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2015, Romance/Drama, 2h 5m
282 Reviews 50,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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Movie Info
When college senior Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) steps in for her sick roommate to interview prominent businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) for their campus paper, little does she realize the path her life will take. Christian, as enigmatic as he is rich and powerful, finds himself strangely drawn to Ana, and she to him. Though sexually inexperienced, Ana plunges headlong into an affair -- and learns that Christian's true sexual proclivities push the boundaries of pain and pleasure.
Rating:
R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Dialogue|Some Unusual Behavior|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre:
Romance, Drama
Original Language:
English
Director:
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Producer:
Michael De Luca, E.L. James, Dana Brunetti
Writer:
Kelly Marcel
Release Date (Theaters):
Feb 13, 2015 wide
Release Date (Streaming):
May 8, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA):
$166.1M
Runtime:
2h 5m
Distributor:
Focus Features
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Cast & Crew
Dakota Johnson
Anastasia Steele
Jamie Dornan
Christian Grey
Jennifer Ehle
Carla
Eloise Mumford
Kate
Victor Rasuk
José
Luke Grimes
Elliot
Marcia Gay Harden
Mrs. Grey
Rita Ora
Grey
Max Martini
Taylor
Dylan Neal
Bob
Andrew Airlie
Mr. Grey
Callum Keith Rennie
Ray
Rachel Skarsten
Andrea
Emily Fonda
Martina
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Director
Kelly Marcel
Screenwriter
Michael De Luca
Producer
E.L. James
Producer
Dana Brunetti
Producer
Marcus Viscidi
Executive Producer
Jeb Brody
Executive Producer
Danny Elfman
Original Music
Seamus McGarvey
Cinematographer
David Wasco
Production Design
Debra Neil-Fisher
Film Editing
Anne V. Coates
Film Editing
Lisa Gunning
Film Editing
Mark Bridges
Costume Design
Francine Maisler
Casting
Laurel Bergman
Art Director
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Set Decoration
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Audience Reviews for Fifty Shades of Grey
Jan 01, 2017
I won't even get into why the novel sounds like utterly asinine stuff and concentrate why the movie is probably a lot more tame and also nothing to get excited about. Sure, there are some entertaining and amusing parts and, of course, a few sex scenes that show a lot of Johnson, but once the whips are whipped out things get really repetitive until there suddenly isn't much of an ending and the film just stops. Especially the last 15 minutes with all the crying are really boring and annoying. Avoid and watch porn instead.
Jens S Super Reviewer
Feb 06, 2016
With unintentionally hilarious dialogue, terrible writing, bad plot and just about everything being a disaster. Fifty Shades of Grey is nothing more than a porno with piss poor storytelling and dialogue. Though to be honest most pornos have better stories than this disaster of a flick. Best part, we're getting 2 more of these.... yay?....... please don't waste your time with this movie...
Mr N Super Reviewer
Jan 29, 2016
Though the depiction of a BDSM relationship as solely abusive is ridiculous, and the characters are bland cardboard cutouts, some of this I actually enjoyed. It makes fun of itself occasionally and can actually warrant a laugh. Visually this film is pretty well shot, with balanced, eye catching frames, and beautiful visuals of the Seattle landscape. The soundtrack and songs were really tonally perfect, though I didn't see the film as a love story so much as an off-balance depiction of an already degraded and misunderstood group of people.