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Mr. Turner

  • 20142014
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  • 2h 30m
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Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner (2014)
Mr. Turner explores the last quarter century of the great if eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851). Profoundly affected by the death of his father, loved by a housekeeper he takes for granted and occasionally exploits sexually, he forms a close relationship with a seaside landlady with whom he eventually lives incognito in Chelsea, where he dies. Throughout this, he travels, paints, stays with the country aristocracy, visits brothels, is a popular if anarchic member of the Royal Academy of Arts, has himself strapped to the mast of a ship so that he can paint a snowstorm, and is both celebrated and reviled by the public and by royalty.
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An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
26K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,316
1,940
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    • Director
      • Mike Leigh
    • Writer
      • Mike Leigh
    • Stars
      • Timothy Spall
      • Paul Jesson
      • Dorothy Atkinson
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    • Director
      • Mike Leigh
    • Writer
      • Mike Leigh
    • Stars
      • Timothy Spall
      • Paul Jesson
      • Dorothy Atkinson
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    • 199User reviews
    • 270Critic reviews
    • 94Metascore
    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 20 wins & 71 nominations total

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    Dorothy Atkinson, Paul Jesson, Ruth Sheen, Sandy Foster, and Amy Dawson in Mr. Turner (2014)
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    Top cast

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    Timothy Spall
    Timothy Spall
    • JMW Turner
    Paul Jesson
    Paul Jesson
    • William Turner Snr
    Dorothy Atkinson
    Dorothy Atkinson
    • Hannah Danby
    Marion Bailey
    Marion Bailey
    • Sophia Booth
    Karl Johnson
    Karl Johnson
    • Mr Booth
    Ruth Sheen
    Ruth Sheen
    • Sarah Danby
    Sandy Foster
    Sandy Foster
    • Evelina
    Amy Dawson
    • Georgiana
    Lesley Manville
    Lesley Manville
    • Mary Somerville
    Martin Savage
    Martin Savage
    • Benjamin Robert Haydon
    Richard Bremmer
    Richard Bremmer
    • George Jones
    Niall Buggy
    Niall Buggy
    • John Carew
    Fred Pearson
    Fred Pearson
    • Sir William Beechey
    Tom Edden
    Tom Edden
    • CR Leslie
    Jamie Thomas King
    Jamie Thomas King
    • David Roberts
    Mark Stanley
    Mark Stanley
    • Clarkson Stanfield
    Nicholas Jones
    Nicholas Jones
    • Sir John Soane
    Clive Francis
    Clive Francis
    • Sir Martin Archer Shee
    • Director
      • Mike Leigh
    • Writer
      • Mike Leigh
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    • Trivia
      At the request of Mike Leigh, Timothy Spall spent almost two years learning how to paint in preparation for his role.
    • Goofs
      In one of the first outdoor scenes of a street, two extras dressed in period costume can be seen stepping over a very modern looking BT manhole cover in the pavement.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      J.M.W. Turner: The sun is God! Ha ha ha!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Benedict Cumberbatch/Miranda Hart/Timothy Spall/Maroon 5 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Dido's Lament
      from opera "Dido and Aenas"

      Composed by Henry Purcell

      Libretto by Nahum Tate

      (1689)

      Sung by Timothy Spall

      [Turner sings]

    User reviews199

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    Top review
    10/10
    Brilliant Portrait
    Mike Leigh's "Mr Turner", a 2 1/2 hour movie had me so fascinated that it flew by. As an enraptured audience member I felt like a fly on the wall to witness Mr. Turner's life and creations of art that were depicted with such extraordinary realism. I felt on a gut level how this man's wonderful art was inspired by his feelings and the world surrounding him. There were so many wonderfully chosen moments and the scenery was so detailed and - thank God- lacking any Hollywood glamour. The characters were extremely well researched and portrayed to such a degree that I had the feeling I got to live in 1850's England for the 2 1/2 hours. There was not one moment of "acting' in this movie. How refreshing and inspiring! Timothy Spall's portrayal of Mr Turner was amazing in its detail - He inhabited the role 100 %. He embodied the painter to the last brush stroke. Equally wonderful were the women and everybody else in this brilliantly crafted movie. I shall see it again in case I have missed any detail.
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    • Oct 5, 2014

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2014 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Germany
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Містер Тернер
    • Filming locations
      • Kingsand, Cornwall, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Amusement Park Films
      • British Film Institute (BFI)
      • Canal+
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • £8,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,958,500
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $109,000
      • Dec 21, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,179,785
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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