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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 69%, Metacritic 67/100. Every source lands within 8 points of the others, across 1,700 audience votes. Scores higher than 80% of the 3,275 2000s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic67/100
1,669 audience votes
Key crew
- Jon BrionOriginal Music Composer
- Charlie KaufmanDirector
- Charlie KaufmanWriter
Cast
- Philip Seymour HoffmanCaden Cotard
- Samantha MortonHazel
- Michelle WilliamsClaire Keen
- Catherine KeenerAdele Lack
- Emily WatsonTammy
- Dianne WiestEllen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
- Jennifer Jason LeighMaria
- Hope DavisMadeleine Gravis
- Tom NoonanSammy Barnathan
- Sadie GoldsteinOlive (4 years old)
- Robin WeigertAdult Olive
- Deirdre O'ConnellEllen's Mother
Stills
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Themes
depressionnew york citynihilismphilosophysurrealsurrealismman woman relationshiptheater directorromancewriterdivorcemagic realism
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