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Conclave
2024 120 min United Kingdom, United States of America PG 18+
★8.2
Drama, Thriller
Director: Edward Berger
🎭 Based on
«Conclave»
byRobert Harris
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Description
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, Lawrence finds himself at the center of a conspiracy that could lead to its downfall.
Budget:
$20M
US Gross:
$32.58M
Worldwide:
$115.66M
Starring
Ralph Fiennes
Actor
Stanley Tucci
Actor
John Lithgow
Actor
Awards
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025
— Best Cast Ensemble
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Picture (Drama)
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Original Score
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Original Score
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2024
— Golden Shell
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Picture
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Supporting Actress
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Director
BAFTA 2025
— Best Supporting Actress
BAFTA 2025
— Best Cinematography
BAFTA 2025
— Best Original Score
BAFTA 2025
— Best Production Design
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025
— Best Cast Ensemble
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2025
— Best Actor
Academy Awards 2025
— Best Film Editing
Golden Globe 2025
— Best Actor (Drama)
BAFTA 2025
— Best Film Editing
BAFTA 2025
— Best British Film
BAFTA 2025
— Best Casting
BAFTA 2025
— Best Picture
BAFTA 2025
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2025
— Best Director
BAFTA 2025
— Best Costume Design
BAFTA 2025
— Best Adapted Screenplay
Key opinion
Conclave is widely praised for its high technical standards, immersive atmosphere, and commanding lead performance by Ralph Fiennes. However, the film is divisive regarding its narrative substance, with many critics enjoying the procedural intrigue while others find the script shallow and the final twist tonally jarring or implausible.
| Acting | Ralph Fiennes delivers a nuanced and commanding performance that anchors the film's psychological drama. | |
| Production | The production design and cinematography create a visually stunning, authentic, and atmospheric rendering of the Vatican. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed as a point of contention; some appreciate its intelligent pacing, while others criticize it as shallow, reliant on cardboard archetypes, and lacking depth. | |
| Ending | The film's ending divides audiences, with some finding it a bold, subversive subversion of expectations and others dismissing it as absurd, propagandistic, or tonally dissonant. |