I, Tonya

"Fitting in is overrated."

2017 2h 0m EN

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 6,330

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

“Fitting in is overrated.”

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Cast

Margot Robbie
Tonya
Sebastian Stan
Jeff
Allison Janney
LaVona
Julianne Nicholson
Diane Rawlinson
Paul Walter Hauser
Shawn
Bobby Cannavale
Martin Maddox
Bojana Novaković
Dody Teachman
Caitlin Carver
Nancy Kerrigan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Craig Gillespie
Writers: Steven Rogers
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Craig Gillespie, shot by Nicolas Karakatsanis. 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 Peter Nashel. 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 Tatiana S. Riegel 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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Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fitting in is overrated.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5580036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Craig Gillespie directs. Nicolas Karakatsanis behind the camera. Peter Nashel scores. Tatiana S. Riegel 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

1Made its money back 4.9× over at the box office.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Directed by Craig Gillespie, shot by Nicolas Karakatsanis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Peter Nashel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Tatiana S. Riegel shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Margot Robbie and Sebastian Stan and Allison Janney carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Fitting in is overrated.".
8IMDB entry: tt5580036 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "sports", "competition", "olympic games", "portland, oregon".
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Nicolas Karakatsanis
Original score: Peter Nashel
Editing: Tatiana S. Riegel
Production design: Jade Healy
Costume design: Jennifer Johnson
Makeup / hair: Mary Everett
Sound: Dave Paterson
Stunt coordinator: Walter Garcia
Runtime: 120 min · 2h 0m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $11,000,000
Box office: $53,900,000
Return: 490% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: I, Tonya (2017)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

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jessetaylor2017-09-15
★ 7/10
I had zero expectations going into this as not much is known about the movie except for the cast - and obviously the story as it was a huge news event in the 90s - but it turned out to be a wildly entertaining albeit flawed biopic. The film settled on a style and tone that falls somewhere around the Coen brothers territory, but also gave me Christopher Guest vibes with its talking head moments and Paul Thomas Anderson level soundtrack use. It had a lot of cinematic elements, but overall it's a super accessible crowd pleaser. There are two big problems I have with this film, however. Its soundtrack, while filled to the brim with classic songs, often felt out of place or completely unnecessary at times. For an iconic 90s story, having only 70s songs was an interesting choice. A lot of the songs played at strange moments as well and sometimes they were just too on-the-nose. For example, Supertramp's "Goodbye Stranger" plays as Jeff and Tonya separate for the first time. The other problem with this film involves the inclusion of the fourth wall breaking moments. This happens maybe 10 times throughout the film, but it didn't add anything and in fact distracted me from the story when it happened. That said, what's great about this movie is how truly funny it is. I was expecting a few laughs because of the ridiculousness of the story, but the comedy here was really smart. It plays like a crime-gone-wrong Fargo-esque tale in its latter half and it works this way really well. The performances are strong especially from the always good Allison Janney (who is a huge scene stealer) and Margot Robbie. I've never seen Robbie give a performance like this before and I consider this her first big, meaty roll that allows her to use all of the acting bones in her body. She's funny, charming, brash, and you can tell she really committed herself to this role. Very impressed.
Jeff3232018-01-01
★ 8/10
Fantastic feel-good story with an anti-establishment vibe. The movie challenges your interpretation of the events at the time, and has several sobering moments (oj news coverage, tonya spitting blood). Also funny as all get out.
Gimly2018-03-09
★ 6/10
With the Oscars only a week away and the 2018 Winter Olympics on right now, it seemed like the appropriate time to finally watch I, Tonya, the movie for which lead Margot Robbie has received her first "Best Actress" Academy Award nomination. 2017 has had a lot of biopics, and a good number of those garnered awards buzz/consideration, and for all of them, I had (to varying degrees) the same complaint: They're to much about the "what" and not enough about the "who". I, Tonya bucks that trend completely, and gives us a movie in which I felt I truly got to know these characters. Now how accurate those "characters" are to their real life counterparts is another discussion for another time, but contained within the movie itself, I was very satisfied with the insight I got in American Ice Skater Story. Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.