Licorice Pizza
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Fine Arts Theatre Beverly Hills
8556 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, CAPre-order your tickets now
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- Trailer 1 (02:30)
- Featurette 1 (00:55)
Movie Info & Cast
Synopsis
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Cast
- Will Angarola
- Griff Giacchino
- James Kelley
- Cooper Hoffman
- Alana Haim
- Dexter Demme
- River Cornwell
- Harrison Bray
- Sean Penn
- Tom Waits
Letterboxd User Reviews
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- Feb 13, 2022
“i can fix him” says girl who is worse
JayDec 3, 2021After this and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, every director I like is now required to make a fun hangout movie set in a lovingly recreated version of the time and place they grew up
Patrick WillemsDec 12, 2021alana haim was interested in politics from a very young age
Karsten - Dec 27, 2021
Why would you put licorice on a pizza Edit: it is lame this is one of the most popular reviews for this. I apologize
FramesofnickJan 20, 2022oh i get it now they called it “licorice pizza” because it was bad
soupgeorgNov 16, 2021annoying blue check critics: groovy, soulful, and a little funky!! a love letter to california in the 70s! me and the fellas: this is a movie about being a young pimp hustler, snapping necks and cashing checks.
Robert Franco - Nov 26, 2021
I had fun, but it lowkey felt like sitting through an entire season of an HBO series that would not let me pause between episodes....... Overdrawn subplots, confusing repeat of racist jokes (don't worry, we PLENTY get it the first time), and it's annoyingly such a male…
KYKNov 16, 2021when i lived in la i was in my mid-twenties, like alana. i had ceased to be what i was and had yet to become what i thought i ought to be. i hopped off the plane at lax with a dream and a basic understanding of the city's topography acquired from playing grand theft auto:…
Hari NefBanger movie! Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally would have liked a more ambiguous and less rushed ending tho. Also pretty wild that the Asian jokes that caused such an uproar could've just been edited out of the movie entirely and nothing would change. So like, why didn't they Was…
James (Schaffrillas)
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- Alan Tudeen likedLicorice Pizza
Cinematography is so good that it makes you forget that you are watching pedophilia
asher likedLicorice Pizzadespite being a mainstream movie, wes anderson still achieved that vintage indie vibe. although it was a bit long and i found the character dynamic rather boring, i still liked the movie’s vibrant color palette and cinematic parallels. however, i’m still confused by the title…
Ocean dislikedLicorice PizzaThis is one of the worst films I have ever seen, after Moonlight. I cannot believe Paul Thomas Anderson directed this crapfest. The female lead looks over 30 and the male lead is supposed to be 15. The plot? It did not really have a plat. It was all over the place.
- Eleanor lovedLicorice Pizza
HAIM HAIM HAIM I love Haim so much they were all amazing in this as were the rest of the cast - the vibes of this film are good and I want to watch it again BUT…I wasn’t really rooting for the leads to get together because of the age gap and also felt they weren’t right 2tegther?
Sushi Sabi likedLicorice Pizza6.8/10 Age Gap was a no-no, and it could have been reduced to something a lot more acceptable, like 15 and 17. The story wasn't the most cohesive, and it felt a little anticlimactic, but they portrayed the falling in and out aspect of a romance really well, and a slice of the 70s
Baers trash taste is "meh" onLicorice PizzaThe story was alright. I mostly watching it because it was young kids living in the 70s. I like seeing all the actors i recognize in it. I noticed John C. Reilly was the Frankenstein monster….it was strange I didn’t see that character more in it…like he only had one line.
- cassius casanova dislikedLicorice Pizza
this is trying to come off as “cool” like how the almost famous movie gave off effortless charm but it fails mostly. it’s bad enough to center the plot around a relationship between a 25 year old woman & 15 year old kid but the cherry on top is that they’re insufferable.
Nick Dubberly is "meh" onLicorice PizzaI was really intrigued to see this when I first saw the trailer for it, unfortunately I overhyped this in my head. Both Gary and Alana are horrible people that don’t know what they want and their weird relationship makes me not care if they end up together or not!
aria dislikedLicorice Pizzaidrk how i sat through all 2 hrs of this movie. it’s not even the age gap that bothers me (even tho it’s weird, i understand it’s relevant to the plot) but literally it’s only redeeming quality is the soundtrack. was pretty boring
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- ARAdam Robinson
A 15yr old guy and a 25yr old woman crushing on each other? honestly the movie wasn't bad, it'll have you questioning things. I'm just surprised a film like this was advertised and made it to theaters given how society is now. especially when everyone wanted Cuties banned…
MKMonica KouznetsovUncomfortable Inappropriate Controversial Not for me.
FCForrest CsulakAn overlong, occasionally funny film that fantasizes about growing up in the 70s while following a slew of unlikable characters doing unlikable things with no consequences. The acting is good though.
- RMRobert M
It was incredible
DGDavid Garciait was not incredible.
ACAlfred CasaleFunny, Entertaining but more a slice of life, than a pointed story.
- ECElies Casseus
this movie was offensive and all about pedophilia
CHCarol HahnBoring
YMYesnier MercedDefinitely not a movie for everyone. This deals with a very sensitive theme, but I do think it pulls it off gracefully. Very funny, great characters, masterful cinematography, and a style to glue it all together.
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USER SCORE (298)
Generally favorable reviews based on 298 Reviews
Nov 24, 2021
Anderson may be concocting his own personal flashback to a funkier age of innocence, but he lets these two make it their own double-act as well. Then he generously invites an audience in as well.
David Fear
Rolling Stone
Nov 15, 2021
If you’re open to its unconventional, idiosyncratic flavors, Licorice Pizza is a wonderfully wistful and evocative ode to youth, done by a masterfully poised filmmaker who doesn’t really care if this ain’t your bag. All our welcome and invited, of course, but PTA’s mellow and balmy effort feels like it’s enjoying itself too much to care if you haven’t caught on to its whole-hearted drift.
Rodrigo Perez
The Playlist
Nov 15, 2021
In a world of algorithmically sorted content, Anderson’s ninth film, and his first since 2017’s Phantom Thread, is irresistibly hard to pin down: you’d have to go back around 50 years, to the likes of Hal Ashby’s Shampoo or Peter Bogdanovich’s The Last Picture Show, to find another that runs on a similar kind of woozy clockwork.
Robbie Collin
The Telegraph
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Licorice Pizza (2021) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Licorice Pizza (2021)?
The movie is 2hr 13min long.
What's Licorice Pizza (2021) about?
The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
Who's the cast of Licorice Pizza (2021)?
- Will Angarola as Kirk
- Griff Giacchino as Mark
- James Kelley as Tim
- Cooper Hoffman as Gary
- Alana Haim as Alana
- Dexter Demme as Cherry Bomb Kid, Fat Bernie's Pinball Crowd
- River Cornwell as Cherry Bomb Kid
- Harrison Bray as Cherry Bomb Kid
- Sean Penn as Jack Holden
- Tom Waits as Rex Blau
Who's the director behind Licorice Pizza (2021)?
Paul Thomas Anderson directed Licorice Pizza (2021).
Who produced Licorice Pizza (2021)?
Sara Murphy and Adam Somner produced Licorice Pizza (2021).
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