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Closer (2004) -- The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
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Closer (2004) -- The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Closer (2004) -- The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   64,660 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Patrick Marber (play)
Patrick Marber (screenplay)
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Release Date:
3 December 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
If you believe in love at first sight, you never stop looking. more
Plot:
The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 20 nominations more
User Comments:
Flawlessly From Stage to Screen more (851 total)

Cast

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Natalie Portman ... Alice

Jude Law ... Dan

Julia Roberts ... Anna

Clive Owen ... Larry
Nick Hobbs ... Taxi Driver

Colin Stinton ... Customs Officer
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MPAA:
Rated R for sequences of graphic sexual dialogue, nudity/sexuality and language.
Runtime:
104 min | Turkey:98 min (TV version)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
A segment of dialog from the movie was used for the titles of two Panic! At The Disco songs: "Lying is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" and "But It's Better If You Do." more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Gaffer tape actor marks on the white rug when Dan is in Larry's office. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Alice: Hello, stranger.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Ashton's Eleven (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Smack My Bitch Up more

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162 out of 262 people found the following comment useful.
Flawlessly From Stage to Screen, 6 December 2004
10/10
Author: (besopbabe@hotmail.com) from Washington, DC

The strength of Closer, both as a play and a motion picture, is the flawless, mature and beautifully crafted dialogue. Patrick Marber's screenplay is a testament to his truly great writing ability, as not much of the original text needed to be adapted in order to work appropriately and effectively on screen.

The raw emotion and base convictions of these four tragic characters (all acted exquisitly) is given to us primarily through their words and those words are all we need.

If you need more than words and are looking for a feel good love story, steer clear, you will only be disappointed.

However, if you are looking for a piece that will intrigue your senses, causing you to examine your own soul, your own convictions, then I highly recommend Closer.

Like Shakespeare, Williams, and O'Neil, whose words are a testament to the condition of their lives and times, Marber, through his language and presentation of these four exquisite lost souls, forces the mind to acknowledge and deal with the most base of our natural tendencies, painting a brutally honest portriat of the human condition in the 21st century.

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