The Face of an Angel

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The Face of an Angel

2015

1h 41m

Drama

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A journalist and a documentary filmmaker investigate a suspect in a murder.

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Critics Consensus

The Face of an Angel finds director Michael Winterbottom in pursuit of ideas that remain frustratingly diffuse and agonizingly out of his grasp.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

Aug 14, 2015

2/4

Occasionally Winterbottom delivers a haunting, effective moment, giving a hint of a different, more compelling film. But then it's back to the self-righteous, self-indulgent, muddled metaphors.

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Bilge Ebiri

New York Magazine/Vulture

Jun 20, 2015

The film does occasionally show a pulse when it tries to re-imagine the life of the victim - when it turns the tables on the mystery and tries to become a film about love and life, instead of doom and death. But it's too little, too late, and too lame.

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Glenn Kenny

RogerEbert.com

Jun 19, 2015

1.5/4

To get at the heart of what's wrong with "The Face of an Angel" all you need to do is consider the professional stones it takes to adapt the Amanda Knox case into yet another movie about the existential/amorous crises of a white male filmmaker.

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Angus Batey

NME (New Musical Express)

May 18, 2021

4/5

An approach that avoids the cliches of whodunnits and the legal minefield of writing about an ongoing court case, instead meditating on love, loss and the subjective nature of truth.

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Joanne Laurier

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 26, 2021

We always remain on or near the impressionistic, journalistic surface.

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Di Golding

Dear Cast and Crew

Dec 10, 2018

2/5

This wannabe sexy thriller takes itself so seriously that it's almost a comedy. Almost.

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gerald H

@RottenGary May 2, 2026

Boy oh boy Winterbottom, why would anyone want to make this boring diarrhea. Or watch it.

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Rob A

@RT76386004 Jul 30, 2024

Nah. Weird plot twists, an anticlimactic ending (done on purpose in order to be different) and just generally speaking 2 hours you won't get back.

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steve d

@RT35616104 Dec 7, 2022

instantly forgettable despite a good cast.

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Jul 22, 2018

Documentaries seriously boo

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Mar 12, 2017

It really didn't take off. All looking at Face of an Angel made we want to do was reread The Divine Comedy - the film itself is a complete turkey.

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farah r

@Farah Jul 2, 2016

There's a gripping murder mystery and the movie should have focused on that instead of the jumbled nonsense of the character's personal affairs. There are details and events that bring up plenty of questions as to who the killer was and how the murder happened but by the end, there are no real answers and it's very frustrating.

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Synopsis

A journalist and a documentary filmmaker investigate a suspect in a murder.

Director: Michael Winterbottom
Producer: Josh Hyams, Melissa Parmenter, Anthony Wilcox
Screenwriter: Paul Viragh
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Cattleya, September Film Distribution
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 19, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2015
Runtime: 1h 41m

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