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Napoleon

Name: Napoleon
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre: History, War, Drama
Released: 2023-11-22
Duration: 158 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar

2023 · 2h 38m · History, War, Drama

IMDb 6.3 Metacritic 64 RT 58%

If you're craving a sweeping historical epic with romance woven through the chaos, absolutely YES — Ridley Scott's Napoleon delivers spectacle and ambition, anchored by Joaquin Phoenix's intensity and the compelling dynamic with Josephine that gives the conquests real emotional weight. Skip it only if you hate battle sequences or period dramas; everyone else should make room tonight.

Plot

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

Director: Ridley Scott

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar

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