The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 22 wins & 50 nominations total
Steve Benham
- Car driver
- (uncredited)
Elizabeth Bower
- Chatty Exhibition Guest
- (uncredited)
Rene Costa
- Club Gangster
- (uncredited)
Ray Donn
- Customs Officer
- (uncredited)
Daniel Dresner
- Coughing Man
- (uncredited)
Rrenford Fitz-Junior Fagan
- Bus Passenger
- (uncredited)
Antony Gabriel
- Luke
- (uncredited)
Michael Haley
- Smoking Man
- (uncredited)
Steve Morphew
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Abdul Popoola Pope
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
Jacqui-Lee Pryce
- Traveller
- (uncredited)
Peter Rnic
- Bodyguard
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere are approximately 510 questions asked between the characters. That works out to around 5 questions per minute of run time.
- GoofsThe opening action has Dan taking Alice to the hospital, staying with her in the waiting room, and the two leaving together. Unless a patient is unconscious, hospital intake always involves an interview procedure where the patient has to give their name, insurance information, and relevant medical history. To call a patient out of the waiting room, the hospital staff uses the name on the intake records, rather than shouting "hey you" to the next person to be seen. Yet, when Dan and Alice are getting ready to part ways after the bus trip away from the hospital, he says, "I don't even know your name."
- Alternate versionsThere are two versions available. Runtimes are "1h 44m (104 min)" (general theatrical release) and "1h 38m (98 min) (TV) (Turkey)".
- SoundtracksThe Blower's Daughter
Written and Performed by Damien Rice
Under license to Vector Recordings, LLC/Warner Bros. Records Inc. and 14th Floor Records
By arrangement with Warner Strategic Marketing US and Warner Strategic Marketing UK
Featured review
Who's afraid of Closer?
Mike Nichols directed, in my opinion, one of the three best adaptations from stage to screen. "Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf" (The other two being Sidney Lumet's "Long day's journey into night" and Elia Kazan's "A Streetcar named Desire) After the extraordinary television adaptation of "Angels in America" I also would have pleaded with Mike Nichols to do "Closer" Sorry I'm rambling. What I'm trying to say in a rather convoluted way is, simply, thank you Mr. Nichols. Adult themes, conceived and performed by adult artists. I hope it makes zillions of dollars so we can have more of it. Jude Law is a Peter O'Toole without the steroids, Julia Roberts a Jeanne Moreau with an American passport, Clive Owen is a child of John Garfield and Peter Finch and Natalie Portman a Jean Peters with a college degree. I saw the film twice in a row, I hadn't done that in years. Not since "Drugstore Cowboy", "Apartment Zero" and "Sex Lies and Videotape" The unfolding of the dark happens in front of our eyes and it feels chillingly familiar. Lies we tell each other with so much conviction with so much honesty. The only real thing is the pain and the loneliness. It doesn't sound like a very entertaining night out but believe me, it is. Go, see for yourself. You may have to confront something you didn't want to confront. That's part of the process call growing up. Who's afraid of that?
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- arichmondfwc
- Dec 20, 2004
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Xích Lại Gần Nhau
- Filming locations
- Postman's Park, Little Britain, London, England, UK(park with Alice Ayres tablet)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $27,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $33,987,757
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,707,972
- Dec 5, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $115,518,219
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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