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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Guillermo Arriaga (written by)
Release Date:
26 December 2003 (USA)
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Tagline:
Difference between dead and life more
Plot:
A freak accident brings together a critically ill mathematician (Penn), a grieving mother (Watts) and a born-again ex-con (Del Toro). full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Faith
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Mathematician
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Guilt
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Ex Convict
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Born Again
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 20 wins
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34 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(13 articles)
Watts Failed To Hide Pregnancy from Director's Sister
(From WENN. 14 September 2007)
Inarritu: "US Is Obsessed With Power"
(From WENN. 25 May 2006)
(From WENN. 14 September 2007)
Inarritu: "US Is Obsessed With Power"
(From WENN. 25 May 2006)
User Comments:
One step short of movie heaven
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Sean Penn | ... | Paul Rivers | |
| Naomi Watts | ... | Cristina Peck | |
| Danny Huston | ... | Michael | |
| Carly Nahon | ... | Cathy | |
| Claire Pakis | ... | Laura | |
| Benicio Del Toro | ... | Jack Jordan | |
| Nick Nichols | ... | Boy | |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | ... | Mary Rivers | |
| John Rubinstein | ... | Gynecologist | |
| Eddie Marsan | ... | Reverend John | |
| Loyd Keith Salter | ... | Fat Man | |
| Antef A. Harris | ... | Basketball Guy | |
| Melissa Leo | ... | Marianne Jordan | |
| Marc Musso | ... | Freddy (as Marc Thomas Musso) | |
| Teresa Delgado | ... | Gina |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for language, sexuality, some violence and drug use.
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Runtime:
124 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:R (certificate #40185) |
Portugal:M/16 |
Malaysia:(Banned) |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:MA |
Brazil:16 |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:18A |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-15 |
France:-12 |
Germany:12 |
Hong Kong:III |
Iceland:16 |
Ireland:18 |
Japan:PG-12 |
Mexico:B15 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Philippines:R-18 |
South Korea:18 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:11 |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:15 |
Singapore:R(A) |
Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)
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Trivia:
In the original screenplay, Cristina's last name was Beck instead of Peck.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: When Paul goes in for his heart transplant, a close-up shows a needle being used to give him an injection into an IV port. The IV port shown is a "needle-less" type and does not work with needled syringes.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
Back There In My Mind
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This movie is very, very good. Unlike some others I do not think the unchronological storytelling hurts the movie, on the contrary I think that the pieces that the viewer has to put together in order to get the picture of the whole story just make it more interesting.
On the other hand, no matter how good the movie actually is it is one step short of masterpiece. It is like you are climbing to heaven but you cannot make it over the last step. The story is good, the filming is good, the acting is good, but there is still SOMETHING missing for this movie to be added to my hall of all time faves. Maybe it is the music, this film does not have a strong score, maybe all the components do not add up well together... It is hard to describe why, but I was not as stunned as I usually am after watching movies I rate at 10.
Thus, I was deciding between 8 a 9, finally I voted 9 but it is a rather weak one.