Babylon (2022)

Comedy, Drama, General Film, History

Director: Damien Chazelle

Writer(s): Damien Chazelle

Starring: J.C. Currais, Diego Calva, Jimmy Ortega, Marcos A. Ferraez, Shane Powers, Phoebe Tonkin, Troy Metcalf, Jovan Adepo, Hansford Prince, Telvin Griffin, Jean Smart, Cutty Cuthbert, Albert Hammond Jr., Margot Robbie, Flea, Brad Pitt, Olivia Wilde, Bregje Heinen, Tal Seder, Dana Marcolina, Robert Morgan, Nana Ghana, E.E. Bell, Joe Dallesandro, Sol Landerman, Karina Fontes, Circus-Szalewski, Lukas Haas, Li Jun Li, Kaia Gerber, Patrick Fugit, Eric Roberts, Cici Lau, David Lau, Tyler Seiple, Zack Newick, Rory Scovel, Olivia Hamilton, P.J. Byrne, Alexandre Chen, Bob Clendenin, Miraj Grbic, Johnny Hoops, James Wellington, Carlos Núñez, Max Minghella, Laura Steinel, Danny Jolles, James Vincent, Richard Clarke Larsen, Samara Weaving, Jeff Garlin, Anthony Burkhalter, Terry Walters, Trisha Simmons, Ariel Flores, Karolina Szymczak, Sean O’Bryan, David Ury, Katia Gomez, Vanessa Bednar, Carson Higgins, Armando Cosio, Frederick Koehler, Spencer Morgan, Ric Sarabia, Jim Allen Jackson, Katherine Waterston, Yissendy Trinidad, Cyrus Hobbi, Anton Hedayat, Hayley Huntley, John Mariano, Christopher Allen, Arely Vianet, Jeremy Roberts, Alex Reznik, Chloe Fineman, Pat Skipper, John Kerry, Sarah Ramos, Jennifer Grant, Julian Lefevre, Taylor Nichols, Bryan Scott Johnson, Kelly Meyer, Brenna Power, David Abed, Kevin Symons, Jonathan Thomson, Jim O’Brien, Chris Doubek, Dorian Martin, Todd Giebenhain, Mather Zickel, Ireland Sexton, Andrew Hawtrey, Mike Fletcher, Jonathan Ohye, James Crittenden, Pete Ploszek, Robert Beitzel, Ethan Suplee, Tobey Maguire, Walker Hare, Douglas Fruchey, Taylor Hill, Marc Platt, Noah Reilly, Stephen Thomas, John Macey, Kenajuan Bentley, Karen Bethzabe, Sophia Magaña, Oscar Balderrama, Aurielle Simmons, Eamon Hunt, Anna Dahl, Damon Gupton, Spike Jonze, Mike Manning, Matthew B Mills, Ty Molbak, Lewis Tan, Orlando Adrian, Jaden Alexander, Becca Alvarado, Maria Arroyo, Nick Baga, Tef Baker, Tim Allen Baker, Aevrey Balin, Sean Bannon, Becca Beberaggi, Sean Belanger, Sara Catherine Bellamy, Ana Bergman, Sean Fabian Billings, Keith Biondi, Daniel Bisla, Hannah Brennan, Carlena Britch, Colt Brown, Lincoln Brown, Effie Cacarnakis, Susan Cagle, Christian Calloway, Krista Caplan, Jihane Cara, Zack Carter, Casey Cathcart, Anna Chazelle, Ryan Cho, Kyle Christiansen, Roman Chsherbakov, Alex Cohen-Leddy, Davina Colaço, Melissa Cordero, Ana Coto, Lola Rae Crist, Kelly Daly, Nikole Davis, Michael DeBartolo, William Diament, Hal Dion, Alex Dobrenko, Russel Donahue, Azizi Donnelly, Michael Dukakis, Kevin Dunning, Kyla Dyan, David Eisen, Jenna Enns, Thomas Ernst, Delio Eswar, Joseph W. Evans, Lindsay Fett, Kate Ellie Fitzgerald, Bourke Floyd, Adam Fried, Jeff Friedman, Raz Fritz, Alexander Galvez, Anthony C Garcia, Mike Gassaway, Robert Gatewood, Lynda Gatlin, Michelle Ghatan, Nicholas A. Goldreich, Kathy Goral, Ashley Michelle Grant, Jonathan Grant, Jonathan