The Immigrant

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The Immigrant

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Released May 16, 2014

1h 57m

History

Drama

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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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Critics Consensus

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

The New Yorker

The physical look of the movie is a revelation of a lost past.

Sep 22, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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More about acting than set pieces and rightly bleak.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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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

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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

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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: Kingsgate Films, Worldview Entertainment
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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