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Christopher Nolan wrote, produced, and directed the epic biographical thriller drama film Oppenheimer, which came out in 2023. The biography of American theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, who contributed to the creation of the first nuclear bombs during World War II, is chronicled in this film. Based on Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin’s 2005 biography American Prometheus, the movie recounts Oppenheimer’s academic pursuits, as director of Los Alamos Laboratory, and his 1954 security hearing. Robert Downey Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a US Atomic Energy Commission member, while Cillian Murphy plays Oppenheimer. Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek, and Kenneth Branagh are among the ensemble supporting cast members.

Gener: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Christopher Nolan, Kai Bird, Martin Sherwin
Duration: 3h
Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon

Oppenheimer Movie Cast:

Production:

Development

The Oppenheimer biography American Prometheus (2005) by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin piqued the curiosity of director Sam Mendes. Over the course of the following fifteen years, several filmmakers optioned the novel after the first project fell through. The writers started to lose hope for a movie adaptation. Oliver Stone said he “couldn’t find my way to its essence” when asked about directing.

J. David Wargo optioned the book in 2015; he subsequently commissioned and rejected multiple scripts. In the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak, Wargo traveled to Hollywood to meet with actor James Woods, who arranged a meeting with producer Charles Roven, who in turn sent Nolan a copy of the book. Woods and Wargo are the movie’s executive producers.

Long before he read American Prometheus, Nolan had wanted to do a movie on Oppenheimer. Towards the end of 2019, Robert Pattinson, the star of Christopher Nolan’s science-fiction picture Tenet (2020), presented him a book of Oppenheimer’s talks. Nolan claimed that Oppenheimer was “wrestling with the implications… of what’s happened and what [he’s] done” throughout the remarks. Unlike Tenet, which uses time travel to stop a potential weapon of mass destruction, Nolan wants to show “what it would have been like to be Oppenheimer in those moments”.

Warner Bros. Pictures said in December 2020 that it would premiere its 2021 films simultaneously on HBO Max and in theaters, citing the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the motion picture business. Not to be outdone, Nolan was in favor of traditional film presentation and has collaborated with Warner Bros. on all of his films since Insomnia (2002). According to reports in the media in January 2021, Nolan may make history with his next movie by not having Warner Bros. finance or distribute it.

Nolan had departed Warner Bros. by the middle of 2021 and was consulting with several studios to prepare his next project. Prior to this, Nolan had backed Warner’s choice to release Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) simultaneously, stating that he thought the matter had been handled appropriately. However, he said he had not been included in any conversations about Tenet’s delayed release.

It was revealed in September 2021 that Cillian Murphy was in talks to play the lead role in Nolan’s biographical picture about Oppenheimer and his contributions to the Manhattan Project.[62, 63] Owing to his tense relationship with Warner Bros., Nolan made approaches to Sony, Universal, Paramount, and Apple, among other studios.[64][65] Insiders claim that because Brian Robbins, a supporter of more streaming-service releases, took over as CEO and chairman in place of Jim Gianopulos, Paramount was disqualified from consideration early in the process.

After working with Donna Langley, the chairperson and chief content officer of the NBCUniversal studio company, on an abortive attempt to develop a cinematic adaptation of the UK television series The Prisoner, Nolan signed with Universal. Universal agreed to finance and release Oppenheimer, and Langley agreed with Nolan’s position on traditional cinema exhibition. Production is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2022.

Additionally, Universal consented to Nolan’s demands, which included a $100 million production budget, an equal marketing budget, an exclusive theatrical window of 90 to 120 days, 20 percent of the movie’s first-dollar gross, and a three-week window during which Universal was not allowed to release another film.

Casting

Oppenheimer is Nolan and Murphy’s sixth joint project, and the first in which Murphy plays the lead. Murphy studied Oppenheimer’s life in great detail in order to prepare for the part, and he drew inspiration from David Bowie’s performance in the 1970s. One day, Nolan called Murphy to ask him to play the character. Murphy happily accepted, thrilled to be playing the lead in a film directed by the director. Murphy read the script to Nolan in his hotel room after he flew to Dublin to meet with him.

For the part, Murphy shed an undisclosed amount of weight to more closely resemble the scrawny appearance of the actual Oppenheimer. In addition, Nolan arranged for Murphy to speak with Nobel laureate Kip Thorne, who had collaborated with Nolan on Interstellar (2014). Thorne told Murphy about his experiences as a doctoral student attending some of Oppenheimer’s seminars and about Oppenheimer’s talent at guiding seminars on challenging scientific ideas.

Some cast members signed up without knowing the role they would be portraying because the casting procedure was so opaque.[37] Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, and Robert Downey Jr. all accepted wage cuts to work on the movie; instead of receiving their typical $10–20 million upfront salary, each received $4 million.[82] After printing the script in black on red paper, Downey went to Nolan’s residence to read it.[83] Later on, Downey would call Oppenheimer “the best film” in which he had yet to feature.

Blunt first met Nolan in Los Angeles, and she quickly accepted the role of Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer when it was offered. Blunt immediately got in touch with Murphy to ask about expectations for working with Nolan. Damon, who had starred in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, was asked to play Leslie Groves. He was taking a sabbatical from acting due to a discussion with his wife in couples therapy, but he went on with Oppenheimer because he had one condition reserved: if Nolan offered him a role in a movie.

After questioning filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson about his experience directing writer-director Benny Safdie in Licorice Pizza (2021), Nolan chose Safdie as physicist Edward Teller. In high school, Safdie had an internship at Columbia University with a nuclear scientist. This marks Nolan’s first picture without Michael Caine since Insomnia (2002).

Filming

By January 2022, pre-production had moved to New Mexico, with a two-day casting call held in Santa Fe and Los Alamos for roles involving scientists, locals, and members of the armed forces.[88, 89] In February, a second casting call was held.

Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot principal photography at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico for 57 days, starting on February 28, 2022.  The first shooting schedule was for 85 days or more of filming. But it was evident during pre-production that primary photography would not be finished in the allotted $100 million over that number of days on location across the United States.

Nolan cut the filming timeline from 85 to 57 days in order to make the most use of the funds for location shooting in California and New Jersey and building excellent historically accurate sets in New Mexico.[92, 93] Murphy, who shows up in almost all of the scenes, called the pacing “insane”.

Music

Dominic Lewis, who also composed the music for Bullet Train, wrote the score for The Fall Guy. The theme song for the show, originally performed by Lee Majors, was covered by Blake Shelton for the album.

Release:

Oppenheimer Release Dates:

  • March 12, 2024 (SXSW)
  • April 24, 2024 (Australia)
  • May 2, 2024 (United Kingdom)
  • May 3, 2024 (United States)

The world premiere of Oppenheimer took place on July 11, 2023, at Le Grand Rex in Paris. On July 13, it was held at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, and on July 17, it was held at AMC Lincoln Square 13 in New York City, for the American premiere. The SAG-AFTRA strike had an impact on both the London and New York premieres; some actors left the London premiere early, while Universal Pictures called off the red carpet event for the New York premiere.

The studios “duped” the guild into granting a twelve-day extension for discussions to continue promoting summer blockbusters like Oppenheimer, according to President Fran Drescher later on. On July 21, 2023, Oppenheimer was released in theaters by Universal Pictures. It was released in a number of film formats, including IMAX 70 mm (30 prints), ordinary 70 mm (113 copies), and 35 mm (around 80 prints), in addition to regular digital theaters.

Recognition:

The movie won praise from critics.[b] Oppenheimer’s screenplay, cast performances, and images were the main reasons for the critics’ appreciation. It was consistently rated as one of 2023’s top movies as well as one of Christopher Nolan’s finest movies. According to Hindustan Times, the movie was praised as one of the greatest of the twenty-first century. 93% of 505 reviewers’ reviews on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 8.6/10. The verdict on the website is that “Oppenheimer marks another engrossing achievement from Christopher Nolan that benefits from Murphy’s tour-de-force performance and stunning visuals.”

The movie received a weighted average of 90 out of 100 from Metacritic, which is based on the reviews of 69 critics. This results in “universal acclaim” for the picture. The movie received an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale from CinemaScore respondents, while PostTrak respondents gave it an overall positive score of 93%, with 74% indicating they would definitely recommend the movie.

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The Fall Guy (2024) https://www.123movieswiki.org/the-fall-guy-2024/ Sun, 21 Apr 2024 04:20:59 +0000 https://www.123movieswiki.org/?p=950 Read more

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The Fall Guy is an American action comedy movie of 2024. Based partially on the 1980s TV series about stunt artists. It was directed by David Leitch and written by Drew Pearce. In addition to Emily Blunt and Ryan Gosling, the film also stars Stephanie Hsu, Hannah Waddingham, Winston Duke, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson in supporting parts. The Fall Guy debuted at SXSW on March 12, 2024, and Universal Pictures plans to release it in the US and Canada on May 3, 2024. The movie shattered the Guinness World Record for the most cannon rolls performed inside a car and earned mostly positive feedback from critics.

Gener: Action, Comedy, Drama
Director: David Leitch
Writers: Drew Pearce, Glen A. Larson
Duration: 2h 6m
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson

The Fall Guy Movie Cast:

The film also stars Lee Majors, who performed in the original television series.

Production:

Development

A movie based on the 1980s TV series The Fall Guy was reportedly in development, according to a Los Angeles Times article of July 2010. Martin Campbell was in talks to direct the movie, and DreamWorks Pictures was working with producers Walter F. Parkes and Laurie MacDonald on the project. DreamWorks was tasked with distributing the movie in North America, Latin America, Russia, Australia, and Asia under the Touchstone Pictures distribution label of the Walt Disney Studios. Mister Smith Entertainment was responsible for handling sales in the remaining areas. Dwayne Johnson was in talks to play the lead role, and McG was in talks to direct in September 2013.

Ryan Gosling, David Leitch, and Drew Pearce were supposed to be working on a “unnamed stuntman film” that Universal Pictures had acquired in September 2020. It was confirmed in May 2022 that this project was a movie version of The Fall Guy. The movie, which is loosely based on the TV show, is produced by Universal in collaboration with Leitch’s 87North Productions and Gosling’s Entertainment 360. Gosling, Guymon Casady, Kelly McCormick, and Leitch serve as producers. Along with Glen A. Larson, the creator of the original series, and Geoff Shaevitz, Pearce serves as an executive producer.

According to Variety, the Australian Government and the state authorities of New South Wales additionally contributed A$30 million and A$14.5 million to the production, respectively. Paul Fletcher, Australia’s Federal Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts, estimated that the local economy would benefit greatly from the involvement of over 1,000 Australian cast and crew members and over 3,015 Australian film extras.

Casting

In August 2022, Emily Blunt was cast. October saw the addition of Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Stephanie Hsu, while November saw the casting of Teresa Palmer, Hannah Waddingham, and Winston Duke.

Gosling stated that for his part in the movie’s love tale, he was inspired by Leitch and Kelly McCormick, his producer wife. Before Blunt saw a draft of the script, her role—which had previously been supposed to be that of a makeup artist—was changed to that of a first-time director. Blunt offered some commentary on the role, saying, “I think maybe in the original script, she was quite severe, and that sort of tough director,” adding that “we all kind of built her together.” Blunt also thought it would be more interesting to see a person who is “in a situation where they’re way over their head.”

Filming

At Disney Studios Australia in Moore Park, Sydney, principal photography began in October 2022. The Sydney Harbour Bridge was closed during the day in January 2023 so that Gosling could film certain scenes.

The action scenes in the movie were expertly orchestrated and used actual stunts. “It was a love letter to stunts. We knew we had to be authentic in that world.” Leitch said. With eight and a half cannon rolls done by stunt driver Logan Holladay, it broke the Guinness World Record for the most cannon rolls in a car.

