Babylon
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
Critics Sentiment
Hollywood struggles adapting from silent films to talkies
McKay drags Manny and Count to subterranean zoosadist gathering
The film plummets from the acclaimed sound transition sequences to the widely criticized underground party scene that reviewers found absurdly excessive.
Babylon starts strong with a praised opening party sequence and maintains energy through the first act, but loses focus and coherence in the middle sections with excessive runtime and unnecessary subplots. The film recovers somewhat with its emotional finale celebrating cinema's immortality, though critics consistently noted it needed significant editing to achieve its ambitious goals.
Full cast
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Diego Calva
Manny Torres
Margot Robbie
Nellie LaRoy
Brad Pitt
Jack Conrad
Jovan Adepo
Sidney Palmer
Jean Smart
Elinor St. John
J.C. Currais
Truck Driver
Jimmy Ortega
Elephant Wrangler
Marcos A. Ferraez
Police Officer
Shane Powers
Dale
Phoebe Tonkin
Jane Thornton
Troy Metcalf
Orville Pickwick
Hansford Prince
Joe Holiday
Telvin Griffin
Reggie
Cutty Cuthbert
Jimmy
Albert Hammond Jr.
Guest (Chicken Line)
Flea
Bob Levine
Olivia Wilde
Ina Conrad
Bregje Heinen
Female Guest (Nathalie)
Tal Seder
Male Guest (Wallach's)
Dana Marcolina
Female Guest (Jack Tattoo)
Crew
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