Walk the Line

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Walk the Line

PG-13,

2005,

2h 16m,

Biography/

History/

Drama/

Music/

Romance

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The rise of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) begins with his days as a boy growing up on the family farm, where he struggles under the scorn of his father (Robert Patrick). As the years pass, Cash ends up in Memphis, Tenn., with his wife, Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), and breaks into the music scene after finding his trademark sound. While on tour, Cash meets the love of his life, singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), but Cash's volatile lifestyle threatens to keep them apart.

Critics Consensus

Superior acting and authentic crooning capture the emotional subtleties of the legend of Johnny Cash with a freshness that is a pleasure to watch.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

Jul 28, 2022

Johnny Cash gets the biopic treatment in this superior portrait of the man, his music, the demons he battled and the love that saved him.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Jan 10, 2019

3/4

The film boasts of extremely competent performances, particularly the extraordinary Phoenix. As for Witherspoon, with her nasal twang and perky persona, she is sweet and sassy...

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Zadie Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Jan 16, 2018

Walk the Line -- although conspicuously well acted -- is really no different from previous efforts, and that's a good thing. It shares the charm of the (musical biopic) genre.

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Nadia Dalimonte

Next Best Picture

Dec 13, 2024

7/10

“Walk the Line” may not be reinventing the wheel, but the film holds up incredibly well in the unique talents of remarkable performers who maintain Mangold’s vision.

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Jul 9, 2020

This is not a malicious or embarrassing work; the viewer simply feels that Mangold has not genuinely tackled a single one of the complex and potentially rich problems bound up with the lives of Cash and Carter.

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Rachel Wagner

rachelsreviews.net

Feb 28, 2019

9/10

I love this movie so much.

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Rey S

Mar 30, 2019

One of the best performances in cinema history

Hermione G

Feb 26, 2019

The formula used for the biopic is very special , I love how the movie had a sense of fun while telling all the good and bad things that happened. Never lost its focus and that is what makes a great movie in my opinion

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Anakin S

Dec 25, 2018

Joaquin Phoenix portrays Johnny Cash in this film. He had a spouse and worked in the airforce for a while to support her. This represents a working class man trying to make his way in the world. He eventually started to work on a music career instead. He played mostly country songs. He met a girl named June Carter. He developed an interest in her. This represents a man pursuing his dreams. Because of their shared love of country music, June Carter is the perfect match for him. He left her and got back together with his ex spouse. This was him being unsure of what he wanted, who he loved. June was heartbroken. This was a loss for her Johnny began to drink alcohol and was single for a while. This represents him being "down in the dumps". He met up with June Carter again. This represents him falling back in love with his soulmate.

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Dec 4, 2018

Walk the Lone is a very, very good movie. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon share a great performance together. The movie basically tells the story about Johnny cashâ(TM)s life and career. Such a very great film. I love this movie ever since I saw it for the first time ack in 2015. And I am a very big fan of Johnny cash.

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Han R

Nov 19, 2018

Pasion y Locura es un retrato amoroso y romantico de la vida de Johnny Cash, un vistazo pequeÃ±o al gran cantante logra que Joaquin Phoenix y Resee Witherspoon tengan una gran quimica en pantalla.

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Kylo G

Apr 29, 2018

get yourself up.. Walk The Line The feature clocks for more than 2 hours where the actors and the characters suffer for art that is achingly good and pleasurable to watch but unfortunately it chews off way too much to make the same predictable point that it easily could have quite earlier. James Mangold's brilliant execution and depiction of Johnny Cash clearly displays his love and emotion for him that James doesn't fail to express it in here on any level. Joaquin Phoenix is stunning on his portrayal of Johnny Cash and is supported nicely by Reese Witherspoon throughout the course of the feature. Walk The Line has stellar performance on its side along with brilliant execution, but lacks completely on other factors like gripping screenplay, better editing and a fresh intake on biographies which it had a window to go for.

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Synopsis

The rise of country music legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) begins with his days as a boy growing up on the family farm, where he struggles under the scorn of his father (Robert Patrick). As the years pass, Cash ends up in Memphis, Tenn., with his wife, Vivian (Ginnifer Goodwin), and breaks into the music scene after finding his trademark sound. While on tour, Cash meets the love of his life, singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), but Cash's volatile lifestyle threatens to keep them apart.

Director: James Mangold
Producer: Cathy Konrad, James Keach
Screenwriter: James Mangold, Gill Dennis
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Konrad Pictures, Catfish Productions, Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Language|Depiction of Drug Dependency|Thematic Material)
Genre: Biography, History, Drama, Music, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 18, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 18, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $119.5M
Runtime: 2h 16m
Sound Mix: Surround

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