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I, Tonya

  • 20172017
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  • 1h 59m
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Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises among the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
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Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
210K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,091
99
  • Director
    • Craig Gillespie
  • Writer
    • Steven Rogers
  • Stars
    • Margot Robbie
    • Sebastian Stan
    • Allison Janney
Top credits
  • Director
    • Craig Gillespie
  • Writer
    • Steven Rogers
  • Stars
    • Margot Robbie
    • Sebastian Stan
    • Allison Janney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 561User reviews
    • 435Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 45 wins & 127 nominations total

    Videos12

    Official Trailer: I, Tonya
    Trailer 2:23
    Official Trailer: I, Tonya
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:24
    Official Trailer
    Red Band Trailer
    Trailer 2:27
    Red Band Trailer
    Official Tease
    Trailer 0:53
    Official Tease
    Allison Janney Salutes Her 'I, Tonya' Bird and "Big Little Lies"
    Interview 1:40
    Allison Janney Salutes Her 'I, Tonya' Bird and "Big Little Lies"
    Margot Robbie Reveals She Didn't Know 'I, Tonya' Was a True Story
    Interview 1:49
    Margot Robbie Reveals She Didn't Know 'I, Tonya' Was a True Story
    Hitting the Ice With Margot Robbie's 'I, Tonya' Skating Coach
    Video 2:18
    Hitting the Ice With Margot Robbie's 'I, Tonya' Skating Coach
    Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Allison Janney Discuss 'I Tonya' Characters
    Video 1:26
    Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, and Allison Janney Discuss 'I Tonya' Characters
    The Watchlist With Paul Scheer
    Video 1:12
    The Watchlist With Paul Scheer
    Tonya Harding's Reaction to Margot Robbie in 'I, Tonya'
    Video 1:40
    Tonya Harding's Reaction to Margot Robbie in 'I, Tonya'
    Will 'I, Tonya' Change Opinions About Tonya Harding's Figure Skating Scandal?
    Video 1:46
    Will 'I, Tonya' Change Opinions About Tonya Harding's Figure Skating Scandal?
    "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: 'I, Tonya' Star Allison Janney
    Video 3:05
    "No Small Parts" IMDb Exclusive: 'I, Tonya' Star Allison Janney

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    Julianne Nicholson and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    Sebastian Stan and Paul Walter Hauser in I, Tonya (2017)
    Sebastian Stan and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    Allison Janney and Little Man in I, Tonya (2017)
    Julianne Nicholson and Cara Mantella in I, Tonya (2017)
    Allison Janney in I, Tonya (2017)
    Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    Daniel Thomas May, Julianne Nicholson, Sebastian Stan, and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    Sebastian Stan and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    Julianne Nicholson and Margot Robbie in The IMDb Studio at Sundance (2015)
    Craig Gillespie and Margot Robbie in I, Tonya (2017)
    Allison Janney at an event for I, Tonya (2017)

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    Margot Robbie
    Margot Robbie
    • Tonyaas Tonya
    Sebastian Stan
    Sebastian Stan
    • Jeffas Jeff
    Allison Janney
    Allison Janney
    • LaVonaas LaVona
    Julianne Nicholson
    Julianne Nicholson
    • Diane Rawlinsonas Diane Rawlinson
    Paul Walter Hauser
    Paul Walter Hauser
    • Shawnas Shawn
    Bobby Cannavale
    Bobby Cannavale
    • Martin Maddoxas Martin Maddox
    Bojana Novakovic
    Bojana Novakovic
    • Dody Teachmanas Dody Teachman
    Caitlin Carver
    Caitlin Carver
    • Nancy Kerriganas Nancy Kerrigan
    Maizie Smith
    • Tonya (3 1as Tonya (3 1…
    Mckenna Grace
    Mckenna Grace
    • Tonya (8-12 Yrs)as Tonya (8-12 Yrs)
    Suehyla El-Attar Young
    Suehyla El-Attar Young
    • Skater Momas Skater Mom
    • (as Suehyla El-Attar)
    Jason Davis
    Jason Davis
    • Alas Al
    Mea Allen
    Mea Allen
    • Snooty Girlas Snooty Girl
    Cory Chapman
    Cory Chapman
    • Chrisas Chris
    Amy Fox
    Amy Fox
    • Skating Judgeas Skating Judge
    Cara Mantella
    Cara Mantella
    • Choreographeras Choreographer
    Joshua Mikel
    Joshua Mikel
    • Heckling Spectatoras Heckling Spectator
    Lynne Ashe
    Lynne Ashe
    • Shawn's Motheras Shawn's Mother
    • Director
      • Craig Gillespie
    • Writer
      • Steven Rogers
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    • Trivia
      Although Margot Robbie trained extensively for the role, she was not able to perform a triple axel, nor could a skating double be found to do so, as very few women figure skaters are able to perform the jump. Producer Tom Ackerley stated, "There have been only six women since Tonya Harding who have done a triple axel; even if there was one who was doing it today, she'd be training for the Olympics and couldn't risk doing it for the film." The jump was accomplished with the use of visual effects.

