- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- July 1, 2024 (a year ago)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- Canada · Germany · Hungary · United States
- Tags
- Dark Comedy · Political Drama · Satire · Zombie Horror
- Production companies
- Aloe Entertainment · Buffalo Gal Pictures · Laokoon Filmgroup · Ludascripts · Maze Pictures · Orogen Entertainment · Square Peg · Thin Stuff Productions · Walking Down Broadway · ZDF/Arte
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- R
Rumours

Where to watch (United States)
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
Producers
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
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Violence
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Profanity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Algohol & Drugs
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Fright & Intensity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>
Reviews
Guy Maddin spreads strange Rumours at an absurd political summit Guy Maddin transports the G7 to a zombie-threatened, big-brained dreamscape in his surreal political satire Rumours.
'Rumours' roasts global powers with absurd satire and full-on horror Cate Blanchett stars in "Rumours," Guy Maddin's absurdist film, a horror-comedy flick about the leaders of the free world at a G7 summit that goes awry.
'Rumours' depicts G7 leaders as idiots, and then does it some more One-joke satire strands the dignitaries in the woods for a night of apocalyptic horror.
Review: ‘Rumours,’ starring Cate Blanchett, is an absurdist film that almost finds its mark The latest from Guy Maddin depicts world leaders getting lost in the woods during a G-7 summit.
Rumours Guy Maddin and Evan and Galen Johnson's comedy sees Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance, and Alicia Vikander facing the apocalypse. Read Empire's review.
FilmWeek: ‘Smile 2,’ ‘Anora,’ ‘Rumors,’ and more Larry and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on-demand platforms.
Review: Diplomacy goes primal in the satiric 'Rumours,' set in a political wilderness What happens when a global political conference strays from the manicured confines of the photo op into a dark and scary woods? Co-director Guy Maddin has id...
Rumours review – laughing while crying inside Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson and Guy Maddin's political satire pits world leaders against an unlikely climate event.
Rumours movie review & film summary (2024) It’s still undeniably clever, buoyed by a great cast who know what to do with this sharp satire of world politics, but it feels a bit like a lark, a movie ...
'Rumours' Imagines World Leaders in Love, Lust, and Lost in the Woods. We Think It's Fictional Canadian cult filmmaker Guy Maddin imagines a hilarious, surreal soap opera in which a G7 summit transforms into 'As the World Leaders Turn.'
'Rumours' Review: A Wildly Funny Satire of Political Ineptitude Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson's 'Rumours' is winningly defined by a peculiar admixture of national pride and self-deprecation.
Cate Blanchett’s political zombie comedy swiftly descends into chaos Rumours is the kind of film where the ability to keep a straight face qualifies as consummate acting.
Review: Grade-Eh gossip: Canadian political comedy Rumours is poetically surreal silliness Rumours is a wonderfully surreal farce that also might be, bizarrely enough, the most accessible work ever by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson
‘Rumours’ Review: Cate Blanchett Gets Lost in Heavy Fog and Hot Air in a Laugh-Out-Loud Political Satire Cate Blanchett stars in 'Rumours,' a wicked takedown of ineffective global leaders from Canadian trio Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson.
Rumours’ Goofy Political Satire Has a Giant Glowing Brain Rumours, the latest from legendary Canadian director Guy Maddin, has a glorious B-movie sheen.
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