Collateral Beauty

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Collateral Beauty
In this ensemble drama, a successful New York ad executive suffers a personal tragedy and retreats from life. His friends devise a drastic plan to reach him before he loses everything. Pushing him to the very edge, they force him to confront the truth in surprising and profoundly human ways. The critics however, were underwhelmed.

97 minutes.
Parental Guidance 7-9 (Language).
Drama.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet, Michael Peña, Helen Mirren, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley
Director
David Frankel
ScreenplayAllan Loeb
MusicTheodore Shapiro
CinematographyMaryse Alberti
EditingAndrew Marcus
Sound formatsDolby Digital
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2016
Produced byPalmStar Media, Likely Story, Anonymous Content, Overbrook Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures

Official Site | IMDB page | ScreenIt Report | CommonSenseMedia Report
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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageMild impact, infrequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceNone
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance SuggestedRated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief strong language
Runtime97
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
2
Violence
1
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
1
Smoking
0
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
3
Frightening / Tense Scenes
2
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
5

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
13 +
Positive messages
4
Positive role models
3
Violence
1
Sex
2
Language
3
Consumerism
1
Drinking, drugs, smoking
1

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
David Rooney quote iconOverqualified cast collateral damage in clichéd tear-fest.
10
Die Burger
Laetitia Pople quote iconTruuks bederf 'n belowende storie.
5
Cape Times
Unknown
5
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote iconProving that a mid-award season release and a cast of notable and talented stars doesn&rquot;t necessarily equal Oscar quality, Collateral Beauty has its heart in the right place, but not its execution.
7
Metacritic.com
38 critics
5
Rottentomatoes critics
110 critics
7
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconWell-meaning but fundamentally flawed, Collateral Beauty aims for uplift but collapses in unintentional hilarity.
3
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
7
CommonSenseMedia
Staff evaluation quote iconCast is best part of sentimental drama about grief.
10

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
29 users
9
Rottentomatoes users
12936 users
13
Internet
2809 Netizens
12

Average .. 39%

8

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