Closer

Closer (2004)

  • 68% of critics liked it
    (202 reviews)

  • 80% of users liked it
    (217,249 ratings)

Patrick Marber's acclaimed stage drama about the romantic interactions of four people has been given a reverent screen adaptation by director and producer Mike Nichols. Dan (Jude Law) is a writer in London who wants to finish a novel, but in the meantime supports himself by writing obituaries. One… More

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.
Directed By
Mike Nichols
Written By
Patrick Marber
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 3, 2004 Wide
On DVD
Mar 29, 2005
Sony Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Todd McCarthy, Variety

    Like dramas by Pinter and others, what seems trenchant and perfectly pitched in the theater can come off as arch even when skillfully transferred to film.

  • Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

    Vibrates with eroticism, bruising laughs and dynamite performances from four attractive actors doing decidedly unattractive things.

  • Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

    If it makes you uncomfortable, or leaves you disturbed, it has only done its job.

  • Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

    Closer has lots to offer: smart performances, archly funny dialogue and a feeling for the way a group of strangers can become so familiar that they're apt to rip one another to shreds.

  • Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    Impeccably acted and directed -- but quite icy.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    Hello stranger. Depressingly adult anti-romance. Compare with the the similarly themed and entertaining Carnal Knowledge for a look at what I think is director Mike Nichols losing a step or two - actually impressively little for 33 years down the road.

  • Chris W


    Based on a play (and written by that play's creator), this is a film about love, lust, relationships, betrayal, and a generalization about some, but not all, facets of human sexuality and desire. It covers a period of several years and follows four people who all start as… More

  • Bethany M


    Quite a sexy film. Weird and unusual but the film is well written. A must see!

  • xGary X


    Mike Nichols directs a well observed and witty study of relationships based on the love quadrangle between two couples. Far from the usual sentimental drivel you'd expect from Hollywood style films about "romance", this movie which although can seem a little overly self… More

  • Jameson W


    Fantasic film! I knew very little about this film going into it, so I had no idea what to expect. What I found was an intense, tragic story of the relatonships of four people. The story takes place over a period of many years, so the films jumps around alot, but I never felt lost at… More

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