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Beginners
Sign in to saveBeginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. Based on the coming out of Mills' father at the age 75, five years before his death, it tells the story of a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman dealing with father-issues of her own.
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Beginners is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. The movie features a cast including Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, and Goran Višnjić. It was produced by Lars Knudsen and distributed by Focus Features and Netflix. The narrative is set in Los Angeles, where filming also took place. The story centers on the main subject of lung cancer.
The film has a runtime of 105 minutes and was released on video on demand. It received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and was nominated for the same honor. Review scores include 7.5/10, 86%, and 81/100. The movie was assessed using the Bechdel test. It was composed by Brian Reitzell and is categorized as a romantic comedy and LGBTQ-related film.
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6.8Oliver meets the irreverent and unpredictable Anna only months after his father Hal Fields has passed away. This new love floods Oliver with memories of his father, who, following the death of his wife of 44 years, came out of the closet at age 75 to live a full, energized, and wonderfully tumultuous gay life – which included a younger boyfriend.
Cast
- Ewan McGregor as Oliver Fields
- Christopher Plummer as Hal Fields
- Mélanie Laurent as Anna Wallace
- Goran Višnjić as Andy
- Kai Lennox as Elliot
- Mary Page Keller as Georgia Fields
Themes
- coming out
- cancer
- relationship
- gay parent
- lgbt
- older man younger man relationship
- father son relationship
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Key facts
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- Beginners
- Film.image
- Beginners Poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Promotional poster
- Film.director
- Mike Mills
- Film.writer
- Mike Mills
- Film.cinematography
- Kasper Tuxen
- Film.editing
- Olivier Bugge Coutté
- Film.distributor
- Focus Features
- Film.runtime
- 104 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $3.2 million
- Film.gross
- $14.3 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- lung cancer
- Director
- Mike Mills
- Screenwriter
- Mike Mills
- Composer
- Brian Reitzell
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 105
- FilmAffinity ID
- 878081
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.BeginnersMovie.com
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- publication date
- 2010-01-01
- title
- Beginners
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 81/100
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Music
- Reception
- Accolades
- Notes
- References
- External links
Beginners is a 2010 American romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Mike Mills. Based on the coming out of Mills' father at the age 75, five years before his death, it tells the story of a man reflecting on the life and death of his father, while trying to forge a new romantic relationship with a woman dealing with father-issues of her own.
After its premiere at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival, the Los Angeles Times heralded Beginners as a "heady, heartfelt film" with a cast who have "a strong sense of responsibility to their real-world counterparts". Christopher Plummer won many accolades, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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