Carlos
Seen it?2010 | 339 min | Crime, Drama, History
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (93% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office loss and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and history buffs. If you loved Munich, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 5 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 5 hr 39 min.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
The story of Venezuelan revolutionary, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, who founded a worldwide terrorist organization and raided the OPEC headquarters in 1975 before being caught by the French police.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes, 94 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$871K worldwide on a $18 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 54K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Olivier Assayas
- Edgar RamírezIlich Ramírez Sánchez ('Carlos')
- Alexander ScheerJohannes Weinrich
- Nora WaldstättenMagdalena Kopp
- Talal JurdiKamal al-Issawi ('Ali')
- Christoph BachHans-Joachim Klein ('Angie')
- Julia HummerGabriele Kröcher-Tiedemann ('Nada')
- Ahmad KaabourWadie Haddad
- Fadi Abi SamraMichel Moukharbel
- Rodney El HaddadAnis Naccache ('Khalid')
- Antoine BalabaneGénéral al-Khouly