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IMDb rating 6.3
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Critic Richard Whittaker
rated 7

...a film that is intensely and deliberately stagey.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle
Critic Sheila O'Malley
rated 10

...an exhilarating and exuberant experience.

Read full review at Roger Ebert
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

Driver and Marion Cotillard brim with nervous energy in this bizarre musical collaboration...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Leah Greenblatt
rated 8

...the screen belongs to Driver, who devours the role so ferociously you almost expect to see the film stock bubble and burn at the corners.

Read full review at Entertainment Weekly
Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

...at the heart of its swirling strangeness lies something of real truth and beauty that left me unexpectedly crying...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Roger Moore
rated 5

...a tragic satire, a commentary on the arc of celebrity, the craving for and eventual weight of fame and what one man will do to maintain it.

Read full review at Movie Nation
Critic Ian Freer
rated 10

The most original film of 2021, 'Annette' is a ride like no other, a spellbinding waltz in a storm.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Robbie Collin
rated 10

...is this magnificent, lunatic rock opera real or did you dream it?

Read full review at The Telegraph

Cast & Crew

Leos Carax
As The Producer (uncredited)
Leos Carax
Director
Marion Cotillard
As Ann Desfranoux
Kanji Furutachi
As Doctor
Adam Driver
As Henry McHenry
Simon Helberg
As The Accompanist
Wim Opbrouck
As Announcer Opera Annette

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Annette is a musical drama film that tells the story of a stand-up comedian, Henry, and his opera singer wife, Ann, who have a daughter named Annette. The film takes a dark turn when Ann dies under mysterious circumstances, and Henry is left to raise Annette on his own. As the girl grows up, she begins to exhibit a remarkable singing voice, which Henry uses to create a successful musical act. However, their relationship becomes strained as Henry's drinking and anger issues worsen, and he becomes increasingly jealous of Annette's success. The film ends with Henry being convicted of murder after he kills Ann's former accompanist and Annette refusing to sing at her father's final performance.

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What movies are similar to Annette? Toggle content

Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Annette include The Greatest Hits, Praise This, West Side Story, Cyrano, Hal King, Hello Again.

When was Annette released in theaters? Toggle content

Annette was released in theaters on August 26, 2021.