Elephant
An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.
An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.
Crime, Drama
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2003
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Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
82 min
Release date:
20 Sep 2003
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$3,000,000
Revenue:
$10,012,022
Awards:
8 wins & 13 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Gus Van Sant's fascinating, mysterious, semidocumentary meditation on the Columbine massacre is not very satisfying, but it's still something to see.
– David Denby,
New Yorker,
24 Apr 2013
fresh:
What I'll remember most vividly about Gus Van Sant's extraordinary "Elephant" is not the violent climax but the state of grace that precedes it.
– Joe Morgenstern,
Wall Street Journal,
24 Apr 2013
fresh:
Elephant creates gorgeous, wide-open spaces that allow viewers the freedom to reflect without having a point-of-view imposed on them.
– Scott Tobias,
AV Club,
24 Apr 2013
fresh:
The approach is oddly riveting, though, because the tension builds slowly, and you know what's going to happen at the end of the day.
– Christy Lemire,
Associated Press,
24 Apr 2013
rotten:
Elephant is a lurid tease posing as an art film.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
7 Aug 2004