Fifty Shades Freed

"Don't miss the climax."

2018 1h 50m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 8,442

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Believing they have left behind shadowy figures from their past, newlyweds Christian and Ana fully embrace an inextricable connection and shared life of luxury. But just as she steps into her role as Mrs. Grey and he relaxes into an unfamiliar stability, new threats could jeopardize their happy ending before it even begins.

“Don't miss the climax.”

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Cast

Dakota Johnson
Anastasia Steele
Jamie Dornan
Christian Grey
Eric Johnson
Jack Hyde
Eloise Mumford
Kate Kavanagh
Rita Ora
Mia Grey
Luke Grimes
Elliot Grey
Victor Rasuk
José
Max Martini
Taylor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Foley
Writers: Niall Leonard, Jim Magdaleno
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 6.8× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Fifty Shades Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Foley, shot by John Schwartzman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan and Eric Johnson carry the top of the cast.

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The take

James Foley directs. John Schwartzman behind the camera. Danny Elfman scores. David S. Clark cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 6.8× over at the box office.
3Released 8 years ago.
4Part of the "Fifty Shades Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by James Foley, shot by John Schwartzman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Danny Elfman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor David S. Clark shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan and Eric Johnson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Don't miss the climax.".
10IMDB entry: tt4477536 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: John Schwartzman
Original score: Danny Elfman
Editing: David S. Clark
Production design: Nelson Coates
Costume design: Shay Cunliffe
Makeup / hair: Renee Dombrosky
Sound: Frank A. Montaño
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $55,000,000
Box office: $371,985,018
Return: 676% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Fifty Shades Freed (2018)

Part of

Fifty Shades Collection

University student Anastasia Steele delves deeper and deeper in to the rabbit hole that is a 'relationship' with Christian Grey. An erotic tale of dominance and submission, of sex and love, and of the perception of control. Christian Grey, self made millionaire, bachelor, and someone who is always in control.

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ehabsalah2018-04-11
Nice Movie ♥
GenerationofSwine2023-01-13
★ 1/10
OK, I gave the first one 10 out of 10 stars...because I am easy and, honestly, the original didn't claim to be anything more than what it delivered. To me that earns all 10 stars. Darker I gave 1 out of 10, because the plot line that it bills itself as following takes all of 5 minutes, gets resolved in the middle of the film, never comes up again, and has little sex (which is the reason why people see these things). This one I am giving 1 of 10 stars. There is actually less sex than in the sequel and far less than in the original...but look at the picture up here on IMDB, look at all the posters...it was marketed as a film about sex and there really wasn't that much. You see more in a single episode of an HBO series. And the plot, again quoting IMDB: "Anastasia and Christian get married, but Jack Hyde continues to threaten their relationship" Like with Darker, that all happens in the blink of an eye. You sneeze and you'll miss the bulk of the plot. And the sex (the reason why people actually watch this film) doesn't even serve as filler. So what you are left with is Anastasia and Christian sitting around, not having sex, trying to figure out how to fill the rest of the film. It's like watching linoleum curl on a hot day. We aren't watching it for the plot anyway, just give us the cream filling we are actually buying the ticket for, otherwise give us an actual plot. you gave us neither.
r96sk2025-06-04
★ 5/10
<em>'Fifty Shades Freed'</em> is the most boring of the trilogy, even if it probably is a tiny bit better than the original (no. 2 is minorly superior). I am embarrassed to admit that it gave me some goosebumps at the end, I'm such a simp for a montage, I'm afraid; Ellie Goulding's song helped, admittedly. There isn't much to note about this, at least in terms of being unique from the two movies that proceeded - very much a copy-and-paste job. I still like Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, without whom I'd likely be rating this film down in the depths alongside the presumed majority. I did wonder, before and after seeing the first flick, how they managed to stretch this out across three productions. Having now seen them all, I can see they just barely managed to do so. This third release is pretty pointless, they've could've fit all this into a small chunk at the end of #2. Crazy how these films made a billion at the box office. Turns out sex does indeed sell.