The Master and Margarita
Seen it?2024 | 157 min | Fantasy, Drama
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, 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 fantasy fans.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 37 min.
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A struggling writer in 1930s Soviet Moscow finds his life transformed when a mysterious professor arrives with his bizarre entourage, including a wisecracking trickster, a deadly assassin, a vampire maid, and a giant talking black cat, turning the city upside down while exposing the hypocrisy of those in power.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
Generally positive reviews
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$28 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 97K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Lockshin
- August DiehlWoland
- Yuliya SnigirMargarita
- Evgeny TsyganovMaster
- Claes BangPontius Pilate
- Yuri KolokolnikovKorovyev
- Aleksey GuskovMaygel
- Aleksey RozinAzazello
- Aleksandr YatsenkoAloysius
- Yevgeni KnyazevBerlioz
- Danil SteklovBezdomniy