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Name: Closer
Director: Mike Nichols
Genre: drama, romance
Released: 2004
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.1

Closer has an iRankMovies score of 68.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Closer (2004)

If you believe in love at first sight, you never stop looking.

Release:2004

Runtime:1h 44m

Country:United Kingdom

Director:Mike Nichols

Language:English

Genre

DramaRomance

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Keywords

InfidelitySecret LoveHusband Wife RelationshipCheatingPhotographerLoss Of Loved OneLove At First SightPhotography

iRank68

Closer rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.1/10· 249K votes

Rotten Tomatoes67%

Metacritic65%

TMDb6.831/10· 4K votes

With 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.1/10 on IMDb and 65/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Closer

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

Cast of Closer

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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Steve Benham
as Car Driver (uncredited)
Elizabeth Bower
as Chatty Exhibition Guest (uncredited)
D
Daniel Dresner
as Coughing Man (uncredited)
R
Rrenford Junior Fagan
as Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Antony Gabriel
as Luke (uncredited)
Michael Haley
as Smoking Man (uncredited)

Closer facts

Budget: $27M
Box office: $115.5M

Our take on Closer

Mike Nichols directs this 2004 drama in which the lives of two couples grow tangled and treacherous once the man from one pairing meets the woman from the other. What follows is a chamber piece about attraction, jealousy and the cruelties people inflict in the name of desire, played out in sharp, unsparing exchanges rather than grand gestures. Adapted from a stage play, it favors words as weapons and rarely lets its characters off easy. It suits viewers drawn to intimate, adult relationship dramas that dissect honesty and betrayal without sentimentality, and who prefer verbal fireworks to plot machinery. Those wanting warmth or likable protagonists may find it bracingly cold.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Sophisticated ensemble drama explores infidelity and betrayal complexly
•Sharp dialogue reveals character motivations amid romantic chaos
•Nichols directs talented cast through emotionally devastating relationship story