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Empire of Light

Movie
2022
1h 55m
R
English
Drama, Romance
User Score: 
6.8
Critic Score: 
50
Empire of Light' Poster
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
Empire of Light Poster

Empire of Light

R
Movie
2022
1h 55m
English
Drama, Romance
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.8
IMDB
Empire of Light (2022) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
50

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Directed By: Sam Mendes
Written By: Sam Mendes

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dridriov says...
2 years ago
Fragile relationships between flawed and frightened people in an era of authoritarian social pressure before instant judgment and shame became ubiquitous on social media. One of the year's best. Tune out the noise of the critics and watch it alone if you have to.
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hgram says...
2 years ago
Great performances wasted on an aimless and unfocused screenplay. Sam Mendes is a much better director than he is a writer.
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bedipeters says...
2 years ago
Olivia Colman is awesome. Too bad her performance can't save this truly mediocre film.
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Bradym03 says...
2 years ago
"To fuck, or not to fuck." Yes, that's an actual line from the movie. 'Empire of Light' shines the brightest with its dark yellow/goldish cinematography and performances. Other than that, this might be Sam Mende's worst movie. The whole movie talks about the "power" of cinema, etc. However, the power is sadly missing here. Incredibly dreary and tricky to pinpoint what the story is. It's all over the damn place. It follows the themes of mental illness, racism, forbidden love, and escapism. But those aspects are either underdeveloped or poorly executed. Not the worst movie ever made, but it's painfully bland.
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Featured User Reviews

Saint Pauly
4/10  2 years ago
Like a marshmallow and paperclip beef stew: there's a lot in it but it doesn't go together well.

So, at first I thought the film was a tribute to the love of cinema and I was like, Oh, cool. But then I was like, Oh, the movie's about mental health issues, cool. But then I was all, Oh wait, it's a More
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CinemaSerf
2 years ago
"Hilary" (Olivia Colman) is the shift leader at a grand old cinema living a routine life and largely just going through the motions each day. When the young "Stephen" (a strong and engaging performance from Micheal Ward) arrives, she takes him on a tour of the building and that takes them to the upp More
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MSB
2 years ago
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/empire-of-light-spoiler-free-review-lff-2022

"Empire of Light works best as a love letter to the art of filmmaking and the theater experience. Brilliant performances. Astonishing to behold. Emotional to listen to - score is the t More
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