MOVIEmeter
Top 5000
Down 119 this week

The Fall (2006)

7.8
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 7.8/10 from 59,398 users   Metascore: 64/100
Reviews: 262 user | 169 critic | 23 from Metacritic.com

In a hospital on the outskirts of 1920s Los Angeles, an injured stuntman begins to tell a fellow patient, a little girl with a broken arm, a fantastic story of five mythical heroes. Thanks to his fractured state of mind and her vivid imagination, the line between fiction and reality blurs as the tale advances.

Director:

Writers:

(screenplay), (screenplay), 2 more credits »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 67 images created 2 months ago
 
a list of 964 titles created 10 Mar 2012
 
a list of 2364 titles created 4 months ago
 
a list of 702 titles created 03 May 2011
 
a list of 5496 titles created 07 Nov 2011
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: The Fall (2006)

The Fall (2006) on IMDb 7.8/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of The Fall.
3 wins & 4 nominations. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Big Fish (2003)
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8/10 X  

A son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life.

Director: Tim Burton
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup
MirrorMask (2005)
Adventure | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

In a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a 15-year old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.

Director: Dave McKean
Stars: Stephanie Leonidas, Jason Barry, Rob Brydon
Strings (2004)
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  

A prince leaves his city and sets off to avenge his father not aware his father wasn't murdered and in-reality committed suicide and soon learns the truth about his people from a warrior woman.

Director: Anders RĂžnnow Klarlund
Stars: James McAvoy, Catherine McCormack, Julian Glover
Adventure | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

An adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic children's story, where Max, a disobedient little boy sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world--a forest inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.

Director: Spike Jonze
Stars: Max Records, Pepita Emmerichs, Catherine O'Hara
Adventure | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  

A preteen's life is changed after befriending the new girl at school.

Director: Gabor Csupo
Stars: Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel
Thor (2011)
Action | Adventure | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

The powerful but arrogant warrior Thor is cast out of the fantastic realm of Asgard and sent to live amongst humans on Earth, where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
10,000 BC (2008)
Action | Adventure | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.9/10 X  

A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe.

Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Steven Strait, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis
Horror | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  

A vampire tells his epic life story: love, betrayal, loneliness, and hunger.

Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst
Adventure | Comedy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  

An oddball journalist and his psychopathic lawyer travel to Las Vegas for a series of psychedelic escapades.

Director: Terry Gilliam
Stars: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Tobey Maguire
Adventure | Drama | Family
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

A troubled boy dives into a wonderous fantasy world through the pages of a mysterious book.

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Stars: Barret Oliver, Gerald McRaney, Noah Hathaway
Stand by Me (1986)
Adventure | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.

Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman
Life of Pi (2012)
Adventure | Drama | Fantasy
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  

A young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.

Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Catinca Untaru ...
...
Nurse Evelyn / Sister Evelyn
...
Roy Walker / Red Bandit
Kim Uylenbroek ...
...
Alexander's Messenger
...
Walt Purdy
Ronald France ...
Otto
Andrew Roussouw ...
Mr. Sabatini
Michael Huff ...
Dr. Whitaker
...
Father Augustine
Emil Hostina ...
Alexandria's Father / Blue Bandit
Robin Smith ...
Luigi / One Legged Actor
...
Indian / Orange Picker
...
Darwin / Orderly
...
Otta Benga / Ice Delivery Man
Edit

Storyline

At a Los Angeles hospital in the 1920s, Alexandria is a child recovering from a broken arm. She befriends Roy Walker, a movie stunt man with legs paralyzed after a fall. At her request, Roy tells her an elaborate story about six men of widely varied backgrounds who are on a quest to kill a corrupt provincial governor. Between chapters of the story, Roy inveigles Alexandria to scout the hospital's pharmacy for morphine. As Roy's fantastic tale nears its end, Death seems close at hand. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

hospital | indian | bandit | governor | girl | See more »

Taglines:

A Little Blessing In Disguise.


Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent images | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

|

Language:

| |

Release Date:

3 January 2008 (Russia)  »

Also Known As:

DublĂȘ de Anjo  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$79,611 (USA) (9 May 2008)

Gross:

$2,280,348 (USA) (1 January 2010)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

| |

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Darwin's monkey "Wallace" is a reference to the naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace who independently developed the idea of natural selection. Darwin and Wallace presented the theory together, but due to the publication of "On the Origin of Species" Darwin usually gets sole credit for the theory. The scene on Butterfly Island when Darwin closes Wallace in the sack and says " we.... I have an idea" alludes to him taking sole credit for ideas that were not completely his own. See more »

Goofs

There is a 50-star U.S. flag flying on hospital. The movie is set in the 1920s, but the 50-star flag wasn't adopted until 1960. See more »

Quotes

Governor Odious: [after being stabbed] I'm not feeling very well.
See more »

Connections

Referenced in Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.18 (2011) See more »

Soundtracks

"Mystical Directions to Odious (Chak-Chak)"
Written by Ketut Rina and Tarsem Singh (as Tarsem)
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

See more (Spoiler Alert!) »

User Reviews

 
Fantasy and Reality Entwined
2 May 2010 | by (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – See all my reviews

In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, in the pediatric wing of a hospital in Los Angeles, the talkative five year-old girl Alexandria (Catinca Untaru) is recovering from a broken arm. Alexandria works with her family of immigrants in the harvest of oranges and she has just lost her father. When she meets the injured stuntman Roy Walker (Lee Pace) recovering from a fall and also brokenhearted with the loss of his girlfriend to the lead actor, he begins to tell a fantastic tale about six heroes and their common enemy, the hideous Governor Odious. Black Bandit that lost his brother Blue Bandit that was killed by Odious' men; the expert in explosives Luigi that was outcast in his town by Odious; the Indian that lost his gorgeous wife that was abducted by Odious; the former slave Otta Benga that lost his twin brother in the fields of Odious; Charles Darwin that receives a rare "Mistica Americana" butterfly killed by Odious; and Mystic that hated Odious that destroyed the fauna and flora of his lands, join forces to defeat the evil Odious. While Alexandria fantasizes the story projecting the images of her acquaintances in the characters, the heartsick Roy uses her innocence to ask the girl to still morphine and medicines from the dispensary for him to commit suicide.

"The Fall" is one of the most original films that I have recently watched. This adventure has a stunning opening sequence in black and white and slow motion with the Allegretto from Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770-1827) Symphony # 7 in A mayor, Opus 92 in the soundtrack. The story entwines reality and fiction, burring the situations in a certain moment, and may be understood in many layers; therefore this dramatic feature can also been seen by children and is a great family entertainment. The cinematography sets and locations are very beautiful and bright with intense use of colors. This is the type of movie that deserves to be watched more than once to have the full understanding of all situations. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Dublê de Anjo" ("Stunt of Angel")


22 of 24 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Cantica Untaru (little romanian girl) Jabber_Wookie
Beautiful but Boring osully67
similar films sampadasehgal
To those who say there's no story BreakerSeven
Is the monkeys death graphic? LittleFrida
One thing that bothers me--- AnAsMaRi
Discuss The Fall (2006) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?