Music

Dominic Lewis, who also composed the music for Bullet Train, wrote the score for The Fall Guy. The theme song for the show, originally performed by Lee Majors, was covered by Blake Shelton for the album.

Release:

The Fall Guy Release Dates:

  • March 12, 2024 (SXSW)
  • April 24, 2024 (Australia)
  • May 2, 2024 (United Kingdom)
  • May 3, 2024 (United States)

On March 12, 2024, The Fall Guy made its world debut at SXSW. April 24, 2024, is when it is supposed to be released in Australian theaters. May 2, 2024, is when it is supposed to be released in the UK, and the next day is when it is supposed to be released in the US. Prior to this, March 1, 2024, was the date.

Recognition:

Following its SXSW debut, The Fall Guy garnered mostly positive reviews. 89% of the 37 reviews by critics on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 7.8 out of 10. The verdict on the website is as follows: “With action, comedy, romance, and a pair of marvelously matched stars, The Fall Guy might be the rare mainstream movie with something to entertain everyone.” Based on the opinions of 17 reviewers, the weighted average site Metacritic gave the movie a score of 77 out of 100, signifying “generally favorable” reviews.

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Kung Fu Panda 4 https://www.123movieswiki.org/kung-fu-panda-4/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:04:32 +0000 https://www.123movieswiki.org/?p=942 Read more

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Gener: Animation, Action, Adventure
Director: Mike Mitchell, Stephanie Stine
Writers: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Darren Lemke
Duration: 1h 34m
Stars: Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis

Kung Fu Panda 4 is an American martial arts animated comedy movie released in 2024 DreamWorks Animation is the producer of the movie and is released by Universal Pictures. It is a sequel to Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) and the fourth entry in the Kung Fu Panda series. Mike Mitchell directed the movie, Stephanie Ma Stine co-directed it, Darren Lemke and Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger wrote the screenplay, and Rebecca Huntley produced it.

Joining the cast as new characters are Awkwafina, Ke Huy Quan, Ronny Chieng, Lori Tan Chinn, and Viola Davis. Jack Black, Dustin Hoffman, James Hong, Bryan Cranston, and Ian McShane reprise their roles from the previous movies. The movie follows Po (Black), who has to discover and train a new Dragon Warrior, partnering with fox bandit Zhen (Awkwafina) to take down the evil sorceress Chameleon (Davis) before she takes away all of the masters’ kung-fu skills.

On March 3, 2024, Kung Fu Panda 4 made its theatrical debut at the AMC 14 Theater at The Grove in Los Angeles. On March 8, the film was released nationwide. With a global box office total of $362 million, the movie has earned favorable to mediocre reviews from critics and is now the fourth highest-grossing movie of 2024.

Kung Fu Panda 4 Movie Voice Cast:

Production:

Development

Former CEO of DreamWorks Animation Jeffrey Katzenberg hinted on December 3, 2010, that Kung Fu Panda 3 might have three additional sequels in the series, making it an altogether of six films series. The producers of Kung Fu Panda 3 were questioned by Collider on January 13, 2016, regarding the potential for a fourth movie. Co-director Jennifer Yuh Nelson stated “With the sequels, we don’t want to try to have them feel open-ended,”.

Co-director Alessandro Carloni said, “With the sequels, we don’t want to try to have them feel open-ended. We want it to feel like a completed journey, and we feel this movie does. And then, if a fantastic story presents itself, great”. When asked on August 2, 2018, Nelson stated that she always thought of the Kung Fu Panda series as a trilogy, but she was open to a fourth entry as long as it kept Po at the center of the plot.

DreamWorks Animation declared in August 2022 that Kung Fu Panda 4 was under production. Additional information on the movie was disclosed at CinemaCon in April 2023, including Jack Black’s description of the plot.[14] Additionally, it was revealed that Rebecca Huntley would produce, Stephanie Ma Stine would serve as co-director, and Mike Mitchell would serve as the film’s director. Mitchell served as executive producer of the third movie and creative consultant for the first. Ma Stine claims that the movie was initially intended to be a live-action/animated mix. Zhen and The Chameleon would have been human characters. All of this will ultimately be ignored.

Writing

It was announced in December 2023 that Glenn Berger and Jonathan Aibel were back to work on the screenplay. It was disclosed in February 2024 that Darren Lemke co-wrote the screenplay. Mitchell called Kung Fu Panda 4 an homage to the original movie. He wanted the story to stand alone, even if it had links to previous installments in the series. Mitchell wondered what would happen if a sequel took away “all that” because he felt that Po’s character development from the first movie was coming to an end with him finally becoming the Dragon Warrior. This thought led the filmmakers to discover some “really great heavy themes” that they believed were significant for the modern world.

Mitchell also intended to expand the world of the franchise, add new characters, and develop Po’s character. Mitchell felt that the reason the film took so long to make was because the creators wanted a flawless tale that would push Po to the next level by forcing him to learn something. He felt Po had a bipolar perspective on the world and that Zhen, who had a more complex moral compass, would be a better fit for Po. Mitchell also desired a character who could frustrate Po in the same way that he frustrates Shifu.

Mitchell tried to create the Chameleon a villain with more brains than muscle. He continued by saying that she is the most cunning and otherworldly opponent Po has encountered. He compared Chameleon to Po, saying both figures were seen negatively by society due to their physical appearances but eventually rose to positions of great influence. He said, “So Po has become the greatest hero, and now she’s the greatest villain”.

Mitchell made sure that the Chameleon could be just as powerful as Tai Lung, Lord Shen, and General Kai because he believed that one of the things that made the Kung Fu Panda franchise unique, aside from Black’s Po, was its villains. This is why he specifically included the former back into the plot of this sequel.

