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Radioactive's flawed script and counterproductive storytelling choices are offset by Rosamund Pike's central performance in a sincere tribute to a brilliant scientific mind. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

After the death of her beloved husband, Marie Curie's commitment to science remains strong as she tries to explain previously unknown radioactive elements. But it soon becomes terrifyingly evident that her work could lead to applications in medicine that could save thousands of lives -- or applications in warfare that could destroy them by the billions.

Rating:

PG-13 (Brief Nudity|A Scene of Sexuality|Disturbing Images|Thematic Elements)
Genre:

history, drama, biography
Original Language:

English (United Kingdom)
Director:

Marjane Satrapi
Producer:

Tim Bevan
Writer:

Jack Thorne
Release Date (Streaming):

Jul 24, 2020
Runtime:

1h 43m
Production Co:

StudioCanal, Working Title Films
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Rosamund Pike
Marie Curie

Sam Riley
Pierre Curie

Anya Taylor-Joy
Irene

Jonathan Aris
Hetreed

Aneurin Barnard
Paul Langevin

Simon Russell Beale
Professor Lippmann

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News & Interviews for Radioactive

TV Premiere Dates 2020

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New on Amazon Prime Video in July 2020

Critic Reviews for Radioactive

All Critics (146) | Top Critics (37) | Fresh (90) | Rotten (56)

...the strangely gloomy approach, and Pike's withdrawn performance, are rather alienating. Garson's Mme Curie might have been less accurate, but she was a more engaging character.

November 10, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

David Stratton
The Australian
A thoughtful, creative fictional retelling of a story based on the life and legacy of a remarkable woman.

November 8, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
ABC Radio (Australia)
Just because a person's accomplishments are great, it doesn't follow that a movie about their life and achievements will be equally as compelling.

July 29, 2020 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

James Berardinelli
ReelViews
Despite the talent involved, and the incredible subject matter, the irritating tendency to overexplain means there's very little spark to be found in the enervating "Radioactive."

July 29, 2020 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Katie Walsh
Los Angeles Times
Though well-filmed and well-acted, Radioactive careens from predictable to the borderline bizarre, and never finds solid footing in either world.

July 27, 2020 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
[An] intriguing but frustrating drama...

July 25, 2020 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Leah Greenblatt
Entertainment Weekly
The filmmakers stumble centrally over the relationship between science, technology and class society, as many have done before them.

February 10, 2021 | Full Review…

Joanne Laurier
World Socialist Web Site
Rosamund Pike gives a fine performance as Marie, but the film seemed to me to be overly melodramatic, almost like a soap opera. There were also jarring, and unnecessary digressions in the film to much later events.

January 31, 2021 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…

Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
A capable, humanizing, and often lovely look at one of the greatest scientific minds in history.

January 27, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Amelia Emberwing
WhatToWatch
Marie Curie's story of bravery, intellect + resilience deserves cinematic treatment and Rosamund Pike portrayed her beautifully. Despite its flaws, I still regard this as a heartfelt tribute to a singular heroine & her legacy.

December 27, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Ruth Maramis
FlixChatter Film Blog
An exceptional Rosamund Pike. [Full review in Spanish]

November 30, 2020 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Rubén Romero Santos
Cinemanía (Spain)
As a biopic it has a solid performance by Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie, but the narrative lacks a consistent pacing and it bores me as fast as a radioactive cloud with the tale of science, discovery, and female empowerment. [Full review in Spanish]

November 28, 2020 | Rating: 5/10 | Full Review…

Yasser Medina
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