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Closer

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
245K
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Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen in Closer (2004)
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The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

  • Director
    • Mike Nichols
  • Writer
    • Patrick Marber
  • Stars
    • Natalie Portman
    • Jude Law
    • Clive Owen
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    245K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,232
    47
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writer
      • Patrick Marber
    • Stars
      • Natalie Portman
      • Jude Law
      • Clive Owen
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 203Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 22 wins & 50 nominations total

    Videos7

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    Trailer 2:32
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    Closer Scene: Everybody Wants To Be Happy
    Clip 1:08
    Closer Scene: Everybody Wants To Be Happy
    Closer Scene: A Big, Fat Lie
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    Closer Scene: A Big, Fat Lie
    Closer Scene: The Aquarium
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    Closer Scene: Obituaries
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    Top cast22

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    Natalie Portman
    Natalie Portman
    • Alice
    Jude Law
    Jude Law
    • Dan
    Clive Owen
    Clive Owen
    • Larry
    Julia Roberts
    Julia Roberts
    • Anna
    Nick Hobbs
    Nick Hobbs
    • Taxi Driver
    Colin Stinton
    Colin Stinton
    • Customs Officer
    Steve Benham
    • Car driver
    • (uncredited)
    Elizabeth Bower
    Elizabeth Bower
    • Chatty Exhibition Guest
    • (uncredited)
    Rene Costa
    Rene Costa
    • Club Gangster
    • (uncredited)
    Ray Donn
    • Customs Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Daniel Dresner
    Daniel Dresner
    • Coughing Man
    • (uncredited)
    Rrenford Fitz-Junior Fagan
    • Bus Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Antony Gabriel
    • Luke
    • (uncredited)
    Michael Haley
    Michael Haley
    • Smoking Man
    • (uncredited)
    Steve Morphew
    Steve Morphew
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Abdul Popoola Pope
    Abdul Popoola Pope
    • Doctor
    • (uncredited)
    Jacqui-Lee Pryce
    Jacqui-Lee Pryce
    • Traveller
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Rnic
    Peter Rnic
    • Bodyguard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Mike Nichols
    • Writer
      • Patrick Marber
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    User reviews1K

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    10Her-Excellency

    Rabidly Romantically Unromantic Story about Love and Other Human Frailties

    Because Closer is, in a way, like sneaking a peek behind the closed doors of people we know, or more so, like looking in a mirror when we are at our most base and humanly human, some people seem to be viscerally turned off by it, as is apparent by a few of its more negative reviews.

    To me, the very fact that it opens the door to such "voyeurism", if you will, is part of its deep emotional appeal.

    Who among us can say we have never been tempted to be lured away from what we believe is love, by what we momentarily believe to be love? In closer, however these moments go beyond temptation, into lies, deceit, infidelity, misery, painful truths, abandonment, tears and suffering. "Love", in Closer, is shown to be against everything we've been taught to believe it should be, such as: honest/truthful, enduring, constant ... and faithful.

    In short, it is a rabidly anti-romantic film, where, unbelievably, somewhere within each of these broken, self-serving, selfish, emotionally-underdeveloped people, brilliantly played by Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Ovens and Natalie Portman, we find beauty, and in the end, a deep satisfaction upon seeing that love of self can lead to release and rebirth.

    It had been a while since I watched this, and I am happy to say that I loved it this time around as much as the first time I laid eyes on it. And isn't that the mark of real love? That it endures?

    Closer, is one of my favorite films.

    9.5
    7The Davii

    The three years of my divorce wrapped into two hours

    While I thought the characters were interesting, I found it very difficult to watch, as my own marriage disintegrated in a fashion too familiar to these characters. The lies, the half-truths, the inability to distinguish truth from lie after being told so many lies. I could completely relate to the characters in this movie.

    Though I could laugh with it, it was nevertheless painful to watch. I couldn't recommend this movie to anyone except my ex-. Even then, I have trouble believing she's understand any part of it.

    This particular film was more like a documentary shot without the shaky hand-held camera. But, like the still photographs the movie mocks as being false, Closer allows only glimpses of the truth behind the myriad lies.