Casting

It was announced in May 2023 that Awkwafina has joined the movie’s voice cast. It was revealed in December 2023 that Viola Davis, who plays The Chameleon’s antagonist, and Ke Huy Quan would be joining the cast. In addition, Lori Tan Chinn and Ronny Chieng were revealed as new cast members, with Dustin Hoffman, Ian McShane, Bryan Cranston, and James Hong all returning from their previous roles. Filmmakers had “locked in” for Tai Lung’s comeback, so if McShane had declined to play the character, there would have been no other plot for the movie, according to Mitchell, who said working with him a “blast” and a fan of his work.

Producer Rebecca Huntley confirmed that there would be “a glimpse of the Furious Five” after Mitchell announced in December 2023 that Masters Tigress, Monkey, Crane, Mantis, and Viper—collectively known as the Furious Five—would appear in the movie and that they are “off on their own individual missions”. Co-director Stephanie Ma Stine mentioned that the Furious Five was not initially planned to appear despite objections from writers, painters, and animators during a March 2024 Discord Q&A session in a fan server. Ma Stine clarified that it was because of the original artists’ expenses, particularly for Angelina Jolie’s role as Tigress. But the producers were instructed to put them in a cameo appearance by the marketing department.

Release:

Kung Fu Panda 4 Movie Release Dates:
  • March 3, 2024 (The Grove)
  • March 8, 2024 (United States)

Theatrical Release

On March 1, 2024, the movie was screened at the Columbia University School of the Arts. March 3, 2024, marked the opening of Kung Fu Panda 4 at the AMC 14 Theater at The Grove in Los Angeles. The film was released in the United States on March 8, 2024, with showtimes one day earlier.

OTT & Home Media

Universal Pictures Home Entertainment has scheduled April 9, 2024, for the digital download release of Kung Fu Panda 4.

Kung Fu Panda 4 Movie Box Office Collection:

Kung Fu Panda 4 has made $155.5 million in revenue in the US and Canada and $207.1 million in other markets as of April 2, 2024, for a total of $362.6 million globally.

Kung Fu Panda 4 opened in 3,900 theaters in the US and Canada on the same weekend as Imaginary and Cabrini, with an estimated gross of $45–50 million. The opening day gross for the movie was $19.4 million, which included $3.8 million from Thursday night previews. After breaking records at the box office and being the highest opening weekend for a DreamWorks Animation movie since Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted in 2012, it went on to make its $58 million debut. After a 48% decline to $30.1 million in its second weekend, the movie maintained its top spot. In its third weekend, it brought in $16.5 million, placing third behind new releases Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Dune: Part Two.

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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire https://www.123movieswiki.org/ghostbusters-frozen-empire/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:48:40 +0000 https://www.123movieswiki.org/?p=668 Read more

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Gener: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Gil Kenan
Writers: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman, Ivan Reitman
Duration: 1h 55m
Stars: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is an American supernatural comedy Movie of 2024 that was directed by Gil Kenan from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jason Reitman. It is the fifth movie in the Ghostbusters series and the follow-up to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). Along with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, and William Atherton returning their roles from the previous films, the picture stars Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor, and Logan Kim in their roles from Afterlife.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Cast

  • Paul Rudd as Gary Grooberson
  • Carrie Coon as Callie Spengler
  • Finn Wolfhard as Trevor Spengler
  • Mckenna Grace as Phoebe Spengler
  • Kumail Nanjiani as Nadeem Razmaadi
  • Patton Oswalt as Dr. Hubert Wartzki
  • Celeste O’Connor as Lucky Domingo
  • Logan Kim as Podcast
  • Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Raymond “Ray” Stantz
  • James Acaster as Dr. Lars Pinfield
  • Bill Murray as Dr. Peter Venkman
  • Emily Alyn Lind as Melody
  • Annie Potts as Janine Melnitz
  • Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore
  • William Atherton as Mayor Walter Peck

Release:

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Release Date:

March 14, 2024 (New York City)
March 22, 2024 (United States)

Theatrical Release

On March 14, 2024, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire premiered worldwide in New York City. On March 22, 2024, Sony Pictures Releasing released the film. It was originally slated for release on December 20, 2023, but owing to the SAG-AFTRA strike in July 2023, it was pushed back to March 29, 2024 (replacing the planned release date of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse) and then moved ahead a week to March 22.

OTT & Home Media

Sony agreed to sell Netflix and Disney the rights to their 2022–2026 film slate in April 2021, after the movies’ release dates for home media and theaters. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and previous Ghostbusters movies were included in the exclusive “pay one window” streaming rights that Netflix signed for, which is normally an 18-month period. Disney agreed to purchase “pay two window” rights for the movies, which would be shown on Disney’s linear television networks in addition to being streamed on Disney+ and/or Hulu.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Movie Box Office Collection:

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has made $112.2 million in total revenue as of April 2, 2024, with $77.1 million in revenue in the US and Canada and $35.1 million in other markets.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, which debuted in theaters this past weekend in the US and Canada with Immaculate and Late Night with the Devil, was expected to bring in between $43 and $45.5 million from 4,345 locations. With $4.7 million from Thursday night previews, the movie grossed $16 million on its opening day, marginally more than Afterlife’s $4.5 million. Later, it debuted with a box office total of $45 million, falling between the 2016 and 2021 opening weekends of Ghostbusters ($46 million) and Afterlife ($44 million). This helped the Ghostbusters franchise surpass $1 billion in sales. The movie took in $15.7 million (a 65% decrease) in its second weekend of release, placing it second only behind Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, a new release.

Future:

Gil Kenan disclosed in February 2024 that discussions were held over ideas for several more Ghostbusters movies.

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Dune: Part Two https://www.123movieswiki.org/dune-part-two/ Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:00:34 +0000 https://www.123movieswiki.org/?p=626 Read more

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Gener: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writers: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Frank Herbert
Duration: 2h 46m
Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya

Dune: Part Two is an American sci-fi movie of 2024, it was directed and produced by Denis Villeneuve, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Jon Spaihts. A two-part filmed version of Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune, it is the follow-up to Dune (2021). It centers on Paul Atreides as he teams up with the Fremen of the planet Arrakis’ desert to fight the House Harkonnen. In addition to Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Christopher Walken, Léa Seydoux, and Souheila Yacoub joining the ensemble cast, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, and Javier Bardem reprise their roles from the first movie.

