Babylon
Seen it?2022 | 189 min | Drama, Comedy
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It collected a shelf of major awards and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had middling reviews (56% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a box office loss. 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 anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 9 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect drug use and sex.
- It's long: 3 hr 9 min.
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
56% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 Golden Globe: Golden Globe Awards: Best Original Score. Won 1 BAFTA: British Academy Film Awards: Best Production Design. Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Critics' Choice Movie Awards: Best Production Design. Won 1 DGA Award: Art Directors Guild Awards: Excellence in Production Design for a Period Film. Also nominated for 3 Oscars, 4 more Golden Globes and 1 SAG Award. Plus 15 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$65 million worldwide on a $78 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 938K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Damien Chazelle
- Diego CalvaManny Torres
- Margot RobbieNellie LaRoy
- Brad PittJack Conrad
- Jovan AdepoSidney Palmer
- Jean SmartElinor St. John
- J.C. CurraisTruck Driver
- Jimmy OrtegaElephant Wrangler
- Marcos A. FerraezPolice Officer
- Shane PowersDale
- Phoebe TonkinJane Thornton