    I want to be entertained at a movie and I cannot think of a single person to whom I'd recommend this movie. It was very well acted, scripted, and executed on all parts. But it was more painful than pleasant or enlightening.
    maloose

    Hollywood is getting real

    What an amazing concept. A story that perfectly captures the emotions that we feel when involved in a love spat. The complete desire and need for another person, wanting to hold them close to you, while at the same point in time the mere vision of seeing that person and hearing their voice sends you into utter misery and you feel repulsed by them. Jude Law is masterful in his role, and he is matched equally by the performances of Clive Owen, Natalie Portman and Julia Roberts. A brilliant movie with many mixed emotions. As soon as you think, okay, this is where they live happily ever after, another twisting tale occurs. This is as real as it gets folks. Definitely one worth purchasing when it hits DVD, apart from that, watch it on big screen and you will be amazed at how you relate to this master piece.
    7redlips-04219

    I Love & Hate it

    This movie is a big game of narcissistic people who treat each other as puppets. There is no love, no truth, no good. In the beginning we all try to find a hero in the story, someone to sympathize with only to realize what we have is a bunch of mentally ill people making themselves suffer. Dan (Jude Law) is just a big kid longing for attention and a new toy, which he only cares for about 5 mins. Anna (Julia Roberts) is also desperate for attention and love since her ex left her for a younger girl. She is confused and unreasonable, her ego makes all the decisions instead of her mind. Larry (Clive Owen) is an agressive jerk, playing along Dan's little game, while Alice is just a naive, traumatized, young girl who falls in love and decides to avoid all the red flags and becomes part of this sick 4 some. Brilliant movie. Honestly not the ending what I hoped for tho (I just wanted all 4 of them together in a room while Slim Pickens rides the atom bomb there).
    5blanche-2

    Farther

    I couldn't wait to see this movie. Now, I realize I should have waited to see this movie until it could be rented.

    This is a very cold film about some very unpleasant people who don't seem to be able to make up their minds about much. I liked the way it was done, I loved the acting, and I loved the use of "Cosi Fan Tutte" throughout the film.

    Yet it left me feeling empty. I never saw the play, but I imagine it was quite powerful. As a film, it had a deadly detachment.

    Certainly when one looks at a film like Virginia Woolf, also based on a play, also directed by Mike Nichols, also about some unpleasant people, one wonders why Woolf came off so well and this one didn't (for me, anyway). I think it's because Virginia Woolf is an incredible love story - at the end, when George explains that they're childless, and Martha says "We couldn't" referring to having a baby, one realizes what's underneath all of the unpleasantness.

    In "Closer," there's just no payoff. Four people change partners, hurt one another, are seemingly incapable of doing anything else, but no one tells us why. Only the Natalie Portman character shows some humanity. But some isn't enough.

    Mike Nichols is a fabulous director, but the direction wasn't the problem here. It's the characterizations. I can't agree with some of the other posters that the film was fascinating. I didn't find it so. The theater was packed because of good reviews. I suppose the critics are hungry for something intelligent, and obviously the ticket-buying audience is, and who can blame them?

    But don't tell me this is the best you can come up with. When everybody walks out of the theater complaining, as they did after the showing I attended, there's a problem.

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Clive Owen played the role of Dan in the original stage production.
    • Goofs
      When Larry and Dan are talking in Larry's office you can clearly see the bed sheet in the bed behind Dan. When Larry walks to the bed it has no sheet and he pulls one out of the roll.
    • Quotes

      Larry: Alice, tell me something true.

      Alice: Lying's the most fun a girl can have without taking her clothes off - but it's better if you do.

    • Alternate versions
      There are two versions available. Runtimes are "1h 44m (104 min)" (general theatrical release) and "1h 38m (98 min) (TV) (Turkey)".
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Closer/National Treasure/The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie/Bad Education (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      The Blower's Daughter
      Written and Performed by Damien Rice

      Under license to Vector Recordings, LLC/Warner Bros. Records Inc. and 14th Floor Records

      By arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing US and Warner Strategic Marketing UK

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 2004 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Closer. Llevados por el deseo
    • Filming locations
      • Postman's Park, Little Britain, London, England, UK(park with Alice Ayres tablet)
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Inside Track 2
      • Aquarium Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $27,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $33,987,757
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,707,972
      • Dec 5, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $116,671,982
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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