Gran Turismo

"From gamer to racer."

2023 2h 15m EN

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7.7

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★7.7TMDB · 3,604

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Synopsis

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The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.

“From gamer to racer.”

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Cast

Archie Madekwe
Jann Mardenborough
David Harbour
Jack Salter
Orlando Bloom
Danny Moore
Djimon Hounsou
Steve Mardenborough
Darren Barnet
Matty Davis
Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Audrey
Geri Halliwell-Horner
Lesley Mardenborough
Daniel Puig
Coby Mardenborough

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Writers: Jason Hall, Zach Baylin
Languages: English, Japanese
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Neill Blomkamp, shot by Jacques Jouffret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Austyn Daines 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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Archie Madekwe and David Harbour and Orlando Bloom carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "From gamer to racer.".

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The take

Neill Blomkamp directs. Jacques Jouffret behind the camera. Andrew Kawczynski scores. Austyn Daines cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Japanese.

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1Mid-budget at $60M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 3 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Japanese.
4Directed by Neill Blomkamp, shot by Jacques Jouffret. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Andrew Kawczynski. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Austyn Daines shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Archie Madekwe and David Harbour and Orlando Bloom carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "From gamer to racer.".
9IMDB entry: tt4495098 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 11 themes, including "sports", "based on true story", "racing", "based on video game".
11Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jacques Jouffret
Original score: Andrew Kawczynski
Editing: Austyn Daines
Production design: Martin Whist
Costume design: Terry Anderson
Makeup / hair: Kinga Felhalmi
VFX supervisor: Viktor Müller
Sound: Beau Borders
Stunt coordinator: Andy Gill
Runtime: 135 min · 2h 15m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $60,000,000
Box office: $121,700,000
Return: 203% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Gran Turismo (2023)

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scherbakovx2023-08-18
★ 8/10
Movie is really good, but there is one obvious flaw and one important condition: Flaw: you'll have to endure every scene about Jann's relationships. With the parents it's just very predictable — just try to imagine, they didn't believe in him and persuaded to drop his dreams and find proper job. Of course, you know what will happen in the end. Okay, relationships with parents are always important, but WHY DID THEY ADD SCENES WITH THE GIRLFRIEND? Thanks for showing Tokyo during their weekend there, but I still can't understand the reason to add her in the first place — they didn't have conflicts, interesting dialogues or even support, really. I'm sure creators could invest time to more interesting and important topics. But anyway, this flaw disappears in the shadow of other, actually important stuff. Racing. So yeah, let's return to the condition: you have to love it when cars go BRRRRR. The main reason behind this movie is to sell you GT7 for your PS5, and believe me, after leaving the cinema, you'll at least check if there are any discounts for the game right now (yes, there are). Sound, shooting angles, tension during races — everything works perfectly and beyond! Just when you become bored, you'll be in for a surprise. When you want a new angle, you'll get it. When you forget who the sponsor of the movie is, you'll see graphics from the video game. So, just believe me, if you love races, you have to go to the movie right now. Just select cinema with quality sound, please :) And as a bonus, you'll get David Harbour, who's stealing absolutely every scene. Love him!
Manuel São Bento2023-08-23
★ 8/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/review-neill-blomkamps-gran-turismo-is-such-an-enjoyable-surprise/ "Gran Turismo is one of the most exciting surprises of the year! Being completely unaware of the inspirational true story on which the movie is based made it even more fascinating, engaging, and wildly exhilarating. Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski's score contains countless tracks loaded with extremely high levels of adrenaline that transform all racing sequences into moments of pure entertainment. Exceptional performance by David Harbour, who commits himself to his role in such a way that, if the awards season started now and there was no clear dependence on marketing campaigns, the actor would be one of the frontrunners. I strongly recommend not researching anything about the real story before the film, even if just to avoid dealing with the predictable, formulaic structure of this type of movie." Rating: B+
CinemaSerf2023-08-25
★ 7/10
Archie Madekwe is quite good here as the gamer Jann Mardenborough who entered a competition devised by Nissan marketing man Danny Moore (Orlando Bloom) to raise the profile of their sports cars in a league usually dominated by the likes of Porsche and Ferrari etc. There's a great degree of cynicism from the high-pressure, high-octane, industry that these glorified couch potatoes could ever make the grade, but with the help of slightly jaded but experienced coach Jack Salter (David Harbour) they decide to push these youngsters to their limits. What now ensues is based on fact, so we have little jeopardy to the ultimate denouement. That said, though, Neill Blomkamp manages to build the momentum well with some excellent action photography to get the adrenalin pumping. Neither Bloom nor Harbour are really here nor there, but the young Madekwe does manage to exude some of the grit and determination of his ambitious, fiercely competitive, and dedicated persona and it's been quite a while since I heard the dulcets of Enya emanate from a big screen. It does take a little while to get out of neutral - maybe just a bit too much familial scene setting to justify the fees of Geri Horner and Djimon Hounsou but once we escape that, the thing picks up entreatingly and is quite a thrill a times to watch. Definitely better on a big screen.