SummaryThe story unfolds during the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school. Its sheltered young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.
Directed By:Sofia Coppola
Written By:Sofia Coppola, Thomas Cullinan, Albert Maltz, Irene Kamp
The Beguiled
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Generally Favorable
77
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6.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
84% Positive
38 Reviews
38 Reviews
16% Mixed
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Jul 10, 2017
100
Witty, menacing and steamy (in every sense), The Beguiled is an intelligent update and Coppola’s best work to date. Oscars await.
May 24, 2017
90
Though it borrows some of the gauzy mood of The Virgin Suicides, it’s essentially unlike any other Sofia Coppola film, a serene, supple picture that hits more than a few notes of despair.
User score
Generally Favorable
50% Positive
105 Ratings
105 Ratings
33% Mixed
69 Ratings
69 Ratings
17% Negative
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
Mar 23, 2018
10
I enjoyed this movie much. On the Alfred Hitchcock path,which turns and the public or viewer much decide for themselves who is the guilty party, male or female? In fact, the movie made me open and account to write a review and think about reading the book. So yes, this movie is a must see, regardless of any negative review. The movie invites the audience to decide. Loved it.
Jul 5, 2017
10
This film is not for everyone. It is subtle and requires attention, but if you can give the film that, the experience is very rewarding. I guess you’d have to say it is a typical Sofia Coppola film such as Lost in Translation and The Bling Ring. Another problem is the misleading trailer. What happens to the wounded soldier at the hands of Nicole Kidman is not as sensational as the trailer implies and has nothing directly to do with castration. Within the immediate events of the film, it makes perfect sense, although what is going on underneath is another matter. The cast is wonderful, especially Colin Farrell, Kidman, and Kirsten Dunst. This is a great film, although I am not sure yet if it is a classic, but certainly Coppola deserved her Best Director award at Cannes.
May 24, 2017
83
Coppola and her production team — including The Grandmaster cinematographer Philippe Le Sourd — have created a fully realized world of eroticism, humidity, and Southern Gothic atmosphere. The characters are simply engulfed by it, almost to the point that even the twisted willow trees appear to be reaching out to grab them.
May 24, 2017
80
The Beguiled has its jolts and its laughs, but mostly this glides along like a mildly saucy yet poetically made parable, well-dressed, well-designed and well-performed.
Jun 28, 2017
75
For all its smarts, however,the film feels the slightest bit impersonal and risk-free. Coppola has been faulted in various quarters for dropping a female slave from her remake.
Jun 22, 2017
63
The Beguiled serves as proof that what goes for naturalism in Sofia Coppola’s dominion still verges on being decorative to the point of self-parody.
Jul 20, 2017
9
Visually sumptuous and beautifully understated. Sofia Coppola has directed with assured confidence her best film to date, a remake of the 1971 version starring Clint Eastwood and Geraldine Page. The screenplay quietly bristles with sexual subtext and Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst and Elle Fanning are more than equal to the demands placed upon them by so intelligent a re-imagining, where subtlety is the order of the day. One is left compelled,gripped and exhilarated. Definitely better than the original.
Jan 21, 2025
6
Ein Film über ein Einzelschicksal eines Soldaten, welcher während dem amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg verletzt Zuflucht in einem Frauenhaus sucht. Viele Dialoge. Etwas abrubte Umschwenkungen in der Story. Einige witzige Szenen.
Jan 10, 2021
6
Okay.
The trademark Sofia Coppola production values are there, but some of acting is a letdown as is the story at times.
Jul 18, 2017
3
The unexpected arrival of Colin Farrell causes mayhem in school full of “vengeful b****s (his words). That’s the short version but it’s enough to know you should definitely skip this one. It's the American Civil War. Open with a scenic shot of the woods with lots of cricket sound effects. Then you get another scenic shot of a house accompanied by more crickets. Followed by another shot of the house at sunset and from a slightly different angle and you can see where this is going. I’m not faulting the cinematography but it’s so in your face constantly it loses any desired effect.
The school of prim and proper ladies run by Nicole Kidman decide to take in a wounded soldier while he recovers. Can they trust him or can he trust them? Right away I was expecting a tense and suspenseful gothic drama instead I got bland, non-engaging and lots of running around the house with flowy nightgowns and candles. All tied together with acting so bad it will make you laugh. Not from Kidman of course, she carries the movie but that’s simply not enough. I’ve never seen the original but I’m willing to bet it’s better than this remake. Not recommended, seriously I wasted my time so there’s no need to waste yours.
Jul 9, 2017
3
Really did not care for it. A lot of "atmosphere" ? I guess. I wanted to get some fresh air the whole time I saw it. Really hard to believe this was from a novel. Seemed like a short story plot with a twist (slow in coming and kind of like Poe's stories). Just not very much of a movie. If this is female empowerment I think Wonder Woman would have been better!
Production Company:
- American Zoetrope
- FR Productions
Release Date:Jun 23, 2017
Duration:1 h 33 m
Rating:R
Tagline:Innocent, until betrayed.
Awards
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
C&I Movie and TV Awards
• 3 Nominations
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards
• 3 Nominations
