For every way in, there is another way out.
| Cast |
Isaach de BankoléTilda Swinton, John Hurt, Gael Garcia Bernal, Bill Murray |
| Director |
Jim Jarmusch |
| Screenplay | Jim Jarmusch |
| Music | Boris |
| Cinematography | Christopher Doyle |
| Editing | Jay Rabinowitz |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2009 |
| Produced by | Focus Features, Entertainment Farm, PointBlank Films |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Crime, drama |
| Language | Strong, abusive, frequent |
| Nudity | Full nudity in seductive prolonged scenes. Highly sexualised. |
| Sex | None, sexual innuendoes, attempted seduction |
| Violence | Moderate to strong, brief, infrequent, realistic |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | Mild profanities, infrequent |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Attiyah Kahn  Existential delight for film fundis | 15 |  |
| Die Burger Jeanne Calitz Kultusfiguur se 'kunsfliek' frustreer en verveel | 5 |  |
| Cape Times Micheal Rechtshaffen Many matchboxes, no fire | 5 | |
| Box Office John P. McCarthy Philosophizing that amounts to far too little | 3 | |
| Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 3 | |
| eye Weekly Jason Anderson Jim Jarmusch’s latest has all the requisite elements for a study in cool. | 5 | |
| Metacritic.com 22 critics | 8 |  |
| Rottentomatoes critics 115 critics | 10 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer A minimalist exercise in not much of anything, The Limits of Control is a tedious viewing experience with little reward. | 8 | |
What the People say | ||
| Internet 4572 Netizens A film of mystery and silence | 12 |  |
Average .. 37% | 7 | |