Closer
Sign in to save2004 film directed by Mike Nichols
Film · TMDB
6.8The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
Released: 2004-12-03104 minDir: Mike NicholsDrama, Romance
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
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.1/10
248,733 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
65/100
- 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
Key dates
- Published
- 13 January 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Closer
- Director
- Mike Nichols
- Screenwriter
- Patrick Marber
- Composer
- Morrissey
- Producer
- John Calley
Article
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.