Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Tycoon

      Released Jun 13, 2003 2h 8m Crime Drama List
      46% Tomatometer 35 Reviews 70% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Provincial judge Shmakov (Mariya Mironova) is brought to Moscow to investigate the death of Platon Makovskiy (Vladimir Mashkov), a one-time mathematics professor who became the richest and most ruthless man in modern Russia. Owing his meteoric rise to his criminally masterful manipulation of Russia's post-Communist chaos, Platon kills anyone who gets in his way, all the while basking in the fame afforded by the media limelight and presenting himself as the consummate capitalist. Read More Read Less
      Tycoon

      What to Know

      Critics Consensus

      Wants to be The Godfather, but the movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative limits its effectiveness.

      Read Critics Reviews

      Critics Reviews

      View All (35) Critics Reviews
      Philadelphia Inquirer Rated: 3/4 Dec 13, 2003 Full Review Gary Dowell Dallas Morning News The movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative sometimes works against it, and a lack of coherence is often frustrating. Despite this, Tycoon does land a few punches while telling a story that is distinctly Russian. Rated: C+ Nov 6, 2003 Full Review G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle Although Lounguine has a lot to say about Russia's struggle in its transition to global capitalism, his film is strangely uninvolving, lacking dramatic sweep. Rated: 2/4 Sep 26, 2003 Full Review Eve Tushnet The American Conservative A twisty, propulsive movie... sort of reminiscent of the Moscow Noir collection, really. Aug 7, 2018 Full Review Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews Rated: C Feb 24, 2012 Full Review Jake Euker F5 (Wichita, KS) Rated: 2/5 Mar 9, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

      Audience Reviews

      View All (13) audience reviews
      Audience Member TIL: Roger Ebert was a moron. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Excellent. Encore mieux, si on a un peu lu sur les oligarques auparavant. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member An interesting look at the rise of a Russian Oligarch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review jamie t After a choppy first half, reminiscent of CITIZEN KANE, which rapidly recounts the protagonist's rise to power, a sudden twist (albeit one that's pretty obvious in hindsight) leads to a dark, gripping final act, and an intriguingly unresolved conclusion. Not that the first half is chopped liver; Plato Makovski, the tycoon of the title, is quite an interesting character, and the scenes of his rise to power are fascinating-but they are poorly organized, and one wishes for more explanation of his rise than scenes of the investigating judge from the Urals going from witness to witness; as it is, these are more efficient at filling time than filling in gaps in the story. Vladimir Mashkov is strong as Makovski; none of the other actors are especially distinctive, but none embarrass themselves either. Not a great film, but an interesting example of the new Russian cinema. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member It's no 'Godfather.' It's no 'Scarface.' And it's definitely no 'Citizen Kane.' But still, it's not that bad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Reflects a general idea of post-Soviet entrepreneurship pretty good. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      39% 89% Man on Fire TRAILER for Man on Fire 91% 47% El Bonaerense 77% 62% The Good Thief 91% 97% City of God 89% 67% It Always Rains on Sunday Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Photos

      View All Tycoon photos

      Tycoon

      Tycoon (2002) Tycoon (2002) Tycoon (2002) Tycoon (2002) Sergei Oshkevich as Viktor, Levani Uchaineshvilli as Larry, Vladimir Mashkov as Platkin, Alexandre Samoilenko as Moussa, and Mikael Vasserrbaum as Mark. Vladimir Mashkov as Platon. View more photos

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Provincial judge Shmakov (Mariya Mironova) is brought to Moscow to investigate the death of Platon Makovskiy (Vladimir Mashkov), a one-time mathematics professor who became the richest and most ruthless man in modern Russia. Owing his meteoric rise to his criminally masterful manipulation of Russia's post-Communist chaos, Platon kills anyone who gets in his way, all the while basking in the fame afforded by the media limelight and presenting himself as the consummate capitalist.
      Director
      Pavel Lungin
      Producer
      Catherine Dussart, Vladimir Grigoriev
      Screenwriter
      Pavel Lungin, Aleksandr Borodyansky
      Distributor
      New Yorker Films
      Production Co
      Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg), France 2 Cinéma, Arte France Cinema, Kinokompaniya CTB, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Arte, Gimages
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      Russian
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jun 13, 2003, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jun 18, 2017
      Runtime
      2h 8m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, DTS, Dolby SR
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)