A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 18 nominations
Dane Zagarino
- Topper Lowell
- (as Dane West)
Jacob MacKinnon
- Edgar Romanelli
- (as Jacob Mackinnon)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film's title is a reference to the song "Armagideon Time" by The Clash, as well as a reference to Ronald Reagan, who James Gray said was "always talking about the armageddon." He said Reagan was, "always mentioning the world ending. It was cultural trauma. That weighed on kids in 1980. In the [Reagan interview] clip you see in the movie, he's actually talking about Armageddon as a result of homosexuality, which is crazy. He's talking about Sodom and Gomorrah."
- GoofsPaul is sent to Forest Manor School, which is overseen and financed by Frederick Trump. Trump never oversaw or financed a school. He sat on the board of Kew-Forest, which his children Maryanne and Donald attended. That said, this *goof* was likely intentional on the part of the filmmakers.
- Quotes
Paul Graff: Sometimes kids at school say bad words about the Black kids.
Grandpa Aaron Rabinowitz: What do you do when that happens?
Paul Graff: Obviously, nothing, of course.
Grandpa Aaron Rabinowitz: Do you think that's smart?
- SoundtracksAlley Cat
Written by Bent Fabricius-Bjerre
Performed by Bill Justis
Courtesy of Mercury Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
The film offers an excellent illustration of several issues in society.
IN A NUTSHELL:
The movie is a deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
The film was written and directed by James Gray. One of the shenanigans the two boys come up with in the story came from something he and his childhood friend did. This is his first digitally-shot movie, receiving a 7-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.
THINGS I LIKED: The fantastic cast includes Academy Award winners Sir Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain. We also get to see 4-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh. For me, the standout performance was Anne Hathaway. Her character was complex and she portrayed it all with a New York accent and conflicted flair.
The young actor who plays Paul Graff, Banks Repeta, does a great job. Jaylin Webb also gives a good performance as Paul's best friend.
The movie gets its title from the song by the Clash. There is a scene where we see President Ronald Reagan talking about the end of the world. That's another reason why the movie got its title "Armageddon." We get to visit the Guggenheim Museum in the movie, as well as see other New York City sites.
It's impossible to say anything negative about a movie that features Sir Anthony Hopkins. He's fantastic as always. Unfortunately, he's not in the movie as much as most of us would like.
The film offers an excellent illustration of several issues in society.
THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: The protagonist is a bratty kid, making it difficult to root for him. He creates his own problems.
It's a slow burn that meanders.
The movie kind of ends abruptly and ambiguously.
TIPS FOR PARENTS: Kids will be completely bored.
There's talk of war in Europe.
Two boys in middle school are disrespectful and get into trouble.
Profanity, including F-bombs, mostly spoken by kids Racism is portrayed Kids smoke a joint The "N" word is used once The parents fight a lot A boy hears his parents talk about how he has no potential and is "slow" A family member dies and we see people at a funeral.
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The film was written and directed by James Gray. One of the shenanigans the two boys come up with in the story came from something he and his childhood friend did. This is his first digitally-shot movie, receiving a 7-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.
THINGS I LIKED: The fantastic cast includes Academy Award winners Sir Anthony Hopkins, Anne Hathaway, and Jessica Chastain. We also get to see 4-time Tony Award nominee Tovah Feldshuh. For me, the standout performance was Anne Hathaway. Her character was complex and she portrayed it all with a New York accent and conflicted flair.
The young actor who plays Paul Graff, Banks Repeta, does a great job. Jaylin Webb also gives a good performance as Paul's best friend.
The movie gets its title from the song by the Clash. There is a scene where we see President Ronald Reagan talking about the end of the world. That's another reason why the movie got its title "Armageddon." We get to visit the Guggenheim Museum in the movie, as well as see other New York City sites.
It's impossible to say anything negative about a movie that features Sir Anthony Hopkins. He's fantastic as always. Unfortunately, he's not in the movie as much as most of us would like.
The film offers an excellent illustration of several issues in society.
THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: The protagonist is a bratty kid, making it difficult to root for him. He creates his own problems.
It's a slow burn that meanders.
The movie kind of ends abruptly and ambiguously.
TIPS FOR PARENTS: Kids will be completely bored.
There's talk of war in Europe.
Two boys in middle school are disrespectful and get into trouble.
Profanity, including F-bombs, mostly spoken by kids Racism is portrayed Kids smoke a joint The "N" word is used once The parents fight a lot A boy hears his parents talk about how he has no potential and is "slow" A family member dies and we see people at a funeral.
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Box office
- Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,872,625
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $70,275
- Oct 30, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $6,538,820
- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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