Birth
2004 · Movie · R · 100 min · ★ 6.0 · 45% critics
A woman who has spent years grieving her husband is finally ready to remarry when a young boy appears and insists he is her late spouse reborn. His unsettling certainty and intimate knowledge of her past shake her resolve, forcing her to question what she believes and what she’s willing to risk to move forward.
Also known as La naissance
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Details
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-10-29
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Critic score
- 45/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (764 votes)
- Box office
- $23,900,000
- Budget
- $20,000,000
About
You may like this if you enjoy slow-burn, emotionally heavy mysteries about grief and belief that linger in ambiguity, similar in mood to The Sixth Sense; Not for you if you want fast pacing, clear answers, or comfortable subject matter.
Pros: haunting, uneasy atmosphere; strong lead performance; intriguing mystery hook | Cons: very slow pace; controversial, uncomfortable themes; story feels thin
Themes
- infidelity
- new york city
- opera
- loss of loved one
- love letter
- reincarnation
- engagement
- friends
- little boy
- grief
- mistress
- wedding
- +8 more
Cast & crew
Nicole Kidman
as Anna
Cameron Bright
as Young Sean
Danny Huston
as Joseph
Lauren Bacall
as Eleanor
Alison Elliott
as Laura
Arliss Howard
as Bob
Michael Desautels
as Sean
Anne Heche
as Clara
Peter Stormare
as Clifford
Ted Levine
as Mr. Conte
Directed by Jonathan Glazer