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  • 2015
  • R
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • 1 h 58 m

Summary Set in 1950s New York, two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in the throes of love. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenie...

Directed By: Todd Haynes

Written By: Phyllis Nagy, Patricia Highsmith

  • 2015
  • R
  • 1 h 58 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • 1 h 58 m
Carol
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 45 Critic Reviews
94
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 712 User Ratings
7.9
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Summary Set in 1950s New York, two women from very different backgrounds find themselves in the throes of love. A young woman in her 20s, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara), is a clerk working in a Manhattan department store and dreaming of a more fulfilling life when she meets Carol (Cate Blanchett), an alluring woman trapped in a loveless, convenie...

Directed By: Todd Haynes

Written By: Phyllis Nagy, Patricia Highsmith

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 45 Critic Reviews
94
98% Positive
44 Reviews
2% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 45 Critic Reviews
94
98% Positive
44 Reviews
2% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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100
Dec 25, 2015
You leave the film’s soft-grained world reluctantly, as if taking off a warm coat when it’s still a little chilly inside.
By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW
100
Dec 22, 2015
Mara and Blanchett are each extraordinary, working in the most organic and soul-stirring ways.
By Steven Rea FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 712 User Ratings
7.9
81% Positive
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10% Mixed
71 Ratings
9% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 712 User Ratings
7.9
81% Positive
575 Ratings
10% Mixed
71 Ratings
9% Negative
66 Ratings

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10
abusaleh1234
Oct 12, 2023
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NamKhungTranh85
Jul 18, 2023
Nam Khung Tranh là cong ty chuyen san xuat cac loai canvas treo tuong trang guong theo yeu cau tranh cavas treo tuong,tranh trang guong tai tphcm thanh pho ho chi minh ban dang co nhu cau mua tranh trang tri van phong phong phong khach,phong ngu hay tham khao nam khung tranh nhe chung minh co rat nhieu tranh theo chu de khac nhau nhu phong canh nghe thuat chuyen san xuat theo yeu cau cua khach hang quy trinh bao gia don gian ****/
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100
Nov 18, 2015
It's really a movie about love at first sight, about the dizzying early days of a relationship, about a passion so strong it can't be described, or denied. And that's something everyone can identify with. If they're lucky.
By Stephen Whitty FULL REVIEW
100
May 18, 2015
A nuanced tale of mutual attraction that reflects a filmmaker and cast operating at the height of their powers, rendering complex circumstances in strikingly personal terms.
By Eric Kohn FULL REVIEW
90
Nov 16, 2015
The film is a casting coup, with Blanchett’s inherent languor —plus that low drawl of hers, a breath away from boredom — played off against the perter intelligence of Mara, whose manner, as always, is caught between the alien and the avian.
By Anthony Lane FULL REVIEW
83
May 18, 2015
Only the combined talents of both Blanchett and Mara can make the film's powerfully realized finale work.
By Gregory Ellwood FULL REVIEW
58
Feb 3, 2020
The problem is that there is very little chemistry between the actresses, and Haynes and screenwriter Phyllis Nagy are far too studied in their depiction of passion. The most impressive performance in the movie is given by Blanchett’s elaborately coiffed, cast-iron hairdo.
By Peter Rainer FULL REVIEW
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wolfe_707
Sep 22, 2022
Divine lesbian classic movie,, Carol is an emotional, classic, masterpiece work of art. Everything is so perfect; the script, the directing
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KaptenVideo
Dec 4, 2016
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Jan 12, 2016
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Scraper
Dec 24, 2016
The viewer is set inside a mid-century American world of absolute technical brilliance and left to sit there, pondering the unestablished motivations of these characters who drift along until the credits roll. Critics and bedazzled viewers alike are so hypnotized by the detail that they begin to read the characters minds and create what the script should have: substance.
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imjoedavidson
Sep 2, 2016
For me this film felt like it received the positive reviews because of the cast and the content. Definitely one of the slowest moving films in a long while. Dull and lethargic.
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Production Company The Weinstein Company, Film4, Number 9 Films, StudioCanal, HanWay Films, Killer Films, Goldcrest Films International, Dirty Films, Infilm, Larkhark Films, LSG Productions
Release Date Nov 20, 2015
Duration 1 h 58 m
Rating R
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Tagline Some people change your life forever
Website https://www.facebook.com/carolmovie
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 6 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 5 Nominations
International Online Cinema Awards (INOCA)
• 6 Wins & 12 Nominations

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