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At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.

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White Noise may occasionally struggle with its allegedly unfilmable source material, but Noah Baumbach succeeds in finding the humorous heart of its surprisingly timely story.

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White Noise wants you to think it has smart and interesting things to say, but it's mostly just a pretentious slog.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

Baumbach manages to transform this strange portrait of American numbness, consumerism, and soul-searching into something intimate.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 18, 2024

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Above all, it is - not surprisingly - a marriage story, and the story of a family that, in its own bizarre way, might be the most functional and relatable Baumbach has ever portrayed.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2023

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

It’s another one of 2022’s high profile, star-encrusted projects that struggles to be as good as its dazzling cast and provocative premise.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 6, 2023

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Karl Puschmann

New Zealand Herald

Director Noah Baumbach gives it the old college try and for the most part succeeds. Some sections fall flat, understandable as it tackles so many 80s tropes, but when it sizzles it’s jam hot.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 12, 2025

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Geoffrey Macnab

iNews.co.uk

It’s heartening to come across a film that broaches such big ideas without ever losing its sense of dark and ironic fun.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 16, 2025

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Ally Ham

The Review Geek

Baumbach captures the novel’s emphasis on death and society’s attitude towards it.

Rated: 7/10

Jul 21, 2024

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critical contemporary Unfortunately, the skewed too far from the novels ending and several things throughout to be considered a great film. It was fun to watch. It had a nice budget, but Mr. Baumbach’s talents could be better served elsewhere Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/09/24 Full Review Karl I went into this movie doubtful that it would be much more than ok given the press surrounding it, and I’m joyed to say I loved it. The film truly delivered a diverse range of tone and emotion which it navigated with expertise. Some parts of them movie feel amazing one moment, disappointing the next, and then clear by the end. Adam Driver delivers a wonderful performance alongside Greta Gerwig. This said I don’t believe this to be without its faults. There is still some parts of this that feel unnecessary to the overall narrative the movie constructs by the end. While most of the cinematography was wonderful and very well done, some shots felt as though they lacked confidence or were amateurish, which is odd for a movie of this budget and talent. Not everything felt as fine tuned and polished as say Marriage Story or The Squid and the Whale, however it was still as satisfying and wonderful, complete film by the end. I do believe that in ten years time this will be seen as a very important and innovative movie for Noah Baumbach’s impressive filmography. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/16/22 Full Review Patricia H It was witty and bizarre and all over the place and I totally loved it! Stay til the end and rhumba on! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/12/22 Full Review James True to the book. Great acting and quirky style makes it really engaging. Well done all around! Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/11/22 Full Review Imani Wild ride and completely worth it! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/22 Full Review alec S Muddled story but good acting Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/10/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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Synopsis At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with the universal mysteries of love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world.

Director: Noah Baumbach
Producer: Noah Baumbach, David Heyman, Uri Singer
Screenwriter: Noah Baumbach
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Heyday Films
Rating: R (Brief Violence and Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 25, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 30, 2022
Runtime: 2h 16m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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