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Closer (2004) | User Rating
(298 votes) | Critic Rating
(22 reviews) |
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Directed by
Mike Nichols Written by
Patrick Marber Cast
Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Nick Hobbs [more]
Release Date
• USA: Dec 3, 2004
• UK: 14 Jan 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 29, 2005
Budget USD 27,000,000
BoxOffice: $32.8M
Official Website:
Closer Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for sequences of graphic sexual dialogue, nudity/sexuality and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 41 minutes
Country USA
Studio Columbia Pictures, Inside Track
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• Closer (2004)
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Closer Reviews |
Closer is powerful and disturbing stuff. It is not life-affirming, and it's not for those who want to leave a movie theater uplifted and convinced that fairy tale endings can happen. And this is most definitely not a date movie. But if you appreciate films that are more substance than style, that take challenges and don't follow formulas, and that feature Oscar-caliber performances, Closer is not to be missed. [read review] 
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
"Closer" is a serious adult drama with biting moments of humorous wit. Director Mike Nichols treats the material with the same sensibility that Todd Solondz brought to "Happiness." He sees his characters actions as being destructive, yet he adds a droll sense of humor to highlight their absurdity. For Dan, Alice, Anna and Larry, being destructive is just one logical step on the way towards attaining fulfillment. [read review] 
--Bill King (Movie-Gurus.com)
Closer then, is likely to leave most audiences sporadically engaged through its sharp, witty dialogue and restrained performances, but Closer's jaundiced view of contemporary relationships may leave audiences as disconnected and detached as the characters in the film... [read review] 8/10
--Mel Valentin (Movie-Vault.com)
You would have to search far and wide through the annals of film history to find a more complex, miscreant group of characters than those in "Closer," an uncommonly engrossing and romantically cynical drama about two men and two women who couple, uncouple and re-couple over the course of four years. [read review] A-
--Eric D. Snider (EricDSnider.com)
From the start, Closer makes no attempt to hide its unlikely plot and wholesale absurdity. Characters behave completely irrationally, uttering the worst dialogue imaginable. "Why won't you let me love you!?" "I love you and I need a piss." Who talks likethis!? No one. Not even British people. [read review] 
--Christopher Null (FilmCritic.com)
"Closer" is so bloodless that it feels like an act of arty dishonesty. Nichols and Marber seem to think they're serving up the raw goods of modern romance, but they're really just arranging its pickled innards on a pristine, chilly porcelain plate. [read review]
--Stephanie Zacharek (Salon)
It would take a bolder director than Nichols to realize that mid-way through Closer there is the distinct possibility that this foursome would be happiest (that is to say, for them, most miserable) if they all just climbed into bed together. [read review] 
--Dan Callahan (CultureDose.net)
Nichols is unflinching, and his “Closer” joins the ranks of “In the Company of Men,” “The Shape of Things,” and “Eyes Wide Shut” as a vicious, haunting, captivating study of the destructive power of the human heart. [read review]
--David Cornelius (eFilmCritic.com)
It's got great dialogue and good acting, but none of it ends up feeling totally satisfying. It teases us a lot, but there's no payoff. It's too cold to be moving, but not cold enough to be shocking. [read review] 
--Kevin N. Laforest (Montreal Film Journal)
“Closer” is not a movie that will have you walking out feeling romantic and good about life. It is meant to be a starting point to some potentially intense discussions with your loved ones. [read review]
--Collin Souter (eFilmCritic.com)
Much of the dialogue in "Closer," written by Patrick Marber and directed by Mike Nichols, is as pointed, cold and sharp as an icicle. Yet it melts in the mouths of the film's four stars. [read review]
--Paul Clinton (CNN Showbiz)
...those who want to be pushed and prodded by a film, who think that cinema can do more than provide momentary mindless diversion, would do well to seek it out. [read review] 
--Peter Sobczynski (eFilmCritic.com)
Mike Nichols’ Closer is the longest perfume commercial ever made. It is two hours of beautiful people saying pretentious, silly things. [read review] 
--Lucas Stensland (eFilmCritic.com)
Closer, in its premise, language and execution, is unwatchably and amateurishly crass. Like a snuff film for espresso drinkers. [read review]
--Blake Snyder (MovieWeb)
It had me emotionally involved and is a solid character study for those who like the specific genre. [read review] B
--Lee Tistaert (Lee's Movie Info)
The kind of drama that some will find provocative and groundbreaking; I just find it mean spirited. [read review] 70/100
--Jamie Gillies (Apollo Guide)
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