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Our Brand Is Crisis

  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
22K
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Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
A Bolivian presidential candidate failing badly in the polls enlists the firepower of an elite American management team, led by the deeply damaged but still brilliant strategist "Calamity" Jane Bodine. In self-imposed retirement following a scandal that earned her nickname and rocked her to her core, Jane is coaxed back into the game for the chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy, now coaching the opposition. But as Candy zeroes in on every vulnerability -- both on and off the campaign trail -- Jane is plunged into a personal crisis as intense as the one her team exploits nationally to boost their numbers.
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A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.A battle-hardened American political consultant is sent to help re-elect a controversial president in Bolivia, where she must compete with a long-term rival working for another candidate.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
22K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • David Gordon Green
  • Writers
    • Rachel Boynton(suggested by the documentary)
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Anthony Mackie
Top credits
  • Director
    • David Gordon Green
  • Writers
    • Rachel Boynton(suggested by the documentary)
    • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Sandra Bullock
    • Billy Bob Thornton
    • Anthony Mackie
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 81User reviews
    • 138Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

    Videos18

    International Trailer
    Trailer 2:27
    International Trailer
    Maybe Later
    Clip 1:00
    Maybe Later
    Marco
    Clip 0:47
    Marco
    Only One Wrong
    Clip 1:14
    Only One Wrong
    Pawns
    Clip 1:07
    Pawns
    Pass That Bus
    Clip 1:10
    Pass That Bus
    G Heslov
    Interview 3:36
    G Heslov
    S Bullock
    Interview 5:53
    S Bullock
    S Mc Nairy
    Interview 2:33
    S Mc Nairy
    A Dowd
    Interview 2:42
    A Dowd
    B B Thornton
    Interview 4:41
    B B Thornton
    D Gordon Green
    Interview 4:19
    D Gordon Green

    Photos103

    Reynaldo Pacheco in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock, Ann Dowd, Scoot McNairy, and Anthony Mackie in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock, Ann Dowd, Scoot McNairy, and Zoe Kazan in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Ann Dowd and Anthony Mackie in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock, Joaquim de Almeida, and Scoot McNairy in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock, Ann Dowd, and Zoe Kazan in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Dominic Flores and Anthony Mackie in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock and Ann Dowd in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock, Joaquim de Almeida, Dominic Flores, and Anthony Mackie in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)
    Sandra Bullock, Anthony Mackie, and Reynaldo Pacheco in Our Brand Is Crisis (2015)

    Top cast

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    Sandra Bullock
    Sandra Bullock
    • Jane
    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Pat Candy
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Ben
    Joaquim de Almeida
    Joaquim de Almeida
    • Castillo
    Ann Dowd
    Ann Dowd
    • Nell
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Buckley
    Zoe Kazan
    Zoe Kazan
    • LeBlanc
    Dominic Flores
    Dominic Flores
    • Hugo
    Reynaldo Pacheco
    Reynaldo Pacheco
    • Eddie
    Louis Arcella
    Louis Arcella
    • Rivera
    Octavio Gómez Berríos
    Octavio Gómez Berríos
    • Pepe
    Luis Chávez
    Luis Chávez
    • Abraham
    Azucena Diaz
    • Claudia - Talk Show Host
    Damian Delgado
    • Velasco
    Nina Leon
    Nina Leon
    • Rivera Reporter
    Luis Usey
    • Rivera Reporter
    Luis Carlos Guevara
    Luis Carlos Guevara
    • Focus Group Moderator
    Olga Gamboa
    • Focus Group Moderator
    • Director
      • David Gordon Green
    • Writers
      • Rachel Boynton(suggested by the documentary)
      • Peter Straughan(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      During the first 2 minutes of the film - during Jane's interview - a b&w still photo of Sandra Bullock from her film The Net (1995) is briefly shown to depict Jane in the early days of her career.
    • Goofs
      When the characters speak in Spanish, most of them have Mexican accents (including and most obviously Eduardo Camacho.) No real Bolivian accents are heard in the movie.
    • Quotes

      Jane: That's the world, that's politics. That's how it works. It starts out with big promises and ends up with jackshit happening. But like the man said: "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal."

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Sandra Bullock/Rod Stewart (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      I'd Love to Change the World
      Written by Alvin Lee

      Performed by Ten Years After

      Courtesy of Parlophone Records Ltd

      By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews81

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Our Brand Is Crisis Review
    Falling badly in the polls. Bolivian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida) enlists the help of an American management team for help. The main start of the team is "Calamity" Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock), a brilliant strategist who must come out of a self-imposed retirement for a chance to beat her professional nemesis, the loathsome Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thornton). Since Candy is working for her competition, this election becomes a dirty, all-out battle between the two political consultants, where nothing is held sacred and winning is the only option.

    Ever since I saw her in Gravity, I've been a big Sandra Bullock fan. I think she's a great actress and I was willing to take a chance on this film because of that. I was interested in this because the film's trailers made it look like a fun political satire. The film started off with Jane being plucked from obscurity and starts off slow from there as she just seems disinterested in the proceedings. I found this a little annoying because I felt, as the other characters did, that my time was being wasted. They made her have altitude sickness but that wasn't necessary. Once she got over that, I felt the film started to get better. It was interesting for me to see their interpretation of the political process and the fact that it was taking place in Bolivia didn't seem to have any relevance. The campaigning and the strategizing was fun but I feel like the film was playing it safe with everything. It never really explored anything with any depth and again, it never really talked about what was happening in Bolivia. Because of this, the film's sudden change of tone near the end did not work. I just found it odd as the film started off as one thing and then tried to be something else and the transition just didn't work either. I found the plot in this one to also to not be original and rather predictable. The film also had a message but just like the tone change, it also did not work or feel earned. Despite the plot's shortcomings, they did not matter as much to me because of the acting. specifically by Bullock and Thornton. I found Bullock here to be very entertaining and she had a great command of the screen. Thornton was great as well as his scenes with Bullock's Jane were just amazing because of the writing and the chemistry between the two actors who are actually friends in real life. The other actors in the film (Anthony Mackie as Ben, de Almeida as Castillo, Ann Dowd as Nell, Scoot McNairy as Buckley, Zoe Kazan as LeBlanc, and Reynaldo Pacheco as Eddie) were good too and the chemistry was there but there was no character development whatsoever as we never really got to learn anything about any of these characters. The closest character to get some development was Pacheco's Eddie as his character served primarily as a view into Bolivia itself but barely. This film set out to be a satire and a drama and I think it got the satire but some of the drama just didn't work for me. Overall, this film had good intentions but was a little messy but Bullock and Thornton alone make this worth a look.

    Score: 7/10 keithlovesmovies.com
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    • Nov 22, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Movie Site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Chiến Quyền Lực
    • Filming locations
      • Puerto Rico
    • Production companies
      • Fortis Films
      • Participant
      • Smokehouse Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $28,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,002,261
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,238,433
      • Nov 1, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $8,527,658
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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