Dune: Part Two Storyline:

Princess Irulan, the daughter of Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, surreptitiously notes that Paul Ateides might still be alive after House Harkonnen destroys House Atreides. Stilgar defeats a Harkonnen patrol on Arrakis with the help of his Fremen soldiers, which include Paul and Lady Jessica, his expectant mother. A mother and son from the “Outer World” are supposed to bring wealth to Arrakis, but Stilgar and others perceive evidence that Jessica and Paul are spies when they arrive in Sietch Tabr.

Stilgar informs Jessica that the Reverend Mother of Sietch Tabr is dying and that Jessica needs to take her place by consuming the Water of Life, a poison that kills males and unskilled people. By transforming the poison, Jessica lives and gains the memories of all the female ancestors in her family. Additionally, the liquid causes Alia, her unborn daughter, to awaken early, enabling Jessica to speak with her. They decide to concentrate on persuading the northern Fremen, who are more sceptical, of the prophecy. Chani and Shishakli, a friend, think the prophecy was made up to control the Fremen. But when Paul says he just wants to battle with the Fremen, not dominate them, she starts to admire him.

As Paul thoroughly immerses himself in the Fremen culture—learning their language, taking part in ceremonies like riding a sandworm, training to be a Fedaykin fighter, and helping with raids against Harkonnen spice operations—he and Chani fall in love. As a Fremen, Paul takes up the names “Usul” and “Muad’Dib.” Baron Vladimir Harkonnen appoints his deranged and violent younger nephew Feyd-Rautha to succeed his nephew Glossu Rabban as ruler of Arrakis as a result of the disastrous spice invasions. A Bene Gesserit named Lady Margot Fenring is sent to assess Feyd-Rautha as a potential Kwisatz Haderach and to entice him in order to preserve his genetic heritage.Paul is awakened by Jessica forcing Chani to combine her tears with the liquid, giving him a better understanding of the past, present, and future. While discovering Jessica’s ancestry as the Baron’s daughter, Paul also sees an adult Alia on a water-filled Arrakis and finds a single route to victory against their adversaries among potential futures.

Paul is urged by the leaders of the southern Fremen to challenge Stilgar for leadership, but he declines and instead inspires the fundamentalists by demonstrating his ability to understand their deepest thoughts. After identifying himself as the Lisan al Gaib, he challenges Shaddam, who shows up on Arrakis accompanied by Irulan, Mohiam, and his Sardaukar army. The Fremen launch an onslaught using atomic bombs and sandworms to overwhelm the Sardaukar soldiers while Shaddam meets the Harkonnens. After killing the Baron, Paul apprehends Shaddam and his group. Gurney stops a runaway Rabban and kills him.

Paul demands Irulan’s hand in marriage, much to Chani’s dismay, and challenges Shaddam for the crown. Shaddam acknowledges his part in the demise of House Atreides. The Great Houses, previously called by the Baron, arrive in orbit. If they don’t cooperate, Paul says he’ll use atomic bombs to destroy the spice crops. Feyd-Rautha is chosen by Shaddam to be his champion, and Paul defeats him in a knife fight. Irulan consents to marry Paul as long as her father continues to live. Shaddam bows down and gives Paul’s signet ring a kiss. Paul gives the order for the Fremen to assault the Great Houses after they reject his dominion atop Arrakis.Jessica muses over the start of Muad’Dib’s holy war as Stilgar leads the Fremen into the captured Sardaukar ships. Chani rides out on a sandworm by herself, refusing to submit to Paul.

Release:

Dune: Part Two Movie Release Date:

Dune: Part Two Movie Box Office Collection:

Dune: Part Two has made $628.8 million in total revenue globally as of April 1, 2024, with $254.1 million in revenue in the US and Canada and $374.7 million in other regions. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie would need to make about $500 million to break even.

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Monkey Man https://www.123movieswiki.org/monkey-man/ Sat, 30 Mar 2024 16:21:41 +0000 https://www.123movieswiki.org/?p=560 Read more

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Gener: Action, Thriller
Director: Dev Patel
Writers: Paul Angunawela, John Collee, Dev Patel
Duration: 2h 1m
Stars: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash

American action thriller Monkey Man is released in 2024. Paul Angunawela, John Collee, and Dev Patel co-wrote the screenplay. This is Patel’s first feature-length directing debut. Along with Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sikandar Kher, Vipin Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, and Makarand Deshpande, Patel plays the film’s lead character and makes his directorial debut.

Monkey Man Movie Cast:

Production:

Development

It was announced on October 29, 2018, that Dev Patel would direct the action thriller Monkey Man as his directorial debut. Regarding the movie he worked on, Patel said, “I believe that the action genre has occasionally been misused by the system. I wanted to flood it with a genuine spirit, anguish, and suffering. And I wanted to add a tiny bit of culture to it.”

Filming

The film was originally scheduled to begin shooting on location in India in early 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic caused delays and even the production was almost canceled. Patel then decided to film the movie on a little Indonesian island.

It was revealed on March 12, 2021, that the movie, nicknamed “John Wick in Mumbai,” had wrapped up production and that Netflix had acquired global distribution rights. It was during the filming of the movie Patel fractured his hand.

Release:

Monkey Man Release Date: April 5, 2024

On March 11, 2024, Monkey Man made its international premiere at South by Southwest. Universal Pictures plans to release the film in the US on April 5, 2024.

