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Closer
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*Closer* is a 2004 English-language drama and romance film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay was written by Patrick Marber, who also created the source material. The cast includes Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen. Production was handled by Mike Nichols and John Calley for Columbia Pictures, with Stephen Goldblatt serving as director of photography. The film’s narrative is set in London.
The movie has a runtime of 104 minutes and was released on December 3, 2004, and January 13, 2005. It originated in the United States and the United Kingdom. *Closer* received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. Its tagline reads, "If you believe in love at first sight, you never stop looking."
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Film · TMDB
6.8The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Cast
- Jude Law as Dan
- Natalie Portman as Alice
- Julia Roberts as Anna
- Clive Owen as Larry
- Colin Stinton as Customs Officer
- Nick Hobbs as Taxi Driver
Themes
- infidelity
- secret love
- husband wife relationship
- cheating
- photographer
- loss of loved one
- love at first sight
- photography
- lover
- lie
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
248,733 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
65/100
- Year
- 2004
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 22 wins & 50 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Mike Nichols
- Written by
- Patrick Marber
- Based on
- Closer , by Patrick Marber
- Produced by
- Mike Nichols, Cary Brokaw, John Calley
- Starring
- Julia Roberts Jude Law Natalie Portman Clive Owen
- Cinematography
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Edited by
- John Bloom , Antonia Van Drimmelen
- Production company
- Columbia Pictures
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Releasing
- Release date
- December 3, 2004 ( 2004-12-03 )
- Running time
- 104 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $27 million
- Box office
- $115.5 million
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Encyclopedic overview
Closer is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Mike Nichols and written by Patrick Marber, based on his award-winning 1997 play. It stars Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, and Clive Owen. The film, like the play on which it is based, has been seen by some as a modern and tragic version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte's 1790 opera Così fan tutte, with references to the opera in both the plot and the soundtrack. Owen starred in the play as Dan, the role played by Law in the film.
Closer received favorable reviews and grossed $115 million at the box office. It was recognized with a number of awards and nominations, including Academy Award nominations and Golden Globe wins for both Portman and Owen for their performances.
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