Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Literature student Anastasia Steele's life changes forever when she meets handsome, yet tormented, billionaire Christian Grey.

Director:

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Writers:

Kelly Marcel (screenplay), E.L. James (novel)

Stars:

Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dakota Johnson	...	Anastasia Steele
Jamie Dornan	...	Christian Grey
Jennifer Ehle	...	Carla
Eloise Mumford	...	Kate
Victor Rasuk	...	José
Luke Grimes	...	Elliot Grey
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Mrs. Grey
Rita Ora	...	Mia Grey
Max Martini	...	Taylor
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Ray
Andrew Airlie	...	Mr. Grey
Dylan Neal	...	Bob
Elliat Albrecht	...	Olivia
Rachel Skarsten	...	Andrea
Emily Fonda	...	Martina

Storyline

When Anastasia Steele, a literature student, goes to interview the wealthy Christian Grey as a favor to her roommate Kate Kavanagh, she encounters a beautiful, brilliant and intimidating man. The innocent and naive Ana starts to realize she wants him. Despite his enigmatic reserve and advice, she finds herself desperate to get close to him. Not able to resist Ana's beauty and independent spirit, Christian Grey admits he wants her too, but on his own terms. Ana hesitates as she discovers the singular tastes of Christian Grey - despite the embellishments of success, his multinational businesses, his vast wealth, and his loving family, Grey is consumed by the need to control everything.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | perversion | female frontal nudity | spanking | sex scene | 

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Taglines:

Lose control

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic nudity, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Grey Enterprises Holdings website Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

50 Shades of Grey

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$94,395,000 (USA) (13 February 2015)

Gross:

$166,147,885 (USA) (1 May 2015)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Focus Features, Michael De Luca Productions, Trigger Street Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min 129 min (unrated)

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Digital Datasat

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First film of 2015 to receive an Oscar nomination, when "Earned It" was announced among the contenders for Best Original Song.

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Goofs

The Audi R8 used to transport Ana is black in one scene and upon arrival at the destination it has changed to gun metal grey.

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Quotes

Christian Grey: Is this what you want?

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Dakota Johnson/Brian d'Arcy James/Adam McKay/Carly Rae Jepsen/Janet Weiss (2016)

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Soundtracks

UNDISCOVERED
Written by Emile Haynie, Devonté Hynes, Laura Welsh, Amanda Ghost
Performed by Laura Welsh
Courtesy of Mercury Records/Polydor Ltd.
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Flippity-flop.

You simply can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. The book was unquestionably the worst piece of writing I'd ever encountered, so what the hell were they thinking in making this rubbish? Apart from the tedium of the plod (read plot), the script is cobbled together with hollow dialogue, countless use of retch-inducing signifiers and cliché, a complete lack of chemistry between the characters and predictable scenarios and outcomes at every turn. I got the feeling throughout the film that both these actors were desperate to get off the set, go home (but certainly to separate houses), drown their shared humiliation with a stiff drink or ten, and set fire to their contracts. Woeful book. Woeful film. Don't waste your money on this drivel. There are Fifty Reasons to STAY AWAY.