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Collateral Beauty

Collateral Beauty

Drama · Romance · 2016

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

Movie details

Collateral Beauty

“We are all connected”

2016 Drama · Romance 1h 37m

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Collateral Beauty?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Frankel

Written by

Allan Loeb

Will Smith

Will Smith

Howard Inlet

Edward Norton

Edward Norton

Whit Yardsham

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Claire Wilson

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Simon Scott

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Brigitte

Jacob Latimore

Jacob Latimore

Raffi

Keira Knightley

Keira Knightley

Amy Moore

Court is in session

Put Collateral Beauty on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.