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Being Julia (2004)

Directed by István Szabó · 104 min · Comedy, Drama, Romance

30.3 TOPICAL score · #3,517 of 6,776 films

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Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life.

Being Julia (2004, directed by István Szabó) has a TOPICAL score of 30.3 - ranked 3,517 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on audience. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 76% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.7/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 6.4/10 (125 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 26 languages.

Why this score

Each bar: better than this % of the 6,776 films we score. How the score works.

Critics45
Audience26
Awards69
Historical impact28
Lasting engagement30
Cast64
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: Annette Bening (actor #268), Jeremy Irons (actor #239), Miriam Margolyes (actor #1,172), Bruce Greenwood (actor #939)

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