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Being Julia

  • 2004
  • R
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
13K
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Jeremy Irons and Annette Bening in Being Julia (2004)
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Romantic ComedyComedyDramaRomance

Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.

  • Director
    • István Szabó
  • Writers
    • W. Somerset Maugham
    • Ronald Harwood
  • Stars
    • Annette Bening
    • Michael Gambon
    • Maury Chaykin
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • István Szabó
    • Writers
      • W. Somerset Maugham
      • Ronald Harwood
    • Stars
      • Annette Bening
      • Michael Gambon
      • Maury Chaykin
    • 122User reviews
    • 71Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 19 nominations total

    Videos8

    Being Julia
    Trailer 2:11
    Being Julia
    Being Julia Scene: This Is The Young Man
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    Being Julia Scene: This Is The Young Man
    Being Julia Scene: You Want To Close The Play
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    Being Julia Scene: You Want To Close The Play
    Being Julia Scene: Everything's So Tedious
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    Being Julia Scene: Everything's So Tedious
    Being Julia Scene: That's Avice Crichton
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    Being Julia Scene: That's Avice Crichton
    Being Julia Scene: Let's Do It Again
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    Being Julia Scene: Let's Do It Again

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    Annette Bening
    Annette Bening
    • Julia Lambert
    Michael Gambon
    Michael Gambon
    • Jimmie Langton
    Maury Chaykin
    Maury Chaykin
    • Walter Gibbs
    Jeremy Irons
    Jeremy Irons
    • Michael Gosselyn
    Leigh Lawson
    Leigh Lawson
    • Archie Dexter
    Shaun Evans
    Shaun Evans
    • Tom Fennel
    Mari Kiss
    • Mr. Gosselyn's Secretary
    Ronald Markham
    • Butler
    Terry Sach
    • Chauffeur
    Catherine Charlton
    • Miss Philips
    Juliet Stevenson
    Juliet Stevenson
    • Evie
    Miriam Margolyes
    Miriam Margolyes
    • Dolly de Vries
    Max Irons
    Max Irons
    • Curtain Call Boy
    Andrew Paton Story Busher
    • Male Singer
    George Lang
    • Antoine the Maitre D
    Michael Culkin
    Michael Culkin
    • Rupert
    Marsha Fitzalan
    Marsha Fitzalan
    • Florence
    Bruce Greenwood
    Bruce Greenwood
    • Lord Charles
    • Director
      • István Szabó
    • Writers
      • W. Somerset Maugham
      • Ronald Harwood
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Theatrical movie debut of Max Irons (Curtain Call Boy).
    • Goofs
      Michael hands Julia a beer bottle that he opened by twisting off the cap; this innovation wasn't introduced until the mid-1960s.
    • Quotes

      Florence: I think I used to know your father in Jersey, he was a doctor, wasn't he? He used to come to our house quite often.

      Julia Lambert: Actually, he was a vet, he used to go to your house to deliver the bitches. Your house was full of them.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Ray/Primer/Being Julia/The Final Cut/Vera Drake/Team America: World Police (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Laird O'Drumblair
      Written by Scott Skinner
      Published by Public Domain
      Performed by Grit Laskin

    User reviews122

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    7/10

    Hell hath no fury, than...

    Excellent. Annette Bening was brilliant. You really feel her pain and desperation, in the first part of the movie, but you just love the way she gets her vengeance. Its the kind of movie where in the back of your head you're like 'go get em Julia'. And considering the situation of the main character, the movie never takes it self too seriously. Swift, easy watching, touching, funny intuitive and clever.
    • julian_richard2003
    • May 12, 2019
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 18, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
      • Hungary
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Julia Olmak
    • Filming locations
      • Kecskemét, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Serendipity Point Films
      • First Choice Films
      • Hogarth Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $18,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $7,739,049
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $122,214
      • Oct 17, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,339,171
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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

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