Tycoon

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Tycoon

2003,

2h 8m,

Crime/

Drama

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46%

35 Reviews

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70%

100+ Ratings

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46%

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35 Reviews

70%

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100+ Ratings

Provincial judge Shmakov (Mariya Mironova) is brought to Moscow to investigate the death of Platon Makovskiy (Vladimir Mashkov), a one-time mathematics professor who became the richest and most ruthless man in modern Russia. Owing his meteoric rise to his criminally masterful manipulation of Russia's post-Communist chaos, Platon kills anyone who gets in his way, all the while basking in the fame afforded by the media limelight and presenting himself as the consummate capitalist.

Critics Consensus

Wants to be The Godfather, but the movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative limits its effectiveness.

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Gary Dowell

Dallas Morning News

Nov 6, 2003

C+

The movie's Citizen Kane-style narrative sometimes works against it, and a lack of coherence is often frustrating. Despite this, Tycoon does land a few punches while telling a story that is distinctly Russian.

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G. Allen Johnson

San Francisco Chronicle

Sep 26, 2003

2/4

Although Lounguine has a lot to say about Russia's struggle in its transition to global capitalism, his film is strangely uninvolving, lacking dramatic sweep.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Sep 12, 2003

2.5/4

The movie is handicapped by a jittery editing style that prevents us from getting involved in the flow of the narrative.

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Eve Tushnet

The American Conservative

Aug 7, 2018

A twisty, propulsive movie... sort of reminiscent of the Moscow Noir collection, really.

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Robin Clifford

Reeling Reviews

Feb 24, 2012

C

Jake Euker

F5 (Wichita, KS)

Mar 9, 2006

2/5

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Theodore W

Jan 21, 2018

TIL: Roger Ebert was a moron.

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Pavel Lungin

Director

Vladimir Mashkov

Platon Makovskiy

Mariya Mironova

Masha

Andrey Krasko

Shmakov

Levan Uchaneishvili

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Synopsis

Provincial judge Shmakov (Mariya Mironova) is brought to Moscow to investigate the death of Platon Makovskiy (Vladimir Mashkov), a one-time mathematics professor who became the richest and most ruthless man in modern Russia. Owing his meteoric rise to his criminally masterful manipulation of Russia's post-Communist chaos, Platon kills anyone who gets in his way, all the while basking in the fame afforded by the media limelight and presenting himself as the consummate capitalist.

Director: Pavel Lungin
Producer: Catherine Dussart, Vladimir Grigoriev
Screenwriter: Pavel Lungin, Aleksandr Borodyansky
Distributor: New Yorker Films
Production Co: France 2 Cinéma, Arte France Cinema, Arte, Kinokompaniya CTB, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF), Gimages, Network Movie Film- und Fernsehproduktion GmbH & Co. KG (Hamburg)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: Russian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2017
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, DTS, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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