Grey, Daniel Grogan, Jonathan Guzman, Cassidy Rose Gyetvan, Tanner Hake, Braxton Hale, Martyn Hale, Lucie Hamanova, Farah Haque, Sam Harding, Raelynn Harper, Maye Harris, Madison Hauck, Saint Heart, Christopher Hin, Christopher Hiortdahl, Chesi Ho, Daniel Holm, Ryan Holmes, Ben Holmquist, Austin Hust, James Hutson, Jonathan Jennings, Connor Johnson, Michael Jovanovski, Melissa K., Jacquie Kachmann, Ethan Michael Kaiser, Natasha Kalimada, Berk Karaca, Marie Kelli, Alex Kennedy, Grace Kennedy-Piehl, Arslan Khan, Masha Ko, Yakov Kolontarov, Keith Kuhl, Noor Labelle, Nachbi Lacossiere, Khoi Le, Scott Lea, Leannie, Kaitlin Leddy, Emily Joy Lemus, Marian Liddell, Sydney Love, Pedro Lozano, Frank Lui Geo, Eric Lum, Kristen Lundberg, Juan Madrigal, William Maizel, Anna Manheimer, T Wade Martin, Russell Mates, Diego Maureira, Walter Maxwell, Brandon J McGuire, Archer McKnight, Heather McPhaul, Audra Milos, Ryan Emilio Molina, Jason Munoz, Scott E. Myers, Irene Nester, William Nicol, Ben Nobile, Sarah Noelle, Zeus Oira, Tracy Pacana, Phil Painter, Kourosh Parsapour, Kathryn Hollis Peters, Skyler Pierce, Erika Placer, Jonah Platt, Kennedy Porter, Aubrey Postier, Lavinia Postolache, McKenna Ralston, Bubba Dean Rambo, Peter Ramirez, Andrea Ramos, Michaela Rances, Ryan Rathbun, Kyle Reardon, Rhian Rees, Max Reeves, Jody Reliford, Brett Rexilius, Jeremiah Ripley, Cristina Roche, Alexia Rojas, Adrien Rolet, Michael Russnow, Paolo Saglietto, Bryce Schmidt, Jared Scott-Mills, Frank Scozzari, Colin Seifert, Sean Shea-Clark, Maia Sheridan, Bruce Shetler, Greer Sinclair, Ryan Singleton, Cameron Somers, Oliver Spenceman, Mila Spigolon, Abigail Stanton, Brian Reinare Thomas, Noah Thorne, Jef Travis, Devon Uy, Elijah Van Zanten, Ryan Vania, Alessia Vernazza, Zach Walker, Zhan Wang, Marianne Wiedeman, Laine Wilkinson, Kyle Williams, Matthew Witmer, Cameron Wong, Ihar Yakimau, Cody York, Tori Zaitonia, Sharon Zhang

Synopsis: Jack Conrad is a struggling actor in Hollywood who will do anything to make it big. He meets Nellie LaRoy, a former actress who is now a successful from the talkies. She takes him under her wing and helps him get started in the business. Conrad quickly becomes a star, but his ego and ambition get the better of him. He starts to believe that he is invincible and that he can have anything he wants. This leads to a spiraling downward spiral of drugs, alcohol, and women. His career and personal life are in shambles, but he doesn’t care. He is until he meets a young woman who makes him realize that he has to get his life together. With her help, he gets sober and tries to make amends with the people he has hurt. He also tries to revive his career, but it is not as easy as he thought it would be. READ REVIEW

Release Date: December 23, 2022 (USA) | Length: 188 min | Genre: Comedy, Drama, History | MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong and crude sexual content, graphic nudity, bloody violence, drug use, and pervasive language. | Note(s):