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Poster for Orwell: 2+2=5

Orwell: 2+2=5

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2025 | 119 min | Documentary

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 59 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck interweaves clips, readings from Orwell's diary, cinematic references, and modern-day footage to craft not only a portrait of the writer, but a fresh take on how prophetic his work has become.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $355K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 153K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Raoul Peck

  • Damian LewisGeorge Orwell (voice)
  • George OrwellSelf (archive footage)
  • George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
  • Viktor OrbánSelf (archive footage)
  • Colin PowellSelf (archive footage)
  • Joseph StalinSelf (archive footage)
  • Malcolm XSelf (archive footage)
  • Ernest HemingwaySelf (archive footage)
  • Salman RushdieSelf (archive footage)
  • Albert EinsteinSelf (archive footage)