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Steve Jobs

  • 20152015
  • K-7K-7
  • 2h 2min
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
Set backstage in the minutes before three iconic product launches spanning Jobs' career -- beginning with the Macintosh in 1984, and ending with the unveiling of the iMac in 1998 -- Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
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Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998... Read allSteve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
162K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,647
45
  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
    • Walter Isaacson(book "Steve Jobs")
  • Stars
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Kate Winslet
    • Seth Rogen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
    • Walter Isaacson(book "Steve Jobs")
  • Stars
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Kate Winslet
    • Seth Rogen
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    • 459User reviews
    • 449Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 28 wins & 114 nominations total

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    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Steve Jobsas Steve Jobs
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Joanna Hoffmanas Joanna Hoffman
    Seth Rogen
    Seth Rogen
    • Steve Wozniakas Steve Wozniak
    Jeff Daniels
    Jeff Daniels
    • John Sculleyas John Sculley
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Andy Hertzfeldas Andy Hertzfeld
    Katherine Waterston
    Katherine Waterston
    • Chrisann Brennanas Chrisann Brennan
    Perla Haney-Jardine
    Perla Haney-Jardine
    • Lisa Brennan (19)as Lisa Brennan (19)
    Ripley Sobo
    Ripley Sobo
    • Lisa Brennan (9)as Lisa Brennan (9)
    Makenzie Moss
    Makenzie Moss
    • Lisa Brennan (5)as Lisa Brennan (5)
    Sarah Snook
    Sarah Snook
    • Andrea Cunninghamas Andrea Cunningham
    John Ortiz
    John Ortiz
    • Joel Pforzheimeras Joel Pforzheimer
    Adam Shapiro
    Adam Shapiro
    • Avie Tevanianas Avie Tevanian
    John Steen
    John Steen
    • Mike Markkulaas Mike Markkula
    Stan Roth
    Stan Roth
    • George Coatesas George Coates
    Mihran Slougian
    Mihran Slougian
    • Jandalias Jandali
    • (as Mihran Shlougian)
    Robert Anthony Peters
    Robert Anthony Peters
    • Engineer with Disketteas Engineer with Diskette
    Noreen Lee
    Noreen Lee
    • Airline Conciergeas Airline Concierge
    Gail Fenton
    • Stage Manager (NeXT)as Stage Manager (NeXT)
    • Director
      • Danny Boyle
    • Writers
      • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
      • Walter Isaacson(book "Steve Jobs")
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    His passion and ingenuity have been the driving force behind the digital age. However his drive to revolutionize technology was sacrificial. Ultimately it affected his family life and possibly his health. In this revealing film we explore the trials and triumphs of a modern day genius, the late CEO of Apple inc. Steven Paul Jobs. —Anonymous
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Can a great man be a good man?
    • Genres
      • Biography
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • K-7
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The three sequences in the film were filmed on 16mm, 35mm, and digital to illustrate the advancement in Apple's technology across the sixteen years of Jobs' life depicted.
    • Goofs
      Steve Jobs tells Joanna that Skylab was an unmanned satellite. In fact, it was NASA's first manned space-station.
    • Quotes

      Andy Hertzfeld: We're not a pit crew at Daytona. This can't be fixed in seconds.

      Steve Jobs: You didn't have seconds, you had three weeks. The universe was created in a third of that time.

      Andy Hertzfeld: Well, someday you'll have to tell us how you did it.

    • Crazy credits
      The film's title is never shown in the opening or closing credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Seth Rogen/Victor Cruz/Chvrches (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Times They Are a-Changin'
      Written by Bob Dylan

    User reviews459

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    A bit of a wordy disappointment
    As someone who has worked in computing for 30 years, I was greatly looking forward to Danny Boyle's new 'biopic' (using the term fairly loosely) about Apple founder Steve Jobs (Michael Fassbender). Whilst I can't claim it was a bad film, I was ultimately slightly disappointed by the result.

    The film zeroes in on some specific snapshots of Jobs's career, all centred around his famously theatrical product launches. During the course of three acts we see the preparations leading up to his launch of the original Mackintosh, his Next educational 'cube' and the gloriously different iMac.

    As these acts span 14 years, we see the ongoing battle between Jobs and the flaky mother of his daughter (Katherine Waterston). We also see the often despicable way in which he treats his staff, including disparaging his closest colleague and co-founder Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen). In fact the only person he shows much respect for – at least for a while – is his boss and CEO John Sculley (Jeff Daniels).

    During these exchanges, it is difficult to find Jobs remotely likable. He is portrayed – probably very accurately – as a man with fixated views, unable and unwilling to bend at all. In this capacity Fassbender turns in a predictably classy performance.

    Trying to pour oil on continually troubled waters is Jobs's PA Joanna Hoffman (Kate Winslet), looking less like Kate Winslet than she has for a while. Winslet is the best thing in the film.

    The script is by "West Wing" writer Aaron Sorkin, and it is extremely dense: I pity the poor couriers who had to deliver the screenplay to Fassbender and Winslet, and can only imagine the look on their faces when they realised they had to learn it all! And it is the script that is frustrating. I found the historical aspects of the roller-coaster ride of Jobs's career, supported by some great inserts of historical snippets by Arthur C Clarke and Bill Gates, fascinating. But the continual refocusing on the relationship with the daughter (Lisa) I found less compelling. And some of the right-angles taken by the dialogue strain credibility: when Sculley suddenly branches off into deep psychological counselling with Jobs on his childhood, minutes before a major presentation, it just doesn't ring true.

    Above all, it was extremely frustrating that the story took you to the point in each act of an announcer saying "And now let's welcome to the stage STEVE JOBS…" and then the action cut away to the next scene. You never got to see Fassbender let rip at channelling the famous Jobs charisma to his assembly of baying geek disciples.

    While there are occasional snatches of Danny Boyle's usual flair, it views as a fairly atypical Boyle film: just getting all the dialogue in leaves little time for much stylised delivery.

    So in summary its a workmanlike film but, for me, unfortunately one of the disappointments of the film year to date.

    (Please visit bob-the-movie-man.com for the graphical version of this review. Thanks.)
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 22, 2016 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Стів Джобс
    • Filming locations
      • Cupertino, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Scott Rudin Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $30,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $17,766,658
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $521,522
      • Oct 11, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $34,441,873
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 2h 2min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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