SummaryChristine (Rebecca Hall), always the smartest person in the room at her local Sarasota, Florida news station, feels like she is destined for bigger things and is relentless in her pursuit of an on-air position in a larger market. As an aspiring newswoman with an eye for nuance and an interest in social justice, she finds herself constantly buttin... Read More
Directed By:Antonio Campos
Written By:Craig Shilowich
Christine
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Generally Favorable
72
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6.7
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
72
85% Positive
29 Reviews
29 Reviews
12% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Jan 26, 2016
100
A magnificent performance from Rebecca Hall is Christine’s clear highlight, but the entire ensemble shines in this stripped-down but deeply sympathetic drama.
Nov 3, 2016
88
It’s Hall’s performance that jolts Christine, carrying the movie on her slumped shoulders.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.7
74% Positive
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
15% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
11% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Jan 26, 2017
10
Rebecca Hall's performance has left me speechless. An incredible actress portraying a disturbed journalist who doesn't understand the world she's living in.
Feb 18, 2023
8
A gem of small independent film. Very sad story of mental illness. Rebecca Hall gives an incredible performance.
Feb 6, 2017
80
Impeccably played by Rebecca Hall, this is a thoughtful reflection on life’s casual cruelties and how little attitudes towards women have changed since Watergate.
Nov 10, 2016
75
Christine is a movie as bleak and withdrawn as its protagonist, with Hall making the most of her best role in years, a slow death spiral that's hard to look away from.
Oct 12, 2016
70
While Christine the movie may leave you in a coldly analytical space about sad people — even its dollops of humor have a chilliness — Christine the woman stays with you, thanks to a career-best performance from Hall that’s stark, thoughtful, and mesmerizing.
Oct 14, 2016
63
Christine, centered on a riveting and at times unbearably emotional performance by Rebecca Hall, attempts to give a three-dimensional and respectful-yet-honest portrait of a complex woman. Sometimes the film is successful in this, sometimes it's not.
Oct 10, 2016
25
It largely fails to animate Christine Chubbuck's inner turmoil, focusing instead on broad, blunt externalities.
Nov 19, 2016
8
A riveting, albeit troubling portrait of an ambitious but disturbed woman's descent into madness who puts it all on display on live TV. Rebecca Hall gives an Oscar-worthy breakthrough performance in director Antonio Campos's biography of a south Florida television reporter seeking to get her life and career together while wrestling with a host of psychological issues. Not an easy film to watch, but one that's difficult to take your eyes off of -- not unlike the work produced by the protagonist herself.
Aug 9, 2017
7
I liked this better than Kate plays Christine because ist an actual film, Rebecca Hall is great. The D would have saved her
Feb 23, 2017
7
Rebecca Hall gives a career performance in Christine; a true tale investigating the ill-fated anchor's psychological isolation and decay as well as the the challenges facing any woman in a 1970s workspace.
Production Company:
- BorderLine Films
- Fresh Jade
- The Wonder Club
Release Date:Oct 14, 2016
Duration:1 h 59 m
Rating:R
Tagline:The shocking true story that changed the face of television.
Awards
Women Film Critics Circle Awards
• 1 Win & 5 Nominations
Torino Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
