The Monuments Men

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The Monuments Men

PG-13

Released Feb 7, 2014

1h 58m

History

Drama

War

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During World War II, the Nazis steal countless pieces of art and hide them away. Some over-the-hill art scholars, historians, architects and other experts form a unit to retrieve as many of the stolen masterpieces as possible. The mission becomes even more urgent when the team learns about Hitler's "Nero Decree," which orders destruction of the artworks if the Third Reich falls. Caught in a race against time, the men risk their lives to protect some of mankind's greatest achievements.

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Critics Consensus

Its intentions are noble and its cast is impressive, but neither can compensate for The Monuments Men's stiffly nostalgic tone and curiously slack narrative.

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Wendy Ide

Times (UK)

The monumental star power behind this amiable but rather soft-boiled war film goes some way towards papering over the narrative cracks.

Feb 5, 2024

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Kate Muir

Times (UK)

George Clooney's simplistic wartime art heist movie staggers between parody and sincerity, failing at both.

Jan 2, 2018

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

If you've ever doubted how thoroughly a poor score can wreck an otherwise perfectly acceptable motion picture, get thee to 'Monuments Men.'

Jun 18, 2016

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JD Duran

InSession Film

The Monuments Men is incredibly disappointing, not just because it involves great actors, but because this story is actually really great and deserves a better adaptation than what we see here.

Rated: C-

Aug 12, 2024

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

The comedic tone, in the best M.A.S.H. (1972) series fashion, is gratifying and lightens the solemn burden of the not-so-subtle messages. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 7/10

Mar 1, 2024

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

The Monuments Men puts the spotlight on a group of heroes tasked with saving stolen art but the film's mixed tone prevents it from being a better film.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jan 9, 2024

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Elias R

A 2-hour ad for the US, with a timeline that doesn’t even make sense: the bombardment of Monte Cassino occurred long after the events depicted, completely undermining the plot. The romance is painfully unnecessary and poorly executed. It’s obvious Clooney was aiming for an Oscar by cramming the film with clichés, but the result is a movie with no real message. Do yourself a favor and skip this one.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/03/25

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Brad M

Not terrible, Just boring. The cast couldn't save it.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Rosana B

MFAA foi um programa dos Aliados em 1943, 400 militares e civis, para proteger, obras de arte na 2.ª guerra, e ao seu final encontrar e devolver itens roubados/escondidos pelos nazistas, os europeus também deveriam devolver as obras roubadas dos países subjugados em anos anteriores por eles... Grande elenco, para um filme homenagem/histórico lindo e meio chatinho, bom rever John Goodman e Bill Murray… No final, Nick, pai de Clooney o interpreta em 1977...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Tom M

A great cast and an amazing true story combine to make a horrendous film. This is one of many proofs that the path to hell is paved with good intentions. Read a book about the events and skip the film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Sean S

Such an immediately boring and flat film from such an accomplished classically bent creative team and a potentially rich premise. But something is off, the writing, the pacing, the editing, the visual style and the directing are all woefully sub par. Maybe this is a bastardised version of a much longer much slower film but as it is it’s too plain and unexciting to feel relevant and not artistically connected to great heist/chase/war films from the past feel inspired by great cinema of the past.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Audience Member

These people take movies too seriously. Touch grass. With a cast like this it was bound to have comedy and to make light of a dark time while still telling the story. Good watch

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Synopsis

During World War II, the Nazis steal countless pieces of art and hide them away. Some over-the-hill art scholars, historians, architects and other experts form a unit to retrieve as many of the stolen masterpieces as possible. The mission becomes even more urgent when the team learns about Hitler's "Nero Decree," which orders destruction of the artworks if the Third Reich falls. Caught in a race against time, the men risk their lives to protect some of mankind's greatest achievements.

Director: George Clooney
Producer: Grant Heslov, George Clooney
Screenwriter: George Clooney, Grant Heslov
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Smoke House
Rating: PG-13 (Some Images of War Violence|Historical Smoking)
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 7, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 6, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $78.0M
Runtime: 1h 58m
Sound Mix: Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital

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