      Note: whilst Ackerley did not give names, this skater may have likely been Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, who became the first female to land four triple jumps in a short program (triple Axel, triple Lutz, and a triple toe-triple toe combination) at the 2015 Worlds; ultimately, she was not picked for the 2018 Olympics. Besides them, the other six to accomplish this in competition by the time of filming was Midori Ito (1988 NHK Trophy) and the first at the Olympics (1992); Ludmila Nelidina, the first European and Yukari Nakano at 2002 Skate America; Kimmie Meissner, the second American at the 2005 U.S. Championships; Mao Asada at the 2004-05 Junior Grand Prix Final, the second at the Olympics (2010 and 2014); Rika Kihira at the 2016 JGP Ljubljana, she also became the first to land a triple Axel combination (triple Axel-triple toe) in an ISU international event at the 2017-18 Junior Grand Prix Final. Before the release of the film. Mirai Nagasu achieved her's at the 2017 CS U.S. Classic and becoming the third and the first American to do so at the Olympics (in 2018).
    • Goofs
      When Tonya Harding competed, song lyrics were not allowed in competition the way they are today. Although she included "Sleeping Bag" by ZZ Top in the third section of her 1991-1992 program, it was the music only.
    • Quotes

      Tonya Harding: There's no such thing as truth. It's bullshit. Everyone has their own truth, and life just does whatever the fuck it wants.

    • Crazy credits
      At the beginning of the ending crawl, actual interview footage of Lavona Golden, Shawn Eckardt, Jeff Gillooly, and Tonya Harding is shown that mirrors some of the recreated interviews shown in the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Studio 10: Episode dated 23 October 2017 (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Fair to Love Me
      Produced, Written & Performed by Mark Batson

      Courtesy of One Unlimited Media, Inc.

    User reviews561

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Some Darwin award winners
    Man, I personally found this one to be an exceedingly uncomfortable watch.

    "I, Tonya" is cleverly filmed as a pseudo-documentary, featuring re-enactments of the real-life interviews of most of the participants in this true-life drama. I recently bitterly criticised some film critics for spoiling the story of Donald Crowhurst, the subject of the recent "The Mercy". But I was about to do exactly the same here, *assuming* that you all know the lurid tale of the rivalry between Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan that led up to an 'event' in 1994 that shocked the world. And of course, many of you younger folk don't know: case in point my 26 year old son who I went to see this with, and who went into the story blissfully blind of the drama about to unfold. So I will try to keep this review spoiler-free.

    Playing Tonya from a (not very credible!) 15 years old to her mid-20's is Margot Robbie ("The Wolf of Wall Street", "Suicide Squad") in what is a BAFTA and Oscar nominated performance. And for good reason: the performance is raw, visceral and disturbing in reflecting a victim who still thinks everything at heart is her own fault.

    Also BAFTA and Oscar nominated is Allison Janney ("The Girl on the Train") as Tonya's obnoxious chain-smoking mother LaVona. Janney is truly terrifying as the mother who abuses her daughter both physically and mentally in a driven attempt to make her the best ice-skater in the world.

    Victims seem to attract abusers, and Tonya is surrounded by people who are just plain bad for her: notably her husband Jeff (Sebastian Stan, "The Martian", "Captain America: Winter Soldier") and his slimy and pitifully self-deluded friend Shawn (Paul Walter Hauser). The end credits video footage of the real-life players show just how well these parts were cast.

    Why so uncomfortable to watch? There is a significant degree of domestic abuse featured in the film, both in terms of LaVona on her child and Jeff on his wife. This is something I abhor in general, having been brought up to believe it is never EVER acceptable to lay a hand on a woman. To have these cowardly individuals sensationalised in the movie I found to be really upsetting. I strongly feel, for this reason alone, that the film should have had an 18 certificate. Violence in film should be related to the context as well as the severity. (Note that this is in stark contrast to my comments of recent BBFC decisions to make "Phantom Thread" and "Lady Bird" 15-certificates when I believe they should have been 12A).

    The film is executed extremely well, with 4:3 framing for the staged interviews, and ice skating scenes that seamlessly cut between the professional clearly doing the stunts and Robbie (who must also be a half decent skater too). The soundtrack is nicely littered - "Guardians of the Galaxy" style - with classic hits of the early 90's.

    To think that this story actually unfolded in this way is nothing short of astounding... but it did! There is an astonishing video clip here (#spoilers) of the run up to, and the immediate aftermath of, the Kerrigan incident. I came out of the film with a deep feeling of sadness for Harding (at least, as portrayed) and utter disgust that the villains of this piece could be a) so cruel and out of control and b) so utterly stupid. These are individuals who really should have been sterilised to stop them polluting the gene pool any further.

    Written by Steven Rogers ("Stepmom") and directed by Australian Craig Gillespie, there is no doubting that this is a powerful film: played to an absolutely silent and gripped Saturday night cinema audience. And it has truly dynamite performances from Allison Janney and Margot Robbie. But be warned that you'll need a strong stomach to go and see it without being affected by it afterwards. It's a mental keeper.
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    • Release date
      • January 19, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tôi Là Tonya
    • Filming locations
      • Macon Centreplex, Macon, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • AI-Film
      • Clubhouse Pictures (II)
      • Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $11,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $30,014,539
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $264,155
      • Dec 10, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $53,939,297
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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