Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 158 min
- Age rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Violence
- Strong
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- It goes hard on violence — not a wind-down.
The story
An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
- empire
- france
- general
- biography
- napoleon bonaparte
- based on true story
- napoleonic wars
- 18th century
- 19th century
- violence
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Joaquin Phoenix
Napoleon Bonaparte
Vanessa Kirby
Josephine Bonaparte
Tahar Rahim
Paul Barras
Rupert Everett
Duke of Wellington
- Mark Bonnar — Junot
- Paul Rhys — Talleyrand
- Ben Miles — Caulaincourt
- Riana Duce — Lucille
- Edouard Philipponnat — Tsar Alexander
- Miles Jupp — Emperor Francis I
- Scott Handy — Marshal Berthier
- Youssef Kerkour — Marshal Davout
- John Hollingworth — Marshal Ney
- Abubakar Salim — General Dumas
- Thom Ashley — La Bedoyere
- Directed
- Ridley Scott
- Written
- David Scarpa
Production
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 · 3,250 ratings
- Studio
- Apple Studios, Scott Free Productions
If this stayed with you
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