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A Single Man

A Single Man

7,3 /10 (1,666 Votes)
2009 EN 100 min

Overview

Set in Los Angeles in 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis, is the story of a British college professor who dwells on the past and cannot see his future. We follow him through a single day, where a series of events and encounters ultimately lead him to decide if there is a meaning to life after the death of his long time partner, Jim.

Release date

11/12/2009

Votes

1,666

Popularity

2.3

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

100 min

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$25,000,000

Original Soundtrack

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Andres Gomez

2013-11-14

⭐ 7

Interesting and well edited story with great performances from Firth and Moore.

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r96sk

r96sk

2022-03-02

⭐ 8

This is a very good Colin Firth flick. It's a nicely put together film, with a meaningful story portrayed strongly. Firth gives a big performance in the lead role, with him being the only standout performer - though the supporting trio of Julianne Moore, Nicholas Hoult and Matthew Goode are all solid co-stars. Jon Hamm, meanwhile, has a cameo; when I heard it, I actually thought it was Armie Hammer. My only criticism is the (intentional, of course) colour saturation, which kinda made a few of the scenes look cheap (if still minorly effective) in my opinion. That's nothing major though, a…

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