Birth (2004)

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Jonathan Glazer

Producer:

Lizie Gower, Ileen Maisel, Xavier Marchand

Release Date:

Oct 29, 2004

Runtime:

1hr 40m

Synopsis

A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.

Cast

  • Nicole Kidman
  • Cameron Bright
  • Danny Huston
  • Lauren Bacall
  • Alison Elliott
  • Arliss Howard
  • Anne Heche
  • Peter Stormare
  • Ted Levine
  • Cara Seymour

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Feb 25, 2019

    Kidman vs. Kid Man

    7.1K Likes
    Jake Isgar
    Jake Isgar
    Feb 8, 2023

    bored af might show up to some rich widows house to tell her im her reincarnated husband and see what happens

    3.1K Likes
    Jay
    Jay
    Jan 3, 2025

    There is no movie like this. It never blinks or winks. It locks eyes with you and never breaks focus. Losing someone you love is something everyone experiences and almost everyone copes with. But nothing is ever healed and if faced with the same cosmically weird and yet…

    2.9K Likes
    Sean Fennessey
    Sean Fennessey
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    Feb 3, 2019

    This film gets more heartbreaking on every watch.  Glazer reaches towards the impossible to explore the very real feelings of grief and love. The improbable premise itself is enough to make your head spin: what if your dead husband came back, full of love for you? What if…

    1.5K Likes
    manilazic
    manilazic
    Dec 1, 2024

    music slaps & i would suck with this haircut.

    1.5K Likes
    itscharlibb
    itscharlibb
    Nov 21, 2018

    "You're hurting me."

    1.2K Likes
    matt lynch
    matt lynch
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    Jun 2, 2023

    Desplat’s score is one for the ages, second only to Bacall’s “I never liked Sean.” that it inspired as much laughter as it did while never undercutting the brutality of its sadness, kind of an insane miracle. Danny Huston & co. "me and my friends would have beat that kid…

    922 Likes
    fran hoepfner
    fran hoepfner
    Sep 11, 2014

    The next Stanley Kubrick? I don't think we'll ever get another Kubrick...But I do think I'm okay with having a Jonathan Glazer. Glazer is an extremely visual director. In that regard, he is very similar to Kubrick. Every sequence is more focused on the frame than what…

    888 Likes
    sprizzle
    sprizzle
    Jul 7, 2023

    Brilliant. Gutting. Would’ve made $350 million if it was called “Little Husband”

    893 Likes
    brendan o'hare
    brendan o'hare

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Top Reviews
  • Frank Reynolds
    Frank Reynolds is "meh" on
    Birth

    Slow as hell, then BOOM—creepy kid says he’s Nicole Kidman’s dead husband. Uncomfortable, pervy vibes. Couldn’t stop watchin’, felt like a car crash. Needed a Purell shower after. Zero rum hams. Never again.

    🔥 1 1Y
    jovanna
    jovanna disliked
    Birth

    i watched this with my mom 😭

    😭 1 1Y
    Rory
    Rory liked
    Birth

    I love films about grief so this was for me. I kind of wish she just stayed single at the end for a bit and then met someone else she actually liked. The little boy was creepy, but good. A bit uncomfortable but I suppose it’s intentional.

    9M
  • Reyham
    Reyham liked
    Birth

    Kind of weird because who would ever fall for something like this. But if you’ve loved someone enough you’d give anything to have them back in any form. I wouldn’t know but I get it.

    9M
    marty
    marty liked
    Birth

    definitely an uncomfortable watch. dont regret it but probably wont be rewatching it.

    3Y
    Idk23
    Idk23 disliked
    Birth

    I can’t even a 10 year-old is her past lover, and all this other stuff this is crazy

    5D
  • Hank Leet
    Hank Leet loved
    Birth

    A film about grief that asks questions other films are too scared to ask

    6M
    mariyah
    mariyah disliked
    Birth

    in my personal opinion i just didn’t think it was very good

    3Y
    Vogue Italia
    Vogue Italia is "meh" on
    Birth

    interesting. very intriguing concept, very minimal payoff

    1Y

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Metacritic

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Based on 38 Critics
6.3

USER SCORE (62)

Generally favorable reviews based on 62 Reviews
30

A paranormal mystery without a spine. It has no suspense because it has no belief in itself.

Metacritic review by Ray Bennett
Ray Bennett
The Hollywood Reporter
60

If Birth succeeds more as a source of visual and aural enthrallment than as supernatural narrative, it's largely because the final third hovers uncomfortably between the mystical and the earthbound.

Metacritic review by Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice
40

The ick-factor deepens as the story progresses, but the mystery never does.

Metacritic review by Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
The A.V. Club

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Birth (2004) (2004) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Birth (2004) (2004)?
The movie is 1hr 40min long.
What's Birth (2004) (2004) about?
A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.
Who's the cast of Birth (2004) (2004)?
  • Nicole Kidman as Anna
  • Cameron Bright as Young Boy/Sean
  • Danny Huston as Joseph
  • Lauren Bacall as Eleanor
  • Alison Elliott as Laura
  • Arliss Howard as Bob
  • Anne Heche as Clara
  • Peter Stormare as Clifford
  • Ted Levine as Mr. Conte
  • Cara Seymour as Mrs. Conte
Who's the director behind Birth (2004) (2004)?
Jonathan Glazer directed Birth (2004) (2004).
Who produced Birth (2004) (2004)?
Lizie Gower, Ileen Maisel and Xavier Marchand produced Birth (2004) (2004).