Barney's Version

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Barney's Version

R,

2011,

2h 12m,

Drama/

Comedy

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77%

131 Reviews

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78%

10,000+ Ratings

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77%

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131 Reviews

78%

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10,000+ Ratings

Toward the end of his life, Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti) looks back on his triumphs and tragedies, beginning with an ill-fated relationship with Clara (Rachelle Lefevre), whom he marries when she becomes pregnant. When that falls apart, he moves back home to Montreal and gets married twice more, finally finding contentment with Miriam (Rosamund Pike), his third wife. Through it all, Barney is sustained by his work in television, raising children and the advice of his father (Dustin Hoffman).

Critics Consensus

With a magnificent performance by Paul Giamatti, Barney's Version offers much comedy and insight to the complexities of modern romance.

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Leonard Maltin

leonardmaltin.com

Jun 29, 2011

Paul Giamatti is one of those actors whose presence in a movie generally validates it, and Barney's Version is no exception. He manages to make a central character with few-if any-admirable traits not only bearable but downright compelling. And...

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Mar 31, 2011

3/5

The ever-impressive Paul Giamatti (American Splendour, John Adams) shines in this rambling Canadian character study.

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Philippa Hawker

The Age (Australia)

Mar 23, 2011

3/5

If Giamatti's performance is rigorously unsentimental, director Richard Lewis and writer Michael Konyves (adapting Morechai Richler's novel) succumb, a little too often, to slow-moving warmth and wryness.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Jan 31, 2021

3.5/5

Gives Paul Giamatti his most memorable part since Sideways

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Brent McKnight

The Last Thing I See

Jul 13, 2020

C+

The film never coalesces, and despite the positive bits, the story is simply too long, too rambling, and too obvious to be completely successful.

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David Harris

Spectrum Culture

Nov 6, 2019

1.8/5

If I was Barney, I would want to forget this movie too.

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Anakin W

Nov 6, 2018

This film was amazing!

Leia G

Mar 8, 2018

Y'A quelque chose, mais du même coup, il manque quelque chose et je suis incapable de mettre le doigt dessus. J'ai peut-être trouvé: on n'a jamais l'impression d'avoir toute l'histoire, un fil conducteur. Seulement des éléments de la vie. On nous raconte une histoire par bouts, pas comme un tout.

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Han P

Aug 22, 2017

Funny, witty, dramatic, and ultimately amazing story of a resilient little man recounting his life story as he remembers' it. Paul Giamatti is solid. Not a must see but quality entertainment.

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Hermione W

Oct 20, 2013

I thought it was an ok movie, void of any ethics, but, nice ending to the story

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Synopsis

Toward the end of his life, Barney Panofsky (Paul Giamatti) looks back on his triumphs and tragedies, beginning with an ill-fated relationship with Clara (Rachelle Lefevre), whom he marries when she becomes pregnant. When that falls apart, he moves back home to Montreal and gets married twice more, finally finding contentment with Miriam (Rosamund Pike), his third wife. Through it all, Barney is sustained by his work in television, raising children and the advice of his father (Dustin Hoffman).

Director: Richard J. Lewis
Producer: Robert Lantos
Screenwriter: Michael Konyves
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Lyla Films, Fandango, Serendipity Point Films, Harold Greenberg Fund
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.5M
Runtime: 2h 12m

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