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Amadeus (1984)

PG ★ 8.0/10 160 min History, Music, Drama United States English
Director: Miloš Forman
Theatre Play: Peter Shaffer
Screenplay by: Peter Shaffer
Streaming: Not available
The Man... The Music... The Madness... The Murder... The Motion Picture.

Description

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Salzburger composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Top Cast

F. Murray Abraham
F. Murray Abraham Antonio Salieri
Tom Hulce
Tom Hulce Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Elizabeth Berridge
Elizabeth Berridge Constanze Mozart
Simon Callow
Simon Callow Emanuel Schikaneder
Roy Dotrice
Roy Dotrice Leopold Mozart
Christine Ebersole
Christine Ebersole Katerina Cavalieri
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones Emperor Joseph II
Charles Kay
Charles Kay Count Orsini-Rosenberg

Amadeus Appears on 27 Curated Movie Lists

Awards

Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Awards #41
Academy Awards: Best Actor
Academy Awards #59
Academy Awards: Best Director
Academy Awards #58
Golden Globe Award For Best Motion Picture (Drama)
Golden Globe Awards #41

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #284
IMDb Top 250
IMDb #73
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #632
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #23
Russian Culture Ministry’s 100 Recommended Films
Russian Culture Ministry #02

Critic Curated

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IndieWire #44
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Paste Magazine #15
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #17
Rolling Stone - The 100 Greatest Movies Of 21st Century
Rolling Stone #89
The Telegraphs 500 Must See Films
The Telegraph #167

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IndieWire #04

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