Being the Ricardos

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Aaron Sorkin

Producer:

Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch

Writer:

Aaron Sorkin

Release Date:

Dec 10, 2021

Runtime:

2hr 5m

Synopsis

Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

Cast

  • Nicole Kidman
  • Javier Bardem
  • J.K. Simmons
  • Nina Arianda
  • Tony Hale
  • Alia Shawkat
  • Jake Lacy
  • Linda Lavin
  • Ronny Cox
  • John Rubinstein

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.0
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RATINGS 17 FANS
3.0
  • Nov 28, 2021

    ok Aaron time to put the director's chair away for a bit

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    David Sims
    David Sims
    Dec 7, 2021

    at this point i'm gonna need a new keyboard because of all the blood i have on my hands for liking Molly's Game.

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    davidehrlich
    davidehrlich
    Dec 17, 2021

    BREAKING NEWS: Nicole Kidman is currently being hospitalized due to carrying the entirety of Being The Ricardos on her back. We hope for a quick recovery.

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    Dylan
    Dylan
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    Dec 3, 2021

    Sorkin very apparently not an I Love Lucy fan.

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    matt lynch
    matt lynch
    Nov 30, 2021

    joyless, no texture, no chemistry

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    jourdain searles
    jourdain searles
    Dec 22, 2021

    I’m pretty sure Aaron Sorkin would be a big supporter of the black list. Ahistorical and wrong headed. A near parody of bad liberalism and Hollywood fetishism of craft devoid of any meaning. Empty craft meets empty politics. A true celebration of nothingness.

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    Filipe Furtado
    Filipe Furtado
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    Dec 10, 2021

    Watching movies just because Nicole Kidman is in them is a dark and treacherous slope

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    Kenny
    Kenny
    Dec 27, 2021

    There’s a part in the 100th episode of 30 Rock when Jenna is with Dr. Spaceman and she is experiencing a personal crisis. She says, “I mean, on some level do I want to have a baby? Do I want to be a mother? Should I be a mother?” And Dr. Spaceman just goes “Bored!” That’s…

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    grace spelman
    grace spelman
    Dec 13, 2021

    In the words of Lucy herself when she gets busted time and time again on the show by Ricky: ‘ewwwwwwwwww.’ Lucille Ball is maybe one of the five funniest humans to ever live and we couldn’t get just ten seconds of that spark somewhere in this movie? I think this may be my…

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    Matt Gourley
    Matt Gourley

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Reviews

  • AU
    Anne-Marie Urbanski
    #beautiful
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    I really, really enjoyed this movie. I didn’t honestly think I would but everyone did a fantastic job portraying what a week as “the Ricardos” looked like.

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    Patricia Heise
    #truestory
    #pheise

    Wow! This movie is the most boring movie I have seen in a long time. I almost fell asleep during it. Lucy played by Kidman wasn't at all good. Kidman was way too old for her part and her acting job wasn't that great either! The actor that play Desi was also way too…

    JG
    joseph guy
    #smart
    #familyfriendly

    Ok but not what I thought

  • RM
    Robert M

    Meh it’s alright if you don’t have anything else to do on an afternoon

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    Jeffrey Beam
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    SL
    Sandy Little
    #mustsee
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Metacritic

60
metacritic
Based on 51 Critics
6.1

USER SCORE (116)

Generally favorable reviews based on 116 Reviews
68
Dec 20, 2021

With some deft trimming, Being the Ricardos could be a fine HBO Sunday night movie “event,” as they used to be (or still are?) called. But as it is, this is less a cinematic thing and more an elaborate joke without a kicker. As Lucille Ball might say: waaaaaaaah.

Metacritic review by Barry Hertz
Barry Hertz
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
88
Dec 15, 2021

However much you know about these people and this subject, Sorkin shines a light in dark or unjustly-ignored corners of their epic story. And he makes obvious the strain and burden of “Being the Ricardos” into a film that’s witty and bittersweet.

Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
75
Dec 10, 2021

It is with a zippy touch and a number of questionable directorial choices—Sorkin is still a much better writer than director—as well as an immersive, pressure-cooker structure that is never less than enthralling, that Sorkin implants his aforesaid signature style into Being the Ricardos.

Metacritic review by Tomris Laffly
Tomris Laffly
RogerEbert.com

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Being the Ricardos (2021) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Being the Ricardos (2021)?
The movie is 2hr 5min long.
What's Being the Ricardos (2021) about?
Follows Lucy and Desi as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.
Who's the cast of Being the Ricardos (2021)?
  • Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball
  • Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz
  • J.K. Simmons as William Frawley
  • Nina Arianda as Vivian Vance
  • Tony Hale as Jess Oppenheimer
  • Alia Shawkat as Madelyn Pugh
  • Jake Lacy as Bob Carroll
  • Linda Lavin as Madelyn Pugh -- Older (70's)
  • Ronny Cox as Bob Carroll -- Older (70's)
  • John Rubinstein as Jess Oppenheimer -- Older (80's)
Who's the director behind Being the Ricardos (2021)?
Aaron Sorkin directed Being the Ricardos (2021).
Who produced Being the Ricardos (2021)?
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch produced Being the Ricardos (2021).