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Babel (2006)
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Ratings: 7.5/10 from 140,511 users
Metascore:
69/100
Reviews: 873 user | 279 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families. Director:Alejandro González Iñárritu |
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Storyline
4 interlocking stories all connected by a single gun all converge at the end and reveal a complex and tragic story of the lives of humanity around the world and how we truly aren't all that different. In Morocco, a troubled married couple are on vacation trying to work out their differences. Meanwhile, a Moroccan herder buys a rifle for his sons so they can keep the jackals away from his herd. A girl in Japan dealing with rejection, the death of her mother, the emotional distance of her father, her own self-consciousness, and a disability among many other issues, deals with modern life in the enormous metropolis of Tokyo, Japan. Then, on the opposite side of the world the married couple's Mexican nanny takes the couple's 2 children with her to her son's wedding in Mexico, only to come into trouble on the return trip. Combined, it provides a powerful story and an equally... Written by Mac
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A single gunshot heard around the world. See more »Genres:
DramaMotion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, some graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
English | Arabic | Spanish | Japanese | Berber languages | French (only a few words) | Russian | Japanese Sign LanguageRelease Date:
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Bábel See more »Box Office
Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$389,351 (USA) (29 October 2006) (7 Screens)Gross:
$132,700,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Brad Pitt gave up one of the starring roles in The Departed (a film he co-produced) in order to participate in this film, as he's a longtime fan of Alejandro González Iñárritu's films. See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: After the wedding, Amelia, her nephew and the Jones children use the Tecate border crossing to reenter the USA. After fleeing, we are shown a sandy, wide desert where they wander. Actually, the Tecate border crossing is in the mountains, there is no such desert within a reasonable distance on the USA side. What is shown looks like an Arizona border crossing. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Hassan: It's almost new. Three hundred cartridges. The guy who gave it to me said you can hit as far as three kilometers.
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