The Magnificent Ambersons

2002 2h 30m EN

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5.9

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 15★5.9IMDB · 931

DramaRomanceTV Movie

Synopsis

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The spoiled rotten and utterly unlikable rich kid George Amberson becomes horrified when his recently widowed mother rekindles her relationship with the wealthy Eugene Morgan, who she left decades earlier in order to marry George's father. As George struggles to sabotage his mother's new romance, he must deal with his own romantic feelings for Morgan's daughter and the consequences of his meddling as his once great family falls into ruin due to his machinations...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Madeleine Stowe
Isabel Amberson Minafer
Bruce Greenwood
Eugene Morgan
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
George Amberson Minafer
Gretchen Mol
Lucy Morgan
Jennifer Tilly
Fanny Minafer
James Cromwell
Major Amberson
Dina Merrill
Mrs. Johnson
William Hootkins
Uncle George

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alfonso Arau
Writers: Orson Welles
Languages: English

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alfonso Arau, shot by Kenneth MacMillan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

ERA

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Madeleine Stowe and Bruce Greenwood and Jonathan Rhys Meyers carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0252147 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Alfonso Arau directs. Kenneth MacMillan behind the camera. Ruy Folguera scores. David Martin cuts. Dialogue in English.

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 24 years ago.
3Directed by Alfonso Arau, shot by Kenneth MacMillan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ruy Folguera. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor David Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Madeleine Stowe and Bruce Greenwood and Jonathan Rhys Meyers carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0252147 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.