Lost in Translation

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Lost in Translation

R

2003

1h 42m

Comedy

Drama

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A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), meet in Tokyo. Bob is there to film a Japanese whiskey commercial; Charlotte is accompanying her celebrity-photographer husband. Strangers in a foreign land, the two find escape, distraction and understanding amidst the bright Tokyo lights after a chance meeting in the quiet lull of the hotel bar. They form a bond that is as unlikely as it is heartfelt and meaningful.

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Critics Consensus

Effectively balancing humor and subtle pathos, Sofia Coppola crafts a moving, melancholy story that serves as a showcase for both Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson.

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Rania Richardson

AV Club

02/14/2024

3.5/4

The culture has shifted in the two decades since Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson bonded in a Tokyo hotel for LOST IN TRANSLATION, one of Sophia Coppola's best.

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Adam Nayman

The Ringer

09/29/2023

Just like the final words of Sofia Coppola’s film, the best parts of the movie are left indecipherable...

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Joshua Rothkopf

In These Times

03/16/2020

...its pretty images of Tokyo and oddball intergenerational friendship coalesce into something unexpectedly moving...

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Fico Cangiano

CineXpress Podcast

Mar 27

4.5/5

More than two decades later, this is still Sofia Coppola's best film. An exquisite dramedy that stays with you long after the credits roll. [Full review in Spanish]

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Adam Smith

Radio Times

08/08/2024

5/5

[The] backdrop of night-time Tokyo as an alien landscape against which the couple delicately explore each other's ambiguous feelings, this talented young director has produced a sad, funny, magical and almost irresistibly moving experience.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

04/08/2023

Sofia Coppola’s sophomore film is another exploration of delicate relationships and uncommunicated frustrations, this one in a beautifully composed atmosphere of isolation.

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Tom

4d

absolutely love this film

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Jennifer B

5d

Slow-moving, boring movie.

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Lucas D

@Lucas.Dorner 1d

Simple Story, great picture, nice acting, this movie gives me some kind of peace

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alex S.

@isualum12 5d

Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation is a masterclass in atmosphere, turning Tokyo’s neon glow into a backdrop for profound isolation. Bill Murray delivers a career-defining performance, perfectly capturing the quiet ache and disorientation of a midlife crisis. While the 2004 Best Actor race was stacked, Murray’s nuanced, soulful portrayal of being "trapped" deserved the win. It’s a delicate, humorous, and deeply moving film that proves sometimes the most important connections are the ones left unspoken.

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Nano N

@Nanonevol 5d

It would have been so wrong for Murrays character to have sex with his much younger co star . He's too old and jaded to pull it off. Otherwise I feel he totally would have and for me that makes things too cringe to accept the feel good happy ending. I'll bet we see a lot of the real Bill in his character Bob. I like Bill Murray..but not that much.

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gen s

@Pretenticousfartsniffer Feb 7

Boring. I am convinced anyone who enjoyed this movie sniffs farts for a living. Bad plot boring movie not engaging at all. It just a bad movie stop trying to find ways to redeem a boring plot that can be seen done better

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Synopsis

A lonely, aging movie star named Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and a conflicted newlywed, Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), meet in Tokyo. Bob is there to film a Japanese whiskey commercial; Charlotte is accompanying her celebrity-photographer husband. Strangers in a foreign land, the two find escape, distraction and understanding amidst the bright Tokyo lights after a chance meeting in the quiet lull of the hotel bar. They form a bond that is as unlikely as it is heartfelt and meaningful.

Director: Sofia Coppola
Producer: Sofia Coppola, Ross Katz
Screenwriter: Sofia Coppola
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Elemental Films, American Zoetrope
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 19, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.6M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Surround

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