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Big Eyes

  • 20142014
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 46m
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Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz in Big Eyes (2014)
A drama centered on the awakening of the painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
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A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works i... Read allA drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
95K
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111
    • Tim Burton
    • Scott Alexander
    • Larry Karaszewski
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    • Amy Adams
    • Christoph Waltz
    • Danny Huston
    • Tim Burton
    • Scott Alexander
    • Larry Karaszewski
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    • Amy Adams
    • Christoph Waltz
    • Danny Huston
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    • 197User reviews
    • 348Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Margaret Keane
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Walter Keane
    Danny Huston
    Danny Huston
    • Dick Nolan
    Krysten Ritter
    Krysten Ritter
    • Dee-Ann
    Jason Schwartzman
    Jason Schwartzman
    • Ruben
    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • John Canaday
    Jon Polito
    Jon Polito
    • Enrico Banducci
    Delaney Raye
    Delaney Raye
    • Young Jane
    Madeleine Arthur
    Madeleine Arthur
    • Older Jane
    James Saito
    James Saito
    • Judge
    Farryn VanHumbeck
    Farryn VanHumbeck
    • Lily
    Guido Furlani
    • Dino Olivetti
    Elisabetta Fantone
    Elisabetta Fantone
    • Olivetti Girl
    Emily Maddison
    Emily Maddison
    • 2nd Olivetti Girl
    • (as Emily Bruhn)
    Brent Chapman
    Brent Chapman
    • Factory Boss
    Gabe Khouth
    Gabe Khouth
    • Dad at Art Show
    Dylan Kingwell
    Dylan Kingwell
    • Boy at Art Show
    Peter Kelamis
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      • Larry Karaszewski
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    • Trivia
      Margaret Keane: Reading a book on a park bench behind Margaret and Walter, when they paint in front of the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts. The end-credit photo of her sitting with Amy Adams was taken when this scene was filmed.
    • Goofs
      "Tomorrow Forever," the UNICEF painting Keane painted for the 1964 Worlds Fair, was never actually mounted in the Hall of Education. Robert Moses, who had control over everything that was included in the fair, hated it. Once New York Times critic Canady trashed it after seeing a photograph of it, Moses had it thrown into the garbage.
    • Quotes

      Ruben: What's that with the big crazy eyes?

      Walter Keane: Oh. Well, I believe that you can see things in the eyes. The eyes are the window to the soul.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Christoph Waltz/Nicki Minaj feat. Skylar Grey (2014)
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      Tropicville
      Written by Cal Tjader

      Courtesy of The Weinstein Company

    User reviews197

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    Charming, but uneven, entertaining yet unsatisfying, "Big Eyes" definitely does not come into the category of great or important true story movies. It is clearly a change of style for Tim Burton (if is very relieving not to see Johhny Depp acting all weird), but even though the time at the theater doesn't in any way feel wasted or boring, instead quite pleasant, the movie is too chaotic and quirky for it to be taken seriously in any way.

    A premise that has lots of potential is partially wasted in aimless scenes or in repetitiveness. The film doesn't really make a point about anything and has way too much flashy stuff to feel grounded in any way. There would be nothing wrong there, but the fact that in it's uneven tone there seems to emerge a will to give an accurate and worthy recounting of these events makes so much of the drama feel out of nowhere. Storytelling isn't exactly where the movie succeeds. The courtroom scenes are definitely the weakest of all and made me mad multiple times because of their absolute preposterousness.

    Anyways, the film is built around a strong enough cast, photography, premise, writing and design that it would be hard to get bored in anyway. The pace is fluent enough and the duration of the film is just about right for the content it presents. I wanted to like this more and see the story be given a better portrayal, but in no way I could say "Big Eyes" was a failure.
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      • December 25, 2014 (United States)
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      • North Beach, San Francisco, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Weinstein Company
      • Silverwood Films
      • Tim Burton Productions
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    • 1 hour 46 minutes
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