Recognition:

Critical Response

37 critics have left reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, an online review aggregate website, with an average rating of 7.7/10, and 92% of them are positive. The consensus on the website is as follows: “An audacious effort from debuting director Dev Patel, Monkey Man dispenses action and sociopolitical commentary with equal aplomb.” Based on the opinions of 17 reviewers, the weighted average site Metacritic gave the movie a score of 70 out of 100, referring to “generally favorable” reviews.

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Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya https://www.123movieswiki.org/teri-baaton-mein-aisa-uljha-jiya/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:01:39 +0000 https://www.123movieswiki.org/?p=508 Read more

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Gener: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Amit Joshi, Aradhana Sah
Writers: Amit Joshi, Aradhana Sah
Duration: 2h 21m
Stars: Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon, Dharmendra

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024) is an Indian Hindi-language science fiction romantic comedy that stars Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon. Produced by Maddock Films and Jio Studios, the film is written and directed by Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, who are making their directorial debuts.

From October 2022 to April 2023, the main shooting was conducted. On February 9, 2024, the movie was released in theaters to acclaim from critics. It went on to become the sixth-highest-earning Indian movie of 2024.

Storyline:

Shahid Kapoor’s character Aryan Agnihotri is a bright robotics engineer who follows up his aunt Urmila Shukla’s (Dimple Kapadia) footsteps by working for her company, E-Robotics. She invites him to travel to the USA, where he encounters Kriti Sanon’s character, SIFRA (Super Intelligent Female Robot Automation) who seems and acts like a human, but he is unaware of this fact. After falling in love, he finds out that she is a robot that his aunt is using to see if people can distinguish SIFRA from themselves.

Heartbroken, he goes back to India and accepts an arranged marriage. But after realizing how much he loved SIFRA, he decides to leave the engagement ceremony secretly. His grandfather discovers this and encourages him to follow his feelings, telling him he will take care of the family in absence of him. In order to welcome SIFRA to his family, Aryan calls his aunt and requests that she take her to India for additional “testing” against a traditional Indian household. She accepts and sends her to India, where Aryan presents her to his family as his girlfriend, creating several hilarious situations.

Unaware of the fact that she is a robot, Aryan’s family approves their marriage. She installs a malicious update before their wedding, corrupting her memory and leaving her completely forgetful. When Aryan calls his aunt for assistance, she gives him a memory backup, which Aryan installs and helps her restore her memory. After discovering the truth, Urmila—who had no idea that Aryan was planning to marry her—is against him and tells him to give her back because she is an intellectual property of her company. After a dramatic conversation, he convinces his aunt, who permits him to keep her.

While SIFRA is charging herself, there is a blackout, which makes her malfunction. Her speech becomes garbled and her actions start to jerk as she carries out previously given instructions that were revoked, such as “setting Delhi on fire.” Seeing the devastation she has caused, Heartbroken Aryan had no option but to stop her. He does this by piercing her face with a sword, which exposes the inner workings of her and makes him realize that, despite how she looks as same as human, she can not be a real human ever.

Later on, Urmila introduces a number of robots, one of which being SIFRA 2.0. Aryan is no longer the new SIFRA’s administrator, and she has had her memory and settings formatted. A new intern named Jiah (Jhanvi Kapoor) approaches Aryan and asks for guidance on finding true love. The new SIFRA begins to get jealous of their bonding, and Aryan notices her feelings and smiles.

Movie Cast:

  • Shahid Kapoor as Aryan Agnihotri
  • Kriti Sanon as SIFRA (Super Intelligent Female Robot Automation) and SIFRA 2.0
  • Dharmendra as Jai Singh Agnihotri
  • Dimple Kapadia as Urmila Shukla
  • Rakesh Bedi as Papa
  • Rajesh Kumar as Mama
  • Anubha Fatehpuria as Sharmila Agnihotri
  • Brijbhushan Shukla as Foofa
  • Raashul Tandon as Pappu
  • Grusha Kapoor as Bua
  • Shaunak Duggal as Chintu
  • Ashish Verma as Monty
  • Maahi Raj Jain as Tim Tim
  • Chittransh as Kapil
  • Shivaani Sopuri as Pammi
  • Rajan Kavatra as Inspector Gupta
  • Amisha Thakur as Myra
  • Abhishek Gaikwad as Dubey Ji
  • Manish Kumar as Constable Gujjar
  • Suryansh Mishra as Kushal
  • Kamal Chellani as Vishal
  • Rajan Tiwari as Pandit Ji
  • Snehal Shidam as Mangla
  • Janhvi Kapoor as Jiah (special appearance)

Production:

Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon signed on to appear in Dinesh Vijan’s upcoming robot romantic comedy in August 2022. October 2022 marked the start of production, which terminated in April 2023. In January 2024, the title of the movie, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya, was made public.

Release:

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Movie Release Date: 9 Feb 2024

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya had been scheduled for release on December 7, 2023. However, it wasn’t till February 9, 2024, which happened to fall on Valentine’s Day weekend.

Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya Movie Box Office Collection:

With ₹103.41 crore (US$13 million) in India and ₹37.35 crore (US$4.7 million) elsewhere, the movie brought in a total of ₹140.76 crore (US$18 million) worldwide.

Recognition:

Critics gave Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya varying degrees of favorable reviews.[19] Fourteen critics have left reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 5.4/10, and 43 percent of them are positive. The film got a 7.6 out of 10 on IMDb

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Gener: Horror, Thriller
Director: Vikas Bahl
Writers: Aamil Keeyan Khan
Duration: 2h 12m
Stars: Janki Bodiwala, Ajay Devgn, Jyotika, R. Madhvan

Shaitaan (2024) is a supernatural horror movie in Hindi that was produced by Jio Studios, Devgn Films, and Panorama Studios. It was directed by Vikas Bahl. Starring in the movie are Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan, Anngad Raaj, Janki Bodiwala and Jyothika. After releasing her first movie, Doli Saja Ke Rakhna, in 1998, Jyothika is now in her second Hindi film. Amit Trivedi created the soundtrack, and Sudhakar Reddy Yakkanti and Sandeep Francis handled the shooting and editing.

