Biutiful

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Biutiful

R

2011

2h 27m

Drama

Romance

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Uxbal, a career criminal, plies his trade in Barcelona's underground sweatshops and back alleys. Unlike his associates, he has some respect for the poor workers under his thumb and is a devoted father. Told that he is ill and has just a few months to live, Uxbal tries to get his affairs in order before the spirits, with whom he communes, come to claim him.

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Javier Bardem's searing performance helps to elevate Biutiful, as does Alejandro González Iñárritu's craftsmanship, but the film often lapses into contrivance and grimness.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Apr 3, 2019

2.5/5

What kept me glued was the leading man whose increasingly ravaged eyes reflect a thousand tragedies with such ease: [Javier] Bardem is truly 'biutiful'.

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Caryn James

Newsday

Feb 7, 2018

Irritu's trademark interwoven plots have one thread too many here, but this shattering experience-earthbound and fraught with the afterlife-is worth every undying minute.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

Sep 8, 2017

A+

Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to Biutiful.

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Jordan Brooks

Vague Visages

Aug 1, 2023

While Iñárritu’s tactics can become tiresome over multiple views, he is perhaps one of the greatest, single-experience filmmakers working today.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Sep 3, 2020

3.5/4.0

It is a heartfelt, beautifully constructed, heartbreaking and, at times, difficult to watch downer.

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Felicia Feaster

Charleston City Paper

Jan 21, 2020

Biutiful is a vision of a society that has broken down into layers of corruption, whose murk and misery can recall future-shock yarns like Blade Runner.

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Henry D

@Henry_Domke Jun 2, 2026

Grim, dirty, and chaotic. It is hard to imagine how we rated it 4 stars when we first saw it in 2022. This time it felt oppressive and unpleasant from the start, and after 30 minutes we had no desire to stay with it.

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Erik B.

@RT48487882 Mar 12, 2026

I feel it’s an underrated movie with a insanely realistic plot. I do believe Javier Bardem should have won the Oscar for this movie

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David S

@RT73908999 May 20, 2025

A remarkable film with English subtitles. Javier Berdem's performance is extraordinary. It is difficult subject matter, but If you have lived & loved, If you have lived through loss & regret, if you have had a hard life, you will relate. You will probably cry. In the end, what is really important is family and the children and doing the right thing. I love you Amanda.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Mar 26, 2025

Filme ruim, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas e pioram o filme, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, a história é fraca, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores.

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Francisco S

@FranciscoSerrano73 Mar 18, 2025

It's not a bad movie. It's just the kind of depressing subject you might want to avoid.

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Georgan G

@RT98616417 Dec 8, 2024

Amazing acting by Javier Bardem. Complex characters who are both good & bad. Poverty, mental illness & crime mixed with human nature.

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Synopsis

Uxbal, a career criminal, plies his trade in Barcelona's underground sweatshops and back alleys. Unlike his associates, he has some respect for the poor workers under his thumb and is a devoted father. Told that he is ill and has just a few months to live, Uxbal tries to get his affairs in order before the spirits, with whom he communes, come to claim him.

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu
Producer: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Fernando Bovaira, Jon Kilik
Screenwriter: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Armando Bo, Nicolás Giacobone
Distributor: Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Menage Atroz, Ikiru Films, Mod Producciones
Rating: R (Drug Use|Disturbing Images|Language|Nudity|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 28, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 31, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Runtime: 2h 27m

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