The Two Popes

Name: The Two Popes
Genre: Biography, Drama, Comedy
Released: November 27, 2019
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Achille Brugnini, Anthony Hopkins, Cristina Banegas, Fabricio Martin, Federico Torre

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Netflix | Release Date: November 27, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Achille Brugnini, Anthony Hopkins, Cristina Banegas, Fabricio Martin, Federico Torre, Jonathan Pryce, Juan Miguel Arias, Juan Minujín, Lisandro Fiks, Luis Gnecco, María Ucedo, Matthew T. Reynolds, Pablo Trimarchi, Renato Scarpa, Sidney Cole, Thomas D Williams, Walter Andrade

Summary: Behind Vatican walls, the traditionalist Pope Benedict (Anthony Hopkins) and the reformist future Pope Francis (Jonathan Pryce) must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.

Director: Fernando Meirelles

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 125 min

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Mick LaSalle

Dec 3, 2019

The Two Popes is movie nirvana, but anyone watching could appreciate the clash between these opposing dispositions and world views. Read full review

Fionnuala Halligan

Sep 8, 2019

The delicate dance between the two veteran actors, both eagerly devouring a late-life jewel of a script, is a joy to behold. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Nov 25, 2019

Hopkins and Pryce have sensational chemistry and are rather heavenly inhabiting their character arcs, which power this pious take on “Frost/Nixon.” Read full review

Kim Hughes

Nov 27, 2019

The very opposite of kinetic, director Fernando Meirelles’ (City of God) The Two Popes is a slow-moving, ruminative, dialog-driven think piece set to film which might enjoy a successful second life as a stage production, and might actually be better served by that forum. Read full review

Josh Larsen

Jan 25, 2020

Whenever the film settles on the two leads—who both melt into these real-world personas so thoroughly that Hannibal Lecter himself is soon forgotten—it becomes an intimate portrait of faith as a struggle, even for those at the very top. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Nov 25, 2019

See The Two Popes for its fine performances, but don’t be tempted by its naïveté. Read full review

Pat Brown

Dec 3, 2019

There isn’t anything in the bleeding-heart positions espoused by Jorge Bergoglio that complicates Pope Francis’s public persona. Read full review

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Sierra-117

Jan 23, 2020

This movie is simply a masterpiece. It combines the excellent performances of Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins, with an amazing score, great dialogue and some very moving and emotional moments. Beautifully shot and some of the cinematography is astounding! This film really opened my eyesThis movie is simply a masterpiece. It combines the excellent performances of Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins, with an amazing score, great dialogue and some very moving and emotional moments. Beautifully shot and some of the cinematography is astounding! This film really opened my eyes to religion as I felt before I was far more judgmental and in my books that is a massive achievement… Expand