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      Mr. Turner

      R Released Dec 19, 2014 2 hr. 29 min. Biography History Drama List
      97% 195 Reviews Tomatometer 56% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (Timothy Spall) lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper (Paul Jesson) bears an unrequited love for him. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Aug 29 Buy Now

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      Led by a masterful performance from Timothy Spall and brilliantly directed by Mike Leigh, Mr. Turner is a superior Hollywood biopic.

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      Alec B Where most biopics exaggerate certain events and revel in anachronism in order to be inspiring, Mike Leigh's "Mr. Turner" takes the completely opposite approach. He examines J.M.W. Turner from middle age to death through a series of scenes that mostly showcase the man's prickly and contradictory nature. There isn't even much shown of Turner's creative process, instead any scenes about his paintings tends to focus on the public's perceptions of them. Its an interesting choice, and one that shouldn't surprise anyone given how Leigh works. Also, I'd be remiss not to mention Spall's brilliant performance, finding humanity in such a unpleasant genius was no easy task. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/23 Full Review Duncan S Excellent acting. Engrossing subject matter with some historical accuracy. A very interesting piece that is moving at times, disturbing at others. A fine film for when you are feeling the need for some contemplation. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/22/23 Full Review colin m Interesting biopic of the life of seascape artist JMW Turner. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member For a Hollywood biopic (two words that usually go together like oil and water), this shows enough restraint so as to actually do some service to an otherwise obscured subject (who worked in both oil and watercolors). While the questionable origin of Turner's children is slyly avoided, there's enough here to compensate. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member I don't know how a film about such an influential artist could be so dull. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member A very wonderful and insightful biopic on the graeat painter's life, I think that Turner himself would be honored Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Paul Jesson as William Turner and Lesley Manville as Mary Somerville in "Mr. Turner." Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner in "Mr. Turner." Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner and Eleanor Yates as Effie Ruskin in "Mr. Turner." (L-R) Ruth Sheen as Sarah Danby, Paul Jesson as William Turner, Dorothy Atkinson as Hannah Danby, Amy Dawson as Georgiana and Sandy Foster as Evelina in "Mr. Turner." Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner in "Mr. Turner." Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner in "Mr. Turner." Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner in "Mr. Turner." Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner in "Mr. Turner." Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner in "Mr. Turner." Marion Bailey as Sophia Booth and Timothy Spall as J.M.W. Turner in "Mr. Turner." View more photos

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      Rafer Guzman Newsday Mike Leigh's biopic is so richly detailed that it feels like a documentary. Spall goes for broke in the outsize title role. Rated: 4/4 Feb 6, 2015 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle There is little in the way of narrative eventfulness in the film, but Leigh luxuriates in the moments, and provides glimpses of what it takes to be an artist amid the fray. Rated: 4/5 Feb 2, 2015 Full Review James Berardinelli ReelViews At 150 minutes, it's a little too long but there are stretches during its course when it captivates and amazes. Rated: 3/4 Jan 23, 2015 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Mr. Turner results in an experience that it's at times fascinating and almost always enjoyable. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3.5/5 Apr 26, 2023 Full Review Nikki Baughan AWFJ.org Mr. Turner is vivid in all senses, a masterful portrait of an iconic artist that is firmly in the frame this Awards season. Oct 7, 2021 Full Review Anne Brodie AWFJ.org Mr. Turner is genius. In every way, the performances, the incredible true story and the superb art direction-and regular direction-create a stunning, unsentimental phenomenon... Oct 7, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (Timothy Spall) lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper (Paul Jesson) bears an unrequited love for him.
      Director
      Mike Leigh
      Executive Producer
      Tessa Ross, Norman Merry, Gail Egan
      Screenwriter
      Mike Leigh
      Distributor
      Sony Pictures Classics
      Production Co
      Lipsync Productions, France 3 Cinéma, Thin Man Films, Diaphana Films, Xofa Productions, Amusement Park Films
      Rating
      R (Some Sexual Content)
      Genre
      Biography, History, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 19, 2014, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 8, 2016
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $4.2M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
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