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SummaryLos Angeles, circa 1920s: A little immigrant girl finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man, who captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl interested in the story, he i... Read More

The Fall

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Generally Favorable
64
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Universal Acclaim
8.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
57% Positive
13 Reviews
43% Mixed
10 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Chicago Sun-Times
A movie that you might want to see for no other reason than because it exists. There will never be another like it.
88
Premiere
The Fall is a movie whose every frame pulsates with the desire to be a transportive, transcendent work of cinema. And each one of said frames is full of visual bedazzlement and wonder. So full that one is loathe to sum up with the phrase "Close, but no cigar." But there is something, finally, kind of pushy about the film's desire to be a masterpiece.
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Universal Acclaim
86% Positive
91 Ratings
9% Mixed
10 Ratings
5% Negative
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Oct 27, 2022
10
ejwi
Still my favourite movie of all time. So hauntingly beautiful, absolutely stunning pictures and flawless acting. Secret masterpiece
Jun 8, 2019
10
mazewaxie
One of the most underrated films ever made, "The Fall" is a beautifully directed movie.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
It's an achingly beautiful movie and a triumph of location scouting, with more cosmopolitan spectacle than the past three Indiana Jones and James Bond movies combined.
67
Christian Science Monitor
Some of the set pieces are ravishing, more often they're ravishingly clunky.
50
ReelViews
Pretty pictures - thats what The Fall has to offer.
50
New York Post
It's basically a Middle Eastern version of "The Princess Bride" with an assisted-suicide subplot.
40
The New York Times
A genuine labor of love -- and a real bore.
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Feb 21, 2018
10
MarnieRain
One of the most beautifully filmed movies ever. You could watch it just for the visuals alone and have your breath taken away, but it has an intense emotional core at its center as well, and the pure beauty of it and its story might bring you to tears as it did with me.
Sep 20, 2017
10
kraenk
One of the best and most impactful movies I've ever seen, both visually and emotionally exceptional. Seeing how the critics rated this masterpiece just makes me lose all hope for movie critics' credibility.
Jul 22, 2017
10
Giaki
Amazing film, there's a lot of poetry and the story disclose in a very beautiful way. It's seriuos, it's odd, it's funny, it's a cult. One of the best photography I've seen in a movie, very emotional too
May 24, 2012
10
cabrita
After analysing this film and seeing it for a second time I have seen the masterpiece that is the fall. From the foreshadowing and great use of symmetry in the opening scene to the beautiful images of tarsem's sets. Not only is this film great in an artistic way but dramatically it delivers a surprising punch for an art film that's main focus is it's visuals. I strongly recommend everyone to see this film although it is not for everyone.
Nov 18, 2014
3
Erameris
This movie was very boring, it was hard for me to keep up because it didn't catch my interest at all. The plot is very simple and easy to understand, it was just made harder to get by the mix of reality and the bad stories the guy makes up to keep the interest of the kid. Visually ugly, the costumes are tacky, the colors too bright, the acting is okay. This is not an enchanting, artistic or moving story and I don't know why people like it. I find it to be boring, insipid and pretentious. Just a movie that tries to flash the viewers with high contrast colors, ridiculous costumes and a half-baked storytelling formula. It's a shallow movie in every aspect.
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May 9, 2008
1 h 57 m
R
A Little Blessing In Disguise.
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 2 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 2 Nominations
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