Film • Jul 1, 2024
En route to the annual G7 summit, the seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest liberal democracies get lost in the woods and face increasing peril while attempting to draft a provisional statement regarding a global crisis.
Rumours
- Status
- Released
- Release
- July 1, 2024 (a year ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- R
- Themes
- Dark Comedy, Political Drama, Satire, Zombie Horror
- Origin
- Canada, Germany, Hungary, United States
- Companies
- Aloe Entertainment, Buffalo Gal Pictures, Laokoon Filmgroup, Ludascripts, Maze Pictures, Orogen Entertainment, Square Peg, Thin Stuff Productions, Walking Down Broadway, ZDF/Arte
Cast
Cate BlanchettHilda Orlmann
Roy DupuisMaxime Laplace
Nikki Amuka-BirdCardosa Dewindt
Charles DanceEdison Wolcott
Takehiro HiraTatsuro Iwasaki
Denis MénochetSylvain Broulez
Rolando RavelloAntonio Lamorle
Zlatko BurićJonas Glob
Alicia VikanderCelestine Sproul
Alexa KennedyHilda's Aide
Ralph BerkinAnthropologist
Tomi KosynusMiddle-Aged German Man
Crew
Guy MaddinDirector, Story
Galen JohnsonDirector, Story
Evan JohnsonDirector, Story, Screenplay
Liz JarvisProducer
Kent SandersonExecutive Producer
Andrew KarpenExecutive Producer
Ari AsterExecutive Producer
Lars KnudsenProducer
Mary AloeExecutive Producer
Phyllis LaingExecutive Producer
Philipp KreuzerProducer
Gillian HormelExecutive Producer
Stefan KapelariExecutive Producer
Gábor RajnaExecutive Producer
Blair WardExecutive Producer
Lauren CaseExecutive Producer
Eric HarbertExecutive Producer
Jörg SchulzeExecutive Producer
Anders ErdénExecutive Producer
Gábor SiposExecutive Producer
Tyler CampelloneExecutive Producer
Cate BlanchettExecutive Producer
Scores
- Average Score
- 45.5%
IMDb
- 49%
Letterboxd
- 52%
Metacritic
- 52%
Rotten Tomatoes
- 29%
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- Low
- Violence
- Moderate
- Profanity
- Low
- Algohol & Drugs
- Low
- Fright & Intensity
- Moderate
Reviews
AV ClubGuy Maddin spreads strange Rumours at an absurd political summit
The Arizona Republic'Rumours' roasts global powers with absurd satire and full-on horror
Chicago Sun-Times'Rumours' depicts G7 leaders as idiots, and then does it some more
Datebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment GuideReview: ‘Rumours,’ starring Cate Blanchett, is an absurdist film that almost finds its mark
EmpireRumours
LAistFilmWeek: ‘Smile 2,’ ‘Anora,’ ‘Rumors,’ and more
Los Angeles TimesReview: Diplomacy goes primal in the satiric 'Rumours,' set in a political wilderness
Little White LiesRumours review – laughing while crying inside
Adam NaymanGuy Maddin’s Surreal Summit at the End of the World
Roger EbertRumours movie review & film summary (2024)
David Fear'Rumours' Imagines World Leaders in Love, Lust, and Lost in the Woods. We Think It's Fictional
Mark Hanson'Rumours' Review: A Wildly Funny Satire of Political Ineptitude
Sandra HallCate Blanchett’s political zombie comedy swiftly descends into chaos
The Globe and MailReview: Grade-Eh gossip: Canadian political comedy Rumours is poetically surreal silliness
Guy Lodge‘Rumours’ Review: Cate Blanchett Gets Lost in Heavy Fog and Hot Air in a Laugh-Out-Loud Political Satire
Bilge EbiriRumours’ Goofy Political Satire Has a Giant Glowing Brain
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