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Carnage

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 20m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
130K
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Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)
Two sets of parents hold what's meant to be a cordial meeting after their sons get into an altercation.
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ComedyDrama

Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chao... Read allTwo pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.

  • Director
    • Roman Polanski
  • Writers
    • Yasmina Reza
    • Michael Katims
    • Roman Polanski
  • Stars
    • Jodie Foster
    • Kate Winslet
    • Christoph Waltz
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    130K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writers
      • Yasmina Reza
      • Michael Katims
      • Roman Polanski
    • Stars
      • Jodie Foster
      • Kate Winslet
      • Christoph Waltz
    • 233User reviews
    • 378Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 20 nominations

    Videos6

    International Version
    Trailer 2:05
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    U.S. Version
    Trailer 2:01
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    "What They Were Arguing About"
    Clip 1:33
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    Carnage: What They Were Arguing About
    Clip 1:33
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    Carnage: Phone
    Clip 1:02
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    Carnage: Maniac
    Clip 0:46
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    Photos56

    Kate Winslet in Carnage (2011)
    John C. Reilly in Carnage (2011)
    Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)
    Jodie Foster in Carnage (2011)
    Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)
    Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly in Carnage (2011)
    Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)
    Kate Winslet in Carnage (2011)
    Jodie Foster and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)
    Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)
    Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet in Carnage (2011)
    Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)

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    Jodie Foster
    Jodie Foster
    • Penelope Longstreet
    Kate Winslet
    Kate Winslet
    • Nancy Cowan
    Christoph Waltz
    Christoph Waltz
    • Alan Cowan
    John C. Reilly
    John C. Reilly
    • Michael Longstreet
    Elvis Polanski
    • Zachary
    Eliot Berger
    • Ethan
    Joseph Rezwin
    • Walter
    • (voice)
    • (as Joe Rezwin)
    Nathan Rippy
    Nathan Rippy
    • Dennis
    • (voice)
    Tanya Lopert
    Tanya Lopert
    • Mother
    • (voice)
    Julie Adams
    Julie Adams
    • Secretary
    • (voice)
    Lexie Kendrick
    • Jogger
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Roman Polanski
    • Writers
      • Yasmina Reza
      • Michael Katims
      • Roman Polanski
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    • Trivia
      This film is set in real time, without breaks and, with the exception of the park scenes at the beginning and end, in a single location. The light outside visibly changes during the running time and it's slowly getting darker, adding another layer of realism to the film.
    • Goofs
      Once the amount of whisky in the bottle reaches to about 2 inches from the bottom, there are a few more glasses filled that should have emptied it, but instead the whisky continues to remain at that same level in the bottle.
    • Quotes

      Alan Cowan: [to Penelope] I saw your friend Jane Fonda on TV the other day. Made me want to run out and buy a Ku Klux Klan poster.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Venice Film Festival 2011 (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      A Bushel and a Peck
      Written by Frank Loesser

      (p) 2011 SBS Productions

      Used by permission of Frank Music Corp. (ASCAP)

    User reviews233

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    8/10
    The uncomfortable first half leads to a rewarding second half....
    By Maurice Jones

    Roman Polanski's 'Carnage' starring Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz main seem like an unbalanced superficial casting to some for a low-key movie such as this, but what at first is expectedly unfit and useless is later realized and understood.

    From the opening of the film Roman Polanski uses the same intensity of 50's-60's suspense film openings such as 'Compulsion' to distract you from what is happening behind the credits to then lead you to the purpose of the film to the then the plot. The back drop of the credits is filmed and placed in a way that looks especially 70's, which entirely gives a delightfully and brilliantly vintage opening of a treat, as something like this is unfortunately rarely seen in a dramedy as this. A starting such as this lets you know that you're in for the creative dramatically playful telling of Mr. Roman Polanski.

    The first few lines of the movie give way to the two head strong characters of the movie who battle it out later on, but before then the movie centers on the societal dealing with a schoolyard attack on the son of a seemingly liberal couple; Penelope and Michael (played by Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly) by the son of a seemingly conservative couple; Nancy and Allen (played by Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz). Penelope is an opinionated, passionate writer who leads the reasoning of the incident. Michael is a friendly yet choosy salesman who tries to make light of the whole situation. Nancy is a pseudo-conservative who like Michael tries to keep the whole situation without argument and Allen is a sly yet focused attorney who would rather be working then deal with the incident as long as the whole thing is dealt with fairly. The first half of the movie displays the tight-rope courtesy of the two couples dealing with this unfortunate situation in Penelope and Michael's New York apartment, as little by little the faults of each parent comes out but is especially looked over for the sake of good re pore, which makes for a realistic look out on the stubborn idiosyncrasies of parents in general. As what one would consider to be poorly written, boring, typical or an off-putting part of the film is really a clever set up of what's to come as the first half realistically exports the pointlessness and exhaustiveness of how this situation is handled. As things seep towards the second half of the film the characters become less and less censored and open to be their real selves in the confinement of Penelope and Michael's apartment which leads to the rewarding and interesting part of the film. Nancy and Michael are the soft, mending parts of their relationships but turn out to be more disturbed and Penelope and Allen are the leaders and rightfully duke it out. As the conservative couple Nancy and Allen are nothing without their accessories and as the liberal couple Penelope and Michael just want to be heard and taken seriously.

    What's great technically about 'Carnage' is Roman Polanski's eye and directing as he is aware of the subtleties and exaggerations of film and why they can go hand in hand. With that Kate Winslet is great at acting guarded and then letting her guard down and Jodie Foster pushes herself to points that seem brilliantly worrying (she should probably get an Oscar nom). John C. Reilly naturally does great playing the friendly, caring Michael who as much as he is that, he's as well careless and Christoph Waltz plays his usual cocky self who has an answer to everything, which is accurate as the fierce attorney he portrays.

    Also written by Roman Polanski 'Carnage' has a lot of insight biased or not about men and women and society which makes it importantly realistic and in part shows view of the accurate thoughts of Roman Polanski. If you're into or not into films about four people dealing with each other in one location, check out 'Carnage' and if not for Roman Polanski, see it for the rare useful form of the actors involved. I started out not sure whether I was going to like 'Carnage' or not but towards the end I saw the big picture and in that my only regret is, that when it ended I wanted more time with these four people.
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    • Jan 24, 2012

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    • Release date
      • November 18, 2011 (Spain)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Germany
      • Poland
      • Spain
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • God of Carnage
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA(opening shot and last shot)
    • Production companies
      • SBS Productions
      • Constantin Film
      • SPI Film Studio
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,547,047
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $79,795
      • Dec 18, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $30,722,632
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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