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Winter's Tale

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One night in early 20th-century New York, master thief Peter Lake (Colin Farrell) breaks into a Central Park mansion -- and quickly has his heart stolen by its occupant, Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay). Unfortunately, their love is star-crossed; she is dying from consumption, and he is marked for death by his demonic former mentor, Pearly Soames (Russell Crowe). Peter battles the forces of time and darkness to save Beverly, even as Pearly does everything in his power to defeat Peter.
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Critics Consensus

Winter's Tale tries to retain the grandiose sweep of its source novel, but fails to fill it in with characters worth rooting for or a sensible plot.

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Donald Clarke Irish Times Feb 28, 2014
2/5
A fine book fights gallantly to escape from its straitjacket, but eventually lies down and allows itself to be trampled underfoot by bad ideas. Go to Full Review Jonathan Romney Observer (UK) Feb 23, 2014
1/5
Findlay narrates in huge chunks of religiose voice-over. "Nothing has been without purpose - nothing," she concludes. Well, perhaps not nothing. Go to Full Review Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk Feb 21, 2014
1/5
The introductory voice-over... generously still gives you time to dash back to the foyer and demand your money back to watch something less stomach-churning - like escalators going up and down. Go to Full Review Therese Lacson Nerdophiles Oct 9, 2021
1/5
[Unfortunately,] Winter's Tale falls very flat, and unless you are watching it for the actors, don't pay money for this movie. Go to Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse Feb 1, 2021
1.5/5
A frustrating movie. It overly complicates a boy-from-the-wrong- side-of-the-tracks-meets-rich-girl story with a bunch of hocus pocus that wastes some good work from Farrell, Findlay and Russell Crowe. Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 27, 2020
1.5/4.0
Goldsman's writing is not up to par here with dialogue that is clunky, simplistic, and at times downright befuddling. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jade Y @RT70591906 Jun 17, 2026 This is my favourite movie and always will. It’s been really long time since I watched it for the first time and it’s still the only one for me. Colin is the absolutely best and the magic, the fantasy, the pure love, the faith, the power of love and hope, the destiny. If you love all of this, you’ll need to watch this heartwarming movie because it will change your life and will warm your heart forever. See more Christina S @cswalz Jan 26, 2026 I thought it was beautiful and romantic. I didn't know it was based off of a book so I didn't miss any plots. Everyone is too precious about it. I loved the magic of it, Colin and Jessica had really good connection...you could feel it. Peter loved her so much from the moment he saw her. I LOVE this movie!! See more Andrew C. @drewcal10 Dec 29, 2025 This movie had so many plot holes. What happened to the chick when the angel spiked her drink? How did the horse fly? How did Parker lake lose his memory for 100 years? How did his apartment keep power? How did he dress modernly? How was little that girl still alive when she was gona be 110 years old? Don’t ever ever watch See more Tony M @Cadelin Dec 27, 2025 Ignore the negative comments I love this film See more Aidan P. @Aidanjp Dec 20, 2025 Saw the last half or 2/3 of this. Had no idea what it was, but very clearly adapted from a book, and came across as just…silly. The magical realism aspect was arbitrary and kind of senseless, with lots of things tying together in awkward convoluted ways or being foreshadowed just because. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Oct 16, 2025 Success in 1 hour and 58 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Violence and Some Sensuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The worldwide gross is $30,800,231.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Read all reviews
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Akiva Goldsman

Director

Colin Farrell

Peter Lake

Jessica Brown Findlay

Beverly Penn

Russell Crowe

Pearly Soames

Jennifer Connelly

Virginia Gamely

William Hurt

Isaac Penn

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Winter's Tale

Colin Farrell as Peter Lake in "Winter's Tale." Jessica Brown Findlay as Beverly Penn and Colin Farrell as Peter Lake in "Winter's Tale." Jessica Brown Findlay as Beverly Penn and Colin Farrell as Peter Lake in "Winter's Tale." Russell Crowe (center) as Pearly Soames in "Winter's Tale." Mckayla Twiggs as Willa and Colin Farrell as Peter Lake in "Winter's Tale." Jessica Brown Findlay as Beverly Penn in "Winter's Tale." Russell Crowe as Pearly Soames in "Winter's Tale." Russell Crowe as Pearly Soames in "Winter's Tale." Mckayla Twiggs as Willa and Jessica Brown Findlay as Beverly Penn in "Winter's Tale." Colin Farrell as Peter Lake in "Winter's Tale." View more photos

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Synopsis One night in early 20th-century New York, master thief Peter Lake (Colin Farrell) breaks into a Central Park mansion -- and quickly has his heart stolen by its occupant, Beverly Penn (Jessica Brown Findlay). Unfortunately, their love is star-crossed; she is dying from consumption, and he is marked for death by his demonic former mentor, Pearly Soames (Russell Crowe). Peter battles the forces of time and darkness to save Beverly, even as Pearly does everything in his power to defeat Peter.
Director
Akiva Goldsman
Producer
Marc Platt, Michael Tadross, Tony Allard
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Weed Road Pictures, Marc Platt Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Violence|Some Sensuality)
Genre
Fantasy, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 11, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.6M
Runtime
1h 58m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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