Annie

"It's a hard knock life."

2014 1h 58m EN

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Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster mom Miss Hannigan. But everything's about to change when the hard-nosed tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks—advised by his brilliant VP and his shrewd and scheming campaign advisor—makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in. Stacks believes he's her guardian angel, but Annie's self-assured nature and bright, sun-will-come-out-tomorrow outlook on life just might mean it's the other way around.

“It's a hard knock life.”

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Cast

Quvenzhané Wallis
Annie Bennett
Jamie Foxx
William "Will" Stacks
Rose Byrne
Grace Farrell
Cameron Diaz
Miss Colleen Hannigan
Bobby Cannavale
Guy Danlily
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Nash
David Zayas
Lou
Amanda Troya
Pepper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Will Gluck
Writers: Aline Brosh McKenna, Will Gluck
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Will Gluck, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Greg Kurstin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tia Nolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Quvenzhané Wallis and Jamie Foxx and Rose Byrne carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's a hard knock life.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1823664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Will Gluck directs. Michael Grady behind the camera. Greg Kurstin scores. Tia Nolan cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $65M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Directed by Will Gluck, shot by Michael Grady. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Greg Kurstin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tia Nolan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Quvenzhané Wallis and Jamie Foxx and Rose Byrne carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's a hard knock life.".
8IMDB entry: tt1823664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 12 themes, including "new york city", "child abuse", "helicopter", "musical".

The technical file

Cinematography: Michael Grady
Original score: Greg Kurstin
Editing: Tia Nolan
Production design: Marcia Hinds
Costume design: Renee Ehrlich Kalfus
Makeup / hair: Nathan J. Busch II
Stunt coordinator: Victor Paguia
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $65,000,000
Box office: $136,853,506
Return: 211% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Annie (2014)

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r96sk2020-11-30
★ 5/10
Not for the lack of effort, but 'Annie' isn't good. I've admittedly never seen the original musical, not that I think that's necessary anyway. I like the cast, while the songs are alright - if cringey. Everything else is either slow, predictable or straight up boring. It might've, perhaps, worked better as a flat out drama - though then they'd get hate for changing things, I guess. As noted, the onscreen talent stopped this from falling far down my ratings. Jamie Foxx and Rose Byrne are two actors I enjoy, I found them satisfactory in this - could've been better, could've been worse. Quvenzhané Wallis is more than decent in the lead, while David Zayas is solid. Cameron Diaz is, however, truly awful - and that's coming from someone who likes Diaz; she's very good in films like 'Shrek', 'Knight and Day' and 'Bad Teacher' but this is certainly the worst I've seen from her - it's a shame that she went out with this as well as the dreadful and overall inferior 'Sex Tape'. Despite me rating (most of) the cast themselves, I don't think the casting itself is anything praisable. Foxx, Byrne and Diaz are not three actors I'd immediately think of if I was making a musical - a few of their songs are a tad ropey. Poor, all in all.

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