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Napoleon

Napoleon

History · War · Drama · 2023

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

Movie details

Napoleon

“He came from nothing. He conquered everything.”

2023 History · War · Drama 2h 38m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.3 / 10

187.7K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

58 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

64 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

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 Napoleon?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Written by

David Scarpa

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquin Phoenix

Napoleon Bonaparte

Vanessa Kirby

Vanessa Kirby

Josephine Bonaparte

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

Paul Barras

Rupert Everett

Rupert Everett

Duke of Wellington

Mark Bonnar

Mark Bonnar

Junot

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Talleyrand

Ben Miles

Ben Miles

Caulaincourt

Court is in session

Put Napoleon on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.