Amadeus (1984)

Amadeus rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.4/10· 465K votes

Rotten Tomatoes90%

Metacritic87%

TMDb8.024/10· 5K votes

With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.4/10 on IMDb and 87/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Amadeus

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Cast of Amadeus

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  F. Murray Abraham

  as Antonio Salieri

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  Tom Hulce

  as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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  Elizabeth Berridge

  as Constanze Mozart

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  Simon Callow

  as Emanuel Schikaneder

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  Roy Dotrice

  as Leopold Mozart

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  Christine Ebersole

  as Katerina Cavalieri

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  Jeffrey Jones

  as Emperor Joseph II

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  Charles Kay

  as Count Orsini-Rosenberg

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  Kenny Baker

  as Parody Commendatore

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  Lisbeth Bartlett

  as Papagena

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  Barbara Bryne

  as Frau Weber

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  Martin Cavani

  as Young Salieri

Amadeus facts

Budget

$18M

Box office

$90M

Our take on Amadeus

Miloš Forman's 1984 epic frames the genius of Mozart through the envious eyes of rival composer Salieri, who is tormented by a talent he can recognise but never match. Lavish, witty and tragic, it turns music history into operatic drama. If its blend of beauty and bitter rivalry gripped you, seek out grand period dramas and artist biopics about genius, jealousy and the agony of mediocrity.