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Babylon
2022 189 min United States of America R 16+
★7.2
Drama, Comedy
Director: Damien Chazelle
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Description
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
Budget:
$78M
US Gross:
$15.66M
Worldwide:
$65.27M
Starring
Brad Pitt
Actor
Margot Robbie
Actor
Jean Smart
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2023
— Best Production Design
Golden Globe 2023
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2023
— Best Picture (Comedy or Musical)
Academy Awards 2023
— Best Costume Design
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2023
— Best Cast Ensemble
Golden Globe 2023
— Best Actor (Comedy or Musical)
Academy Awards 2023
— Best Production Design
Academy Awards 2023
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2023
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2023
— Best Actress (Comedy or Musical)
Golden Globe 2023
— Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA 2023
— Best Original Score
Key opinion
Babylon is a polarizing, sensory-heavy exploration of Hollywood's transition from silent film to sound, alternating between decadent excess and heartfelt technical craftsmanship. While many critics admire its ambitious visual scope and musical score, others find the three-hour runtime and reliance on crude, grotesque imagery to be excessive and distracting.
| Score | Justin Hurwitz’s high-energy score effectively drives the film’s rhythmic intensity and captures the volatile spirit of the era. | |
| Acting | Margot Robbie delivers a standout performance that redefines the tragic, high-intensity Hollywood star archetype. | |
| Cinematography | Linus Sandgren’s cinematography creates a visually opulent and immersive homage to the chaos of early filmmaking. | |
| Humor | The film's extreme graphic content and grotesque humor divide viewers, with some seeing it as an essential, honest critique of industry depravity and others dismissing it as gratuitous, repulsive, and distracting. | |
| Runtime | The three-hour runtime acts as a barrier for some; proponents argue the length is necessary for a complete immersion into the cinematic world, while detractors view it as bloated and lacking sufficient narrative substance. |