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The Fabelmans

  • 20222022
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 31m
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7.7/10
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Steven Spielberg, Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams, Keeley Karsten, Tony Kushner, Birdie Borria, Alina Brace, Sophia Kopera, Mateo Zoryan, Gabriel LaBelle, Chloe East, and Julia Butters in The Fabelmans (2022)
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
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Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the ... Read allGrowing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
50K
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POPULARITY
17
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    • Steven Spielberg
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Tony Kushner
  • Stars
    • Michelle Williams
    • Gabriel LaBelle
    • Paul Dano
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Steven Spielberg
    • Tony Kushner
  • Stars
    • Michelle Williams
    • Gabriel LaBelle
    • Paul Dano
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    • 317User reviews
    • 240Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
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    • Nominated for 7 Oscars

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    Paul Dano, Michelle Williams, and Mateo Zoryan in The Fabelmans (2022)
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    Steven Spielberg at an event for The Fabelmans (2022)
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    Michelle Williams
    Michelle Williams
    • Mitzi Fabelman
    Gabriel LaBelle
    Gabriel LaBelle
    • Sammy Fabelman
    Paul Dano
    Paul Dano
    • Burt Fabelman
    Judd Hirsch
    Judd Hirsch
    • Uncle Boris
    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Bennie Loewy
    Mateo Zoryan
    Mateo Zoryan
    • Younger Sammy Fabelman
    • (as Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord)
    Keeley Karsten
    Keeley Karsten
    • Natalie Fabelman
    Alina Brace
    Alina Brace
    • Younger Natalie Fabelman
    Julia Butters
    Julia Butters
    • Reggie Fabelman
    Birdie Borria
    Birdie Borria
    • Younger Reggie Fabelman
    Sophia Kopera
    • Lisa Fabelman
    Jeannie Berlin
    Jeannie Berlin
    • Hadassah Fabelman
    Robin Bartlett
    Robin Bartlett
    • Tina Schildkraut
    Sam Rechner
    Sam Rechner
    • Logan Hall
    Oakes Fegley
    Oakes Fegley
    • Chad Thomas
    Chloe East
    Chloe East
    • Monica Sherwood
    Isabelle Kusman
    Isabelle Kusman
    • Claudia Denning
    Chandler Lovelle
    Chandler Lovelle
    • Renee
      • Steven Spielberg
      • Steven Spielberg
      • Tony Kushner
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    'The Fabelmans' Share Their Movie Love

    'The Fabelmans' Share Their Movie Love

    Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogan, and the cast of The Fabelmans share the films that made them fall in love with the cinema.
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    • Trivia
      During filming, the cast gained access to home movies, photographs, and recollections from Steven Spielberg's family's past to learn what they were like and how to portray the fictionalized versions of them (The Fabelman family) on screen, while making them feel fresh and original. Paul Dano reflected: "It was overwhelming and it was sort of a heavy cloak to bear because we were with someone who was having a big experience everyday, revisiting and reworking through a part of their life... For somebody like Steven to share that much of himself with us - with the audience too - it was really a profound experience."
    • Goofs
      Younger Sammy Fabelman's eyes are blue, while the older Sammy Fablelman's eyes are brown.
    • Quotes

      Mitzi Fabelman: [to Sammy] You do what your heart says you have to. 'Cause you don't owe anyone your life. Not even me.

    • Crazy credits
      The Universal Earth and the Amblin Entertainment Moon logos appear together as a shot of the Moon revolving around the Earth.
    • Connections
      Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: This Movie was Shockingly Terrible - Best and Worst of TIFF 2022 (2022)

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    7/10
    A nice homage but too long and not one of Spielberg's best.
    This semi-autobiographical film centres around Sammy Fabelman who is transfixed by the first movie he sees at age 6 and develops a passion for film making. Other themes explored with variable depth and success include the fracturing marriage of his parents, bullying and anti-semitism at high school, young love and coming of age, and selfishness in general.

    The movie is way too long and felt a little boring in the first 45minutes. It's nicely shot and well directed as you would expect, but the script is patchy and while the acting is generally excellent, the performances of Paul Dano and in particular Michelle Williams as Sammy's parents felt too affected and a little contrived - at times I felt I was watching filming on the set of a TV sitcom. I wonder still if this was deliberately instructed by Spielberg, but for me it doesn't work.

    Gabriel Labelle is the best as the teenage Sammy and Judd Hirsch is superb in a cameo as Uncle Boris. John Williams as always provides a perfect score and the visuals are superb.

    Overall it's worth seeing for a little insight into Spielberg's childhood but there is an unsatisfactory feel to the film as a whole. I think it could have been so much better.
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      • November 23, 2022 (United States)
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      • Arizona, USA
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      • Amblin Entertainment
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      • Reliance Entertainment
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    • 2 hours 31 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1

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