Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

Name: Caligula: The Ultimate Cut
Genre: Drama, History, Mystery
Released: August 16, 2024
Duration: 178 min
Rating: 62

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Drafthouse Films | Release Date: August 16, 2024 | Not Rated

Summary: Absolute power corrupts in Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descendingAbsolute power corrupts in Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, an extensive reconstruction of the notorious 1980 spectacle. Shadowed by the murder of his family, Caligula (Malcolm McDowell) eliminates his devious adoptive grandfather (Peter O’Toole) and seizes control of the Roman Empire alongside his wife Caesonia (Helen Mirren) before descending into a spiral of depravity, destruction, and madness.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama, History, Mystery

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 178 min

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Richard Whittaker

Aug 22, 2024

Art historian Thomas Negovan has excavated countless hours of rushes and raw footage from the archives to assemble a new film, hewing as close as possible to Vidal’s original story. In doing so, the debauchery, majesty, and brutality are finally revealed in all their unhinged glory. Read full review

Michael Talbot-Haynes

Aug 14, 2024

While I appreciate getting a cult classic a new coat of 4K to be mean for the stream in fine fashion, Caligula: The Ultimate Cut is not your grandpa’s Caligula. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Aug 16, 2024

This is not a film for everyone by a long shot. Still, those willing to take a chance and embrace it on its own very distinct and occasionally deranged terms are likely to find themselves agreeing with the ultimate assessment of Mirren, who once described it as “an irresistible mix of art and genitals.” Read full review

Elisabeth Vincentelli

Aug 16, 2024

The great production designer Danilo Donati’s contributions alone are worth the trip. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Aug 22, 2024

It all makes for something startling, amusing and bizarre. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Oct 18, 2024

Caligula is still far from great, but it has risen to the level of an enjoyable, intermittently campy soap about ruthlessness, with one or two affecting moments. Read full review

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