Babylon (2022) | Rotten Tomatoes (original) (raw)
Where to Watch What to Know Reviews Cast & Crew Movie Clips More Like This Related News Videos Photos Media Info
Critics Consensus
Babylon's overwhelming muchness is exhausting, but much like the industry it honors, its well-acted, well-crafted glitz and glamour can often be an effective distraction.
Audience Says
Babylon has some entertaining moments and its ambition is impressive, but the movie's chaotic and disjointed execution makes it difficult to really enjoy.
Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Chaotic, decadent, and packed to the gills with movie-making madness, this is a love-or-hate viewing experience. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2024 Full Review David Stratton The Australian Attempts to out-Fellini Fellini are regrettable and for much of its length Babylon is an unsubtle and indigestible mess so that despite all the talent involved and the fascinating subject matter, it must be seen as something of a disaster. Rated: 2.5/5 Jan 27, 2023 Full Review Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Subtle it is not. Nor is it good. Rated: 2/5 Jan 23, 2023 Full Review Branyan Towe Loud and Clear Reviews Babylon is an adrenaline rush from start to finish, with said rush being raunchy, hilarious, powerful, confounding, just about anything you can imagine. Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 25, 2024 Full Review Calum Cooper Cinerama Film Babylon is a story about people who want to be stars, become stars, and are ultimately reduced to stardust. Rated: 4/5 Jul 16, 2024 Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) Ultimately a condemnation of the Hollywood machine that crushes everyone with equitable cruelty and an ode to the innovative artistry and ineffable magic of the movies, whose siren call continues to lure audiences & filmmakers alike towards its warm glow. Feb 13, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews
Marshall M It was VERY long but I loved the passion behind it. I just wish more people gave it a chance. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/10/24 Full Review First name L I counted five people walking out; my patience was abused by this one. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/05/24 Full Review Aaron This movie held my attention the whole entire time. I did not look at my phone once nor leave for a bathroom break. The movie was just too good Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Michael Inside Babylon exists a wonderful and illuminating story about the dawn of modern filmmaking and its transition from talkies. Unfortunately, the writer and director (Damien Sayre Chazelle) never got or heeded the memo about killing darlings through bold editing. His insistence on adding gratuitous scenes that stray from the central theme, trying to out-Tarantino Tarantino with distractions about the depraved underbelly of the times, taints what otherwise could have been a pretty damn good film. The storyline deserved better (and less than three hours and nine minutes on the screen). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Pamila Great performances, Especially Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, and Brad Pitt. Good story, a bit tragic. Cinematography is amazing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Dont Waster Your Time Terrible. There was no story and its three and a half hours long. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Show LessCast & Crew Show MoreCast & Crew
Babylon: Official Clip - Fighting on Set Babylon: Official Clip - Fighting on Set 3:00 Babylon: Official Clip - The Mob Hit Babylon: Official Clip - The Mob Hit 3:00 Babylon: Official Clip - The Snake Bite Babylon: Official Clip - The Snake Bite 3:00 Babylon: Official Clip - The Sunset Shot Babylon: Official Clip - The Sunset Shot 3:00 Babylon: Official Clip - Eating Live Rats Babylon: Official Clip - Eating Live Rats 3:00 Babylon: Official Clip - The Ending Montage Babylon: Official Clip - The Ending Montage 2:47 Babylon: Official Clip - A Degenerate F***ing Animal From Jersey Babylon: Official Clip - A Degenerate F***ing Animal From Jersey 3:00 Babylon: Official Clip - The Orgy Dance Babylon: Official Clip - The Orgy Dance 2:20 Babylon: Official Clip - The Marriage Proposal Babylon: Official Clip - The Marriage Proposal 2:44 Babylon: Official Clip - The Western Shoot Babylon: Official Clip - The Western Shoot 2:22 View more videos
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits 37% 45% Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Watchlist American Fiction 93% 95% American Fiction Watchlist TRAILER for American Fiction Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk 44% 41% Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Watchlist TRAILER for Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood 86% 70% Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood Watchlist TRAILER for Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood Bergman Island 84% 53% Bergman Island Watchlist TRAILER for Bergman Island Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
Babylon: Exclusive Featurette - Parties Babylon: Exclusive Featurette - Parties 1:10 Babylon: Featurette - Editing Babylon: Featurette - Editing 2:10 Babylon: Featurette - Ensemble Babylon: Featurette - Ensemble 2:01 The Cast of 'Babylon' on the Immortality of the Movies The Cast of 'Babylon' on the Immortality of the Movies 42:45 Babylon: Featurette - Sidney Palmer Babylon: Featurette - Sidney Palmer 0:44 Babylon: Featurette - Elinor St. John Babylon: Featurette - Elinor St. John 0:49 Babylon: Featurette - Manny Torres Babylon: Featurette - Manny Torres 1:20 Babylon: Featurette - Cinematography Babylon: Featurette - Cinematography 2:00 Babylon: Featurette - Jack Conrad Babylon: Featurette - Jack Conrad 1:01 Babylon: Featurette - Nellie LaRoy Babylon: Featurette - Nellie LaRoy 1:16 View more videos
Synopsis A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, Babylon traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Director
Damien Chazelle
Producer
Marc Platt, Matthew Plouffe, Olivia Hamilton
Screenwriter
Damien Chazelle
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Marc Platt Productions, Organism Pictures, Wild Chickens
Rating
R (Drug Use|Bloody Violence|Graphic Nudity|Pervasive Language|Strong & Crude Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 23, 2022, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 31, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.2M
Runtime
3h 9m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
Most Popular at Home Now