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• Romance
• War

• 2023
• Ridley Scott
• 157 mins
• 15

Summary

Biographical war drama starring Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby. In 1793, Napoleon Bonaparte witnesses the guillotining of Marie Antoinette and begins to rise through France's military ranks as a strategist and leader. As he accrues power, he meets aristocratic widow Josephine, and the two begin a passionate, volatile relationship.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Max Copeman

With his 28th feature film, Gladiator director Ridley Scott once again works with soldiers, swords and sandals for a historical drama about the life of French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Beginning in 1793 as the guillotine sends Marie Antoinette's head tumbling during the French Revolution, the film follows Napoleon's swift progression through France's military ranks and corridors of power. Joaquin Phoenix lends gravity aplenty as the complex man often lionised by history, while Vanessa Kirby has screen presence in equal measure as his formidable wife Joséphine. The script gallops through decades of dense history, with battles from the Napoleonic Wars punctuating the domestic and period drama, and the result is more blockbuster than biography. That may risk the scorn of historians, but the sheer spectacle and expertly staged set-pieces make Scott's film an epic fit for an emperor.

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6.3/10

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Credits

Cast

rolenameNapoleon BonaparteJoaquin PhoenixJosephine BonaparteVanessa KirbyPaul BarrasTahar RahimTheresa CabarrusLudivine SagnierMarshal NeyJohn Hollingworth

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rolenameDirectorRidley Scott

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Theatrical distributor

Sony

Released on

2023-11-22

Languages

English | German | Russian | Italian | French

Guidance

Violence, swearing, sex scenes

Formats

Colour

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