The movie’s official announcement took place in May 2023, and the title was confirmed in January 2024. Principal photography was shot in India and London between June 2023 and September 2023. It is a remake of the Gujarati film Vash of 2023.

To coincide with Maha Shivaratri, Shaitaan was launched in theaters on March 8, 2024. The acting and screenplay were praised by critics who gave it mostly excellent reviews. With a global box office total of approximately ₹187 crore (US$23 million), it was a commercial success and ranked fourth among Indian films of 2024.

Shaitaan Movie Cast:

Production:

Development

The film, which is a remake of the Gujarati horror movie Vash (2023), was first revealed in May 2023. A trailer with the film’s Shaitaan title was released in January 2024. Janki Bodiwala, who plays the same role in the movie as in the original version, Ajay Devgan and R. Madhvan along with Jyothika, Anngad Raaj  were the cast for the main roles. With this movie, Madhavan and Jyothika worked together for the first time since Priyamaana Thozhi (2003) and Dumm Dumm Dumm (2001). Jyothika makes her 24 years later comeback to Bollywood with this movie as well.

Shooting

The movie’s filming took place in London, Mumbai, and Mussoorie between June and September of 2023.

Release:

Shaitaan Movie Release Date:

To coincide with Maha Shivaratri, Shaitaan was launched in theaters on March 8, 2024.

Shaitaan Movie Box Office Collection:

Shaitaan made ₹157.05 crore (US$20 million) in India as of March 21, 2024. It also made ₹30.62 crore (US$3.8 million) abroad, for a total of ₹187.67 crore (US$24 million) worldwide.

Recognition:

43% of the 14 reviews by critics on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10. It got a 7.5 out of 10 rating on IMDB

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Gener: Biography, Drama
Director: Greta Gerwig
Writers: Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach
Directior: 1h 54m
Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae

Barbie is a fantasy comedy movie of 2023 that was directed by Greta Gerwig and is based on a screenplay she co-wrote with Noah Baumbach. After multiple animated films and specials, this is the first live-action Barbie movie, based on the fashion dolls of the same name by Mattel. It follows Margot Robbie, who plays the title role, and Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken, as they embark on a journey of self-discovery through Barbieland and the real world after experiencing an existential crisis. It also serves as an assessment of the consequences of feminism and patriarchy. America Ferrera, Michael Cera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell are among the supporting cast members.

Barbie had a world premiere on July 9, 2023, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. On July 21, it was released in the US. The “Barbenheimer” phenomenon was sparked by its parallel release with Oppenheimer from Universal Pictures, which enticed viewers to watch both movies as a double feature. With $1.446 billion in gross, the movie hit multiple records and became the highest-grossing movie of 2023 as well as the 14th highest-grossing movie of all time. After being ranked among the top ten movies of 2023 by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review, the movie garnered praise from critics and other honors. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Original Song for “What Was I Made For?” Barbie also took home the Golden Globe for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

Storyline:

The film broke numerous records and became the highest-grossing film of 2023 and the 14th highest-grossing film of all time with a $1.446 billion box office haul. The film received positive reviews and other accolades after being named one of the top ten films of 2023 by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. It received eight Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Picture, and its song “What Was I Made For?” won Best Original Song. In addition, Barbie won the Golden Globe for Best Picture and Best Box Office Performance.

During a dance party one evening, Barbie had a sudden worry about dying. She gets flat feet, cellulite, and foul breath all of which interfere with her regular routine and the traditional Barbie perfection. A deformed doll named Weird Barbie instructs Barbie to locate the child who is playing with her in real life in order to heal herself of her ailments. Ken accompanies Barbie as she decides to take the advice and go for the real world, stowing away in her convertible.

Barbie smacks a man after he approaches her on Venice Beach after he makes advances. Ken and Barbie get momentarily detained. The CEO of Mattel orders the dolls to be recaptured, alarmed by their existence in the real world. Barbie finds her owner, Sasha, an adolescent girl, and she berates Barbie for promoting unattainable beauty standards. Barbie is devastated to learn that Gloria, Sasha’s mother and a Mattel employee, unintentionally set off Barbie’s existential crisis when Gloria started tinkering with Sasha’s old Barbies. Barbie eludes Mattel’s effort to place her in a toy box for remanufacturing with the assistance of Gloria and Sasha, and the three set out for Barbieland while Mattel executives pursue them.

In the meantime, Ken discovers what patriarchy is and experiences respect for the first time. He convinces the other Kens to assume control when he returns to Barbieland ahead of Barbie. The Barbies are brainwashed by the Kens into accepting positions like housewives, maids, and acceptable girlfriends. When Barbie shows up, she tries to talk the Barbies back into being autonomous. She is depressed when her endeavors don’t work out. Gloria talks on how frustrating it is for women to have to adhere to contradictory standards in the real world. Barbie’s confidence is restored by Gloria’s remarks.

Gloria deprograms the Barbies from their indoctrination using her real-world knowledge, with the help of Sasha, Weird Barbie, Allan, and the discontinued dolls. After that, the Barbies trick the Kens into fighting among themselves so they won’t be able to write male supremacy into Barbieland’s constitution and the Barbies can take back control. The Barbies decide to right the wrongs of their former society, stressing better treatment of the Kens and all outcasts, having now personally experienced institutional oppression.

Barbie and Ken express their regret for their previous transgressions to one another. Barbie tells Ken that he needs to discover his own identity when he laments the lack of meaning in his life without her. Barbie encounters Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel and the person who created the Barbie doll, who says that Barbie’s narrative has no definitive conclusion and that her constantly changing past goes beyond her origins. Barbie is still unclear of who she is.

Following her farewells to the Barbies, Kens, and Mattel executives, Barbie makes the decision to transform back into a human and rejoin society. A little later, Barbie—now going by the name “Barbara Handler”—is taken to her first gynecological appointment by Gloria, her husband, and Sasha.

