What is the iRankMovies score for The Fabelmans?

Name: The Fabelmans
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: drama
Released: 2022
Duration: 2 h 31 min
Rating: 7.5

The Fabelmans has an iRankMovies score of 81.6/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

The Fabelmans (2022)

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Release:2022

Runtime:2h 31m

Country:United States

Director:Steven Spielberg

Language:English

Genre

Drama

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Keywords

High SchoolHusband Wife RelationshipArizonaBullyingFamily RelationshipsComing Of AgeTeenage BoyFilmmaking

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The Fabelmans rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 134K votes

Rotten Tomatoes92%

Metacritic85%

TMDb7.569/10· 3K votes

With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 85/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Fabelmans

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Cast of The Fabelmans

Michelle Williams
as Mitzi Fabelman
Paul Dano
as Burt Fabelman
Seth Rogen
as Benny Loewy
Gabriel LaBelle
as Sammy Fabelman
Mateo Zoryan Francis-DeFord
as Younger Sammy Fabelman
Keeley Karsten
as Natalie Fabelman
Alina Brace
as Young Natalie Fabelman
Julia Butters
as Reggie Fabelman
Birdie Borria
as Younger Reggie Fabelman
Judd Hirsch
as Uncle Boris
Sophia Kopera
as Lisa Fabelman
Jeannie Berlin
as Hadassah Fabelman

The Fabelmans facts

Budget: $40M
Box office: $45.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Spielberg's intimate family drama explores childhood creativity with remarkable emotional honesty
•Coming-of-age narrative balances bullying trauma with artistic inspiration and family relationships
•Exceptional critical appreciation demonstrates universal resonance of nostalgic biographical storytelling

What the audience disliked

•Introspective, character-driven pacing may feel slow for action-adventure entertainment seekers
•Arizona childhood setting and family dysfunction themes lack dramatic spectacle and excitement