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Irreversible
Time destroys everything.
Time destroys everything.
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller - 2002
7.4
57%
51
Events over the course of one traumatic night in Paris unfold in reverse-chronological order as the beautiful Alex is brutally raped and beaten by a stranger in the underpass. Her boyfriend and ex-lover take matters into their own hands and subsequently seek revenge upon the assailant. A simultaneously beautiful and terrible examination of the destructive nature of cause and effect, and how time destroys everything.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
22 May 2002
Country:
FR
Languages:
French
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$792,200
Awards:
3 wins & 13 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
Fails because of its gratuitous rape and violence and also because of its pretentious and intellectually one-dimensional grounds, which make the violence at the end feel even worse.
– Desson Thomson,
Washington Post,
11 Apr 2003
fresh:
A genuine outlaw work of art.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
11 Apr 2003
rotten:
There is nothing moral about Irreversible -- only sneeringly superior and nihilistic, like Johnny Rotten at his most fatuous.
– David Edelstein,
Slate,
22 Apr 2003
fresh:
A fascinating study in excess, a movie that seduces and repulses as it explores the merciless nature of fate.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
24 Apr 2003
fresh:
Extremely difficult to endure, and if you choose to endure it, it could leave you feeling angry and upset. Nevertheless, this is serious filmmaking, and Noe is a gifted filmmaker.
– Terry Lawson,
Detroit Free Press,
9 May 2003
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