A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
- Nominated for 3 Oscars
- 46 wins & 161 nominations total
J.C. Currais
- Truck Driver
- (as JC Currais)
Marcos A. Ferraez
- Police Officer
- (as Marcos Ferraez)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe character of Lady Fay Zhu is loosely based on Anna May Wong (1905-1961) the first Chinese-American actress in Hollywood whose career spanned both silent and sound films.
- GoofsA "Jackass Forever" billboard appears in the 1952 epilogue.
- Quotes
[Jack finds George crying with his head in the toilet]
Jack Conrad: Aw, Georgie. Who was it this time?
George Munn: [panting] Claire.
Jack Conrad: Claire. Well, Claire's a lesbian. That's an uphill battle for anyone.
- Crazy creditsThe Paramount logo is the 1920s version, fitting the era the film is set in.
- Alternate versionsIn Singapore, before the film could passed with an R21 classification for theatrical release, the distributor required to remove a scene depicting a deviant sexual act in which the authority felt it has exceeded the classification guidelines which states that "any material that is about or promotes deviant sexual behavior" would be refused classification.
- ConnectionsFeatured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Movies of 2022 (2022)
- SoundtracksMy Girl's Pussy
Lyrics by Harry Roy
Music and additional lyrics by Justin Hurwitz
Performed by Li Jun Li
Featured review
This movie rules, but we need a studio cut
Babylon had some moments that were better than every other movie I've seen this year, they just needed to cut it down about 20 minutes. It's all about hollywood and the beauty of filmmaking and it gets a little too big for its britches in some places, leading to some unfortunate self-seriousness. The whole thing is apparently a tragic rewrite of Singin' in the Rain and the technical accomplishment on display in this film is astounding. The first hour is all-time great, truly, deeply moving as well as visually astounding. The question when walking out of the theater is whether the sublime moments outweigh the unnecessary length. It's crazy for some random guy to give notes to maybe the most successful 37-year-old director in history but (who cares) he needs a trusted editor who he'll let make some cuts. All the pieces of a classic are there, but unfortunately the fluff distracts. We need like a studio cut for this movie lol.
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- brownandrew4
- Jan 7, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Vavilon
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $110,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $15,351,455
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,603,368
- Dec 25, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $63,562,440
- Runtime3 hours 9 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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