Bohemian Rhapsody

"Fearless lives forever."

2018 2h 15m EN

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7.9

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60%

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 18,104🍅60%Rotten Tomatoes●49Metacritic★7.9IMDB · 638,785

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Synopsis

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Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs become instant classics. When Mercury's increasingly wild lifestyle starts to spiral out of control, Queen soon faces its greatest challenge yet – finding a way to keep the band together amid the success and excess.

“Fearless lives forever.”

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Cast

Rami Malek
Freddie Mercury
Gwilym Lee
Brian May
Ben Hardy
Roger Taylor
Joseph Mazzello
John Deacon
Lucy Boynton
Mary Austin
Aidan Gillen
John Reid
Allen Leech
Paul Prenter
Tom Hollander
Jim Beach

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Anthony McCarten, Peter Morgan, Anthony McCarten
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Grossed $911M — a 17.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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CAST

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385+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bryan Singer, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Rami Malek and Gwilym Lee and Ben Hardy carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fearless lives forever.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bryan Singer directs. Newton Thomas Sigel behind the camera. John Ottman 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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1Mid-budget at $52M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Grossed $911M — a 17.5× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 8 years ago.
4385+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Bryan Singer, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor John Ottman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Rami Malek and Gwilym Lee and Ben Hardy carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fearless lives forever.".
9IMDB entry: tt1727824 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1018,104 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
11Classified under 15 themes, including "london, england", "aids", "musician", "1970s".
12Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Editing: John Ottman
Production design: Aaron Haye
Costume design: Julian Day
Makeup / hair: Renata Gilbert
VFX supervisor: Paul Norris
Sound: Paul Massey
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $52,000,000
Box office: $910,813,521
Return: 1752% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes: 60% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 49/100
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 · 638,785 votes
MPAA: PG-13

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 50 wins & 80 nominations total

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Academy Award for Best Sound
BAFTA Award for Best Sound
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Academy Award for Best Actor

Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.

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Gimly2019-01-20
★ 4/10
If Bohemian Rhapsody is so great, why was the best part of it Tom Hollander saying a single word? Don't get me wrong, Rami Malek deserves props for the role, that much is true (less perhaps than he's been getting, but still, props). But beyond that, Bohemian Rhapsody is bland, choppy, arguably even offensive. There might be some value in one of those sing-along type deals if you can get enough Queen fans together for one, but I'll never know, because I have no interest in re-watching this. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Gimly2019-01-22
★ 4/10
If Bohemian Rhapsody is so great, why was the best part of it Tom Hollander saying a single word? Don't get me wrong, Rami Malek deserves props for the role, that much is true (less perhaps than he's been getting, but still, props). But beyond that, Bohemian Rhapsody is bland, choppy, arguably even offensive. There might be some value in one of those sing-along type deals if you can get enough Queen fans together for one, but I'll never know, because I have no interest in re-watching this. Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.
Richard Kirk2019-02-02
★ 10/10
Bohemian Rhapsody is not a biography of Freddie Mercury, nor a biopic of Queen. It's a story based on a selection of key events occurring between the formation of the band and their appearance at Live Aid. As a Queen fan I found this film utterly engrossing and enjoyable. The acting brilliantly invokes the characters in the band and the music provides a thumping rhythm to carry the story along. Queen aficionados may be affronted by the out of sequence music performances and the highly selective approach to the story telling but if you can see past that, you'll enjoy a storming film with a spine-tingling conclusion as the Live Aid performance is brilliantly recreated.