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Words and Pictures

Play trailer Poster for Words and Pictures PG-13 Released May 23, 2014 1h 51m Comedy Drama Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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An art teacher and English teacher have a competition and allow students to vote on the importance of words and pictures.
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While both talented performers in their own right, Juliette Binoche and Clive Owen are decidedly mismatched in Words and Pictures, and they aren't done many favors by the movie's awkwardly constructed screenplay.

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Eddie Cockrell The Australian The performances are first-rate. Rated: 4/5 Jul 23, 2014 Full Review Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) It's old-fashioned, but no less stirring for that - especially as Schepisi has spent a lifetime practising what he preaches. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 17, 2014 Full Review Sandra Hall Sydney Morning Herald Binoche's big throaty laugh is heard to appealing effect and Owen's performance has more depth to it than anything I've seen from him before. Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 14, 2014 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Its main draw is Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche – two performers I never grow tired of watching. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Joanne Laurier World Socialist Web Site It is therefore unfortunate that when the film is not immediately dealing with the uplifting qualities of art, it is drowned in clichés Feb 26, 2021 Full Review Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer Words and Pictures is too timid and half-hearted to even make an entertaining train wreck. Jan 8, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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John A I have to disagree with the standing critic's consensus. This is a smartly written and heart-wrenching romance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/30/23 Full Review bob p Very little chemistry was demonstrated between Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche. They hate each other and then suddenly they are in bed. The kids behavior was also a little contrived. Nonetheless I stayed interested for the full 2 hours. The end was nice. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review geoff l They had no chemistry Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this one. I could have done with a little less emphasize on the alcoholic scenes. I don't know think we needed so many details about how bad he was before we saw him get his life straight. And the last 3 mineuts of the film were horrible. There had to be a better way to get the same result. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Its rare these days to find a romantic comedy that we haven't grown bored of/ the same story over and over. In this unique story and rare appearance Juliet Binoche is so beautiful. Very talented actors come together to teach us some lessons about love, poetry, art, and life. lessons we thought we have already learned or heard about. A portrayal of harsh realities that make us glad to know that we are not alone and its not some fairy tale happy ending we are searching for....this movies reminds us that we are searching for our best selves and that through whatever vehicles, tools, platforms we use its not about being perfect its about always allowing the course of nature to direct the flow heavy hard fast slow, and sometimes there is no flow, no water, and yet our best is still yet to come. not to give up on ourselves or what we love. This is a great family movie for kids 12 and up....the material is for a mature sophisticated audiences. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Frances H I liked it except for the ending, which was too glib and superficial for a movie involving alcoholism. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/11/19 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An art teacher and English teacher have a competition and allow students to vote on the importance of words and pictures.
Director
Fred Schepisi
Producer
Curtis Burch, Gary Cogill, Gerald Di Pego, Frankey Dey
Screenwriter
Gerald Di Pego
Distributor
Roadside Attractions
Production Co
Latitude Productions, Lascaux Films
Rating
PG-13 (Nude Sketches|Language|Sexual Material|Some Mature Thematic Material)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 23, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 15, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.2M
Runtime
1h 51m
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