Napoleon

The world, for Josephine.

We take a personal look at Napoleon Bonaparte’s origins, and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor viewed through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his one true love, Josephine, showcasing his visionary military and political tactics against some of the most dynamic practical battle sequences ever filmed. This film is releasing in 2D and IMAX. This is the 2D version.

158 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Violence, Prejudice ).
Action, Adventure, Biographical, Drama, Period piece, War, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast	Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Ludivine Sagnier, Rupert Everett, Mark Bonnar, Ben Miles, Catherine Walker
Director	Ridley Scott
Screenplay	David Scarpa
Music	Martin Phipps
Cinematography	Dariusz Wolski
Editing	Claire Simpson, Sam Restivo
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, Dolby Surround 7.1
Made in	2023
Produced by	Apple Studios, Apple, Dune Films, Latina Pictures, Scott Free Productions

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama, war
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None
Sex	None (sic)
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None (sic)
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for strong violence, some grisly images, sexual content and brief language
Runtime	158
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

15: Suitable for 15 years and older	Strong bloody violence, Injury detail, Sex
Runtime	157
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 54 critics	13
Rottentomatoes critics 164 critics	13
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Ridley Scott is intent on proving the emperor has no clothes in Napoleon, a slyly funny epic with bravura set pieces and a divided runtime that keeps it from outright conquering.	12
CommonSenseMedia Stefan Pape Historical epic has non-stop, gory battlefield violence.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 23 users	12
Rottentomatoes users 100+ users	13
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	12
IMDB 3501 Netizens	14
The Movie DB Community	13
Average .. 62%	12