By the Sea

Name: By the Sea
Released: 2015-11-13
Cast: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Melanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud, Niels Arestrup

By the Sea

R
2h 2m
2015

35%

age 17+

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Written, directed and produced by Academy Award® winner Angelina Jolie Pitt, By the Sea follows an American writer named Roland (Brad Pitt) and his wife, Vanessa (Angelina Jolie Pitt), who arrive in a tranquil and picturesque seaside resort 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis. As they spend time with fellow travelers, including young newlyweds and village locals, the couple begins to come to terms with unresolved issues in their own lives.

Director:

Angelina Jolie

Producer:

Writer:

Angelina Jolie

Cast:

Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Melanie Laurent, Melvil Poupaud, Niels Arestrup, Richard Bohringer

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

35%

Critics Consensus: By the Sea may intrigue celebrity voyeurs or fans of a certain type of arthouse cinema, but for most viewers, its beauty won't be enough to offset its narrative inertia.

Reviews

Espinof

Chus Pérez Girón

About the technical level there is nothing bad to say, the film is quite stimulating in terms of v...

By the Sea is a hard watch in a lot of ways, not because the subject matter is difficult to watch...

April 5, 2019

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Bowling Green Daily News

Micheal Compton

Nothing ever truly sizzles. The result is a film that is very flat, and easily forgettable.

The chemistry between Brad and Angelina is killer. It palpable and obvious it is from beyond the s...

It's a shame because we know what they're going for, that French Italian new wave idiom but they n...

August 30, 2018

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Common Sense Media

age 17+

Common Sense Says

Interesting but flawed film about marriage is very mature.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that By the Sea is a searing, painful 1970s-set drama about a married couple (Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt) on the brink of either divorce, self-destruction, or a deeper marital understanding -- or perhaps all of the above. Its subject matter -- marriage, infidelity, and fertility -- is quite heavy and not likely to resonate with younger viewers. Just as well, since one character drinks day and night, and another relies on prescription meds to get through the day. Plus, sexual situations and nudity abound (mainly bare breasts and backsides, though a woman's pubic area is somewhat on display in one scene, albeit shadowed). There's also some swearing, including "s--t" and "f--k."