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The Other Boleyn Girl

Movie · 2008 · 115 min

A somber, handsomely mounted historical drama that feels like a tense family power struggle with a tragic, inevitable pull.

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2008 film by Justin Chadwick
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Year
2008
Runtime
115 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • family
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
drama, biographical, romance, historical
Directed by
Justin Chadwick
Written by
Peter Morgan
Starring
Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Andrew Garfield, Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne, Eric Bana, Kristin Scott Thomas, Juno Temple
Music
Paul Cantelon
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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