Mr. Turner

2 hr. 29 min.

Plot Summary
Eccentric British painter J.M.W. Turner (Timothy Spall) lives his last 25 years with gusto and secretly becomes involved with a seaside landlady, while his faithful housekeeper (Dorothy Atkinson) bears an unrequited love for him.

Cast: Timothy Spall , Dorothy Atkinson , Marion Bailey , Paul Jesson , Lesley Manville , Martin Savage , Joshua McGuire , Ruth Sheen

Director: Mike Leigh

Genres: Docudrama, Biography

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics

Mr. Turner (2014)

Release Date: December 19th, 2014|2 hr. 29 min.

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Leslie Felperin The Hollywood Reporter

Anchored by a masterful performance by Timothy Spall in a role he was born to play, and gilded by career-best effort from DoP Dick Pope, working for the first time on digital for Leigh to bridge the gap between the painting and cinematography, Mr. Turner manages to illuminate that nexus between biography and art with elegant understatement. show more
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Peter Bradshaw The Guardian

What a glorious film this is, richly and immediately enjoyable, hitting its satisfying stride straight away. It's funny and visually immaculate; it combines domestic intimacy with an epic sweep and has a lyrical, mysterious quality that perfumes every scene, whether tragic or comic. show more
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Robbie Collin The Telegraph

Beyond the troughful of fun tics, Spall makes Turner tenderly and totally human — the effect of which is to make his artistic talents seem even more extraordinary still. show more