What is the iRankMovies score for Carol?

Name: Carol
Director: Todd Haynes
Genre: drama, romance
Released: 2015
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.3

Carol has an iRankMovies score of 83.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Carol (2015)

Some people change your life forever.

Release:2015

Runtime:1h 58m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Todd Haynes

Language:English

Genre

DramaRomance

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Keywords

HotelNew Year S EveChicago IllinoisNew York CityBased On Novel Or BookParent Child RelationshipAge DifferenceHoliday

iRank83

Carol rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.3/10· 153K votes

Rotten Tomatoes94%

Metacritic94%

TMDb7.5/10· 4K votes

With 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.3/10 on IMDb and 94/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Carol

In 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Cast of Carol

Cate Blanchett
as Carol Aird
Rooney Mara
as Therese Belivet
Kyle Chandler
as Harge Aird
Jake Lacy
as Richard Semco
Sarah Paulson
as Abby Gerhard
John Magaro
as Dannie McElroy
Cory Michael Smith
as Tommy Tucker
Kevin Crowley
as Fred Haymes
Nik Pajic
as Phil McElroy
Carrie Brownstein
as Genevieve Cantrell
Trent Rowland
as Jack Taft
Sadie Heim
as Rindy Aird

Carol facts

Budget: $11.8M
Box office: $40.3M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Measured romantic drama captures forbidden love with quiet emotional precision
•Cinematography evokes 1950s aesthetic while maintaining contemporary emotional depth
•Restrained performances convey complex feelings through subtle gesture and glance

What the audience disliked

•Slow pacing and introspective tone may test mainstream audience patience
•Ambiguous ending leaves emotional resolution intentionally unresolved for some viewers