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I, Tonya

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Also known as I Tonya

2017 film directed by Craig Gillespie

Film · TMDB

7.5

Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

Released: 2017-12-07120 minDir: Craig GillespieDrama, ComedyBudget: $11.0MBox office: $53.9M

Cast

  • Margot Robbie as Tonya
  • Sebastian Stan as Jeff
  • Allison Janney as LaVona
  • Julianne Nicholson as Diane Rawlinson
  • Paul Walter Hauser as Shawn
  • Bobby Cannavale as Martin Maddox

Themes

  • sports
  • competition
  • olympic games
  • portland, oregon
  • biography
  • based on true story
  • rivalry
  • figure skating
  • domestic violence
  • poverty

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Ratings

IMDb

7.5/10

260,119 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

90%

Metacritic

77/100

Year
2017
Runtime
119 min
Genres
Biography, Comedy, Drama
Rated
R
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 46 wins & 126 nominations total

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Key facts

Directed by
Craig Gillespie
Written by
Steven Rogers
Produced by
Tom Ackerley Margot Robbie Steven Rogers Bryan Unkeless
Starring
Margot Robbie Sebastian Stan Julianne Nicholson Bobby Cannavale Allison Janney
Cinematography
Nicolas Karakatsanis
Edited by
Tatiana S. Riegel
Music by
Peter Nashel
Production companies
AI Film beIN Media Group LuckyChap Entertainment Clubhouse Pictures
Distributed by
Neon 30West
Release dates
September 8, 2017 ( 2017-09-08 ) ( TIFF ) December 8, 2017 ( 2017-12-08 ) (United States)
Running time
120 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$11 million
Box office
$53.9 million

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Encyclopedic overview

I, Tonya is a 2017 American biographical sports film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers. It follows the life and career of American figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 assault on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. The film states it is based on "contradictory" and "totally true" interviews with Harding and her ex-husband Jeff Gillooly, suggesting they are unreliable narrators. It features darkly comedic interviews with the characters, set in the modern day, and breaks the fourth wall. Margot Robbie (who also produced) stars as Harding, Sebastian Stan as Gillooly, and Allison Janney as Harding's mother LaVona Golden. Julianne Nicholson, Caitlin Carver, Paul Walter Hauser, and Bobby Cannavale also star.

Loosely based on actual events, the film depicts Harding as a victim, reframing the narrative around her implication in the aftermath of the crime and other criticism of her actions. I, Tonya premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, and was released theatrically in the United States on December 8, 2017, by Neon and 30West. It grossed $67 million worldwide on an $6 million budget, and received highly positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised the performances of Robbie, Stan, and Janney.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “I, Tonya” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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