotillard combine to make The Immigrant a richly rewarding period drama.

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David Denby New Yorker The physical look of the movie is a revelation of a lost past. Sep 22, 2014 Full Review Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald The film, too, changes shape as it goes along, beginning as something resembling social realism before developing into an old-fashioned "woman's picture." Rated: 4.5/5 Sep 12, 2014 Full Review David Stratton At the Movies (Australia) Gray's beautiful, dark film is a reminder of the difficulties faced by immigrants in any place and at any time. Rated: 4/5 Sep 11, 2014 Full Review JD Duran InSession Film The Immigrant features some great performances from Cottilard and Phoenix and the visuals are gorgeous, but it's not enough to elevate this film to any significance due to a muddled and overly melodramatic script. Rated: C+ Aug 19, 2024 Full Review Q.V. Hough Vague Visages While Marion Cotillard gives an incredible performance, the poignant direction makes this film a visual wonder of 2014. Jun 23, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies James Gray’s story is engaging and heartbreaking. His characters are interesting and compelling. Rated: 4.5/5 Aug 22, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alec B The kind of period piece that is completely out of step with most films in this genre. Its bleak, but not utterly hopeless. The characters are desperate but are not defined by their pain and sorrow. It has genuine things to say, but never turns those ideas into obvious pronouncements about the perils of the "American Dream". Cotillard, Phoenix, and Renner all do some of their best work here and Gray just directs the hell out of the whole thing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/10/23 Full Review isla s I thought this was quite an atmospheric film, with a somewhat chilling performance from Joaquin Phoenix as Bruno. Its quite a gritty film. I found myself feeling quite sorry for the main character and I admired her ability to try to defend herself. Its a film about trickery, manipulation and exploitation of desperation, hence it being a somewhat sobering watch, certainly in part. I liked the setting - NYC in the early 1900s. I also enjoyed seeing the coreographed theatre sequences and the music played (piano et al.). There is one particularly tense scene. This is quite a good drama film that I'd recommend to others. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Realistic, yet Dreary Immigration Story The cinematography and period elements of this story are great. It's a slow, sad character story, and in that vein, it was pretty well done, but it was just a little too bleak and dreary for me to enjoy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member More about acting than set pieces and rightly bleak. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member this movie depicts the difficulties of immigrants in the early XXth century, thanks to a really good soundtrack, filming... etc. sadly though, some characters such as the one portrayed by Jeremy Renner weren't given enough depth, despite the fact they played a big role in the scenario. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Cotillard shines and Renner and Phoenix are more than adequate in this sepia laden movie that can't decide whether to be grounded or fantastical Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After her sister is quarantined at Ellis Island, a Polish nurse (Marion Cotillard) is forced into prostitution by a theater manager (Joaquin Phoenix) who moonlights as a pimp.
Director
James Gray
Producer
Greg Shapiro, Christopher Woodrow, Anthony Katagas, James Gray
Screenwriter
James Gray, Ric Menello
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Worldview Entertainment, Kingsgate Films
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Nudity|Some Language)
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 16, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 20, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.0M
Runtime
1h 57m
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