Barbie Movie Cast:

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12th Fail https://www.123movieswiki.org/12th-fail/ Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:47:09 +0000 https://www.123movieswiki.org/?p=15 Read more

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Gener: Biography, Drama
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Writers: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Jaskunwar Kohli, Anurag Pathak
Directior: 2h 27m
Stars: Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankr, Anant Joshi

12th Fail is an Indian Hindi language film which was released in 2023, Vidhu Vinod Chopra is the director, producer, and writer of this biographical drama film. It is based on Anurag Pathak’s 2019 nonfiction book of the same name, which tells the story of Manoj Kumar Sharma, an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who rose from abject poverty. Anant V Joshi, Medha Shankar, Anshumaan Pushkar, and Priyanshu Chatterjee co-star with Vikrant Massey as Sharma in the movie.

When 12th Fail was released in theaters on October 27, 2023, it was met with universal praise from critics and became a sleeper blockbuster, making over ₹69 crore (US$8.6 million) globally on a ₹20 crore (US$2.5 million) budget. It received five awards at the 69th Filmfare accolades, including Best Director, Best Actor (Massey), and Best Film (Critics).

Cast:

  • Vikrant Massey as Manoj Kumar Sharma
  • Medha Shankar as Shraddha Joshi
  • Anant V Joshi as Pritam Pandey
  • Anshumaan Pushkar as Gauri Bhaiya
  • Harish Khanna as Ramveer Sharma, Manoj’s father
  • Geeta Aggarwal Sharma as Pushpa Sharma, Manoj’s mother
  • Sarita Joshi as Manoj’s grandmother
  • Priyanshu Chatterjee as DSP Dushyant Singh
  • Sanjay Bishnoi as Naval
  • Vikas Divyakirti as Himself
  • Vijay Kumar Dogra as Sundar
  • Neeraj Kalra as Professor Prabhakar Joshi, Shraddha’s father
  • Perry Chhabra as Rajini Sharma, Manoj’s younger sister
  • Darius Chinoy as Mr. Solanki
  • Radhika Joshi as Tanya
  • Fasi Khan as Kishan, Shraddha’s house servant
  • Rahul Dev Shetty as Mr. Mehta, Manoj’s UPSC interviewer

Production:

Development

The movie, based on Anurag Pathak‘s novel Twelfth Fail, was announced by director Vidhu Vinod Chopra in November 2022. The films draws inspiration from the true stories of IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS Officer Shraddha Joshi.

Casting

Actor Vikrant Massey was set to portray the lead, according to Chopra’s announcement in November 2022, which marks their first working together. Medha Shankar was assigned with the role of Shraddha Joshi. Vikas Divyakirti, the coach of UPSC, was chosen to portray himself in the film. Numerous real UPSC aspirants were assigned with different roles. Massey claimed that it gave the movie more “authenticity”. In the movie, Joshi and Sharma both had brief cameos.

Shooting

Most of the film was filmed in Mumbai, Delhi, Chambal, Agra, and Mussoorie. A major part of the movie was filmed in Rajendra Nagar and Mukherjee Nagar, two popular destinations for students aspiring for government jobs. December 2022 marked the end of the filming.

Release:

Theatrical Release

On August 10, 2023, the teaser for 12th Fail was released, then on October 3, 2023, the trailer. On October 27, 2023, the Hindi and Kannada versions of the movie were released in theaters. Following the movie’s success in Hindi, the producers declared that it would be dubbed in Tamil and Telugu and was released on November 3.

OTT and Television

On December 29, 2023, the movie became available for streaming on Disney+ Hotstar. On February 29, 2024, it premiered on TV on Sony Max. It premiered as a simulcast on March 10, 2024, over several Sony Network Channels, including Sony Max 2, Sony SAB, and Sony PAL.

Recognition:

The critics praised 12th Fail. It has a 9.0/10 IMDB rating given by 109k raters. 90% of the reviews from 10 critics on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes are positive and have an average rating of 6.8/10.

“Despite the background music and the occasional mood spikes, 12th Fail stays, for the most part, a film that cleaves close to ground reality. With characters that make you feel that they’ve wandered off the street.” stated Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express, rating the movie three stars out of five. “It’s not just the main cast, but the numbers of the young who gather in the hot spots rife with coaching centers, such as North Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar: all these multitudes, crowding into tiny rooms, far away from their homes, cramming day and night to get through the exams in the hope of becoming something more than who they are, is such an India story.” She adds.

12th Fail is a thought-provoking and entertaining film that offers an innovative portrayal of the life of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, the screenplay creates a genuinely likable story. It stays away from all extravagance to salvage as much drama as possible from the ups and downs of the journey of the man.” says Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV, who scored it 3.5 stars out of 5. Mid-Day’s Mayank Shekhar reviewed the movie “This is the India story!” with four out of five rating.

Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times said that 12th Fail is a must-watch to understand the struggles and emotions that UPSC students experience as well as to have insight into our educational system as a whole—a point that Chopra made in 3 Idiots (2009). Rediff.com’s Deepa Gahlot appreciated Vikrant Massey’s performance and stated “If Vikrant Massey does not win a National Award for this film, it will be unjust to an actor who has given a performance of such unalloyed brilliance.” India Today’s Bhavna Agarwal rated four out of five stars and wrote. “Vikrant Massey passes with flying colours on performance sheet”.

Anuj Kumar of The Hindu reviewed film writing “12th Fail film review: Vidhu Vinod Chopra delivers yet another hug of hope that is more earnest than magical.” Sneha Bengani of CNBC TV18 reviewed the movie and wrote “Vikrant Massey powers through this remarkable story of perseverance”. In his review, Dhaval Roy of The Times of India rated 12th Fail with four stars out of five, saying that it is a fantastic movie that is highly recommended. Almost every moment in the 147-minute film leaves you feel astounded and inspired. Kudos to Chopra for ensuring that every character in the movie gets the finest opportunity possible.

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