
Phantom Thread
2017 · Movie · R · 130 min · ★ 7.3 · 91% critics
In 1950s London, a celebrated dressmaker lives by strict routines, exacting standards, and a carefully controlled world. When a young muse enters his life, their growing bond disrupts his habits and turns a refined romance into a tense study of control, need, and intimacy.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-12-25
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (3,786 votes)
- Box office
- $47,700,000
- Budget
- $35,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy slow, intense relationship dramas like The Master or The Taste of Things; Not for you if you need warmth, clear answers, or quick momentum.
Pros: elegant period atmosphere; powerful performances; unsettling romance | Cons: very slow pace; emotionally chilly characters; ambiguous storytelling
Themes
- london, england
- husband wife relationship
- obsession
- dressmaker
- fashion designer
- muse
- doctor
- wedding
- fashion
- fashion show
- haute couture
- fictional biography
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2018
- APRECI Award — Best International Premiere · 2018
- FIPRESCI Grand Prix · 2018
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2018 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 2018 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew

Daniel Day-Lewis
as Reynolds Woodcock

Vicky Krieps
as Alma Elson

Lesley Manville
as Cyril Woodcock

Camilla Rutherford
as Johanna

Gina McKee
as Countess Henrietta Harding

Brian Gleeson
as Dr. Robert Hardy

Harriet Sansom Harris
as Barbara Rose

Lujza Richter
as Princess Mona Braganza

Julia Davis
as Lady Baltimore
- JV
Julie Vollono
as London Housekeeper
Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson