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Steve Jobs

  • 20152015
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  • 2h 2m
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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
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3,383
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  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
    • Walter Isaacson(book "Steve Jobs")
  • Stars
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Kate Winslet
    • Seth Rogen
  • Director
    • Danny Boyle
  • Writers
    • Aaron Sorkin(screenplay)
    • Walter Isaacson(book "Steve Jobs")
  • Stars
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Kate Winslet
    • Seth Rogen
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    • 468User reviews
    • 453Critic reviews
    • 82Metascore
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    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 28 wins & 114 nominations total

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

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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 reviews468

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    7/10
    A great movie but a minor letdown. Fassbender best in show
    Steve Jobs fails to explode off the screen like The Social Network or Charlie Wilson's War did. There's all the things to love about Aaron Sorkin's writing and the acting is terrific, but Sorkin's screenplay lacks the enjoyable bite of his previous efforts and the whole thing comes off rather lacklustre.

    On the film's highlights - Fassbender leaps off the screen in the first two minutes and never lets go. He looks nothing like Jobs himself did but he perfectly captures the frustrating ego that everyone loathed and matches it with high spirit and a bit of humour. His condescension is so real that we snarl at it. Winslett also makes her mark very early on, nailing an accent and vanishing into the part of Johanna. Her chemistry with Fassbender is palpable. Seth Rogen crushes the role of Steve Wozniak, a casting choice I've been thrilled about since 2014, nailing the low self-esteem and nervous ticks of the nerdy genius. Watching Rogen perform we can see his anger but also the slight plea for their friendship to endure. We all know that one friend who feels like they're doing us a favour by being friends with us, and watching Fassbender and Rogen banter back and forth we can see it in real time. Jeff Daniels rounds out the four-person highlight as Apple's CEO, and truly stands out as a great supporting player.

    Probably the most talked about feature of Steve Jobs is the three-act narrative filmed in different styles. Its been reported on a million times and all I'll say is I loved it. The transition between the three events are also clever, montages of real media reports and pictures. There's even a very cleverly used Simpsons gag that helps inform the audience. I also loved the playful score and the cinematography that emulates the walk and talk of the West Wing.

    The screenplay is Steve Jobs' greatest aider and abetter. The film's best scenes are written masterpieces - two fights between Jobs and Wozniak in particular take your breath away, a harsh comment where Jobs cuts down his 5 year old girl's beliefs are harsh, the recurring references to Jobs' adoption are clever and the two Andys joke is a nice funny recurring gag. However, Sorkin's screenplay at times feels like a textbook, and with so many words floating around its easy to lose track of what's happening. Some of the lines of dialogue are so pretentious its easy to get taken out of the film. It's also annoying to see Sorkin recycle his classic Sorkinisms "Don't talk to me like I'm other people" and "well one day you'll have to tell us how you did it". When you've seen them a couple of times, they lost impact right where they're needed most. Sadly, Sorkin starts to get too smart for his own good.

    I didn't care much for the story arc Jobs went on. He is vehemently opposed to being Lisa's father and hurts the little girl by saying the computer was not named after her. Then all of a sudden he's a caring father and the girl's mother (played wonderfully by Katharine Waterston) is portrayed as the film's villain. In the final act, Jobs has a very clunky reconciliation on the rooftop and says things that simply don't fit right with the story.

    There's a lot of talent involved in this movie that I really wanted to love. Fassbender and his co-stars all do exceptional work and Sorkin delivers a number of wonderful scenes, but at the end of the day I can't help but walk away feeling like Jeff Daniels' character, mourning for the things that could've been achieved.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 23, 2015 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Ukrainian
    • Also known as
      • Cuộc Đời Steve Jobs
    • Filming locations
      • War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco War Memorial & Performing Arts Center - 401 Van Ness Avenue, Civic Center, San Francisco, 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
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39:1

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