The Fabelmans

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Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see "The Greatest Show on Earth." Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.

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Part memoir, part ode to the power of the movies, The Fabelmans finds Steven Spielberg digging at the family roots that helped make him a beloved filmmaker -- and proves he hasn't lost his magic touch.

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The Fabelmans may be slow in spots, but Spielberg's nostalgic look at his childhood will take plenty of viewers back to their own.

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Shubhra Gupta

The Indian Express

Even though the film is based on Spielberg's life, it manages quite artfully to not feel too artful; it refuses to turn itself into a fable.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 10, 2023

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Anupama Chopra

Film Companion

The Fabelmans is a film that shifts something inside you. Working through one of the most crushing events of his own life, Spielberg exhorts us to discover, yet again, the enduring magic of the movies.

Feb 10, 2023

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Possibly the most lavishly mounted home movie ever made. Appropriately enough, that is its great strength and its fatal weakness.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 29, 2023

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Sarah Vincent

Sarah G Vincent Views

Spielberg has grown beyond casting blame and moralizing for now. It is all pure emotion and empathy though he holds space for that past self who needed to place people in categories such as villains or heroes.

Jun 2, 2024

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Christian Eulinberg

InSession Film

It’s brilliantly narrated, shot, and well-directed. Spielberg never fails to deliver.

Sep 23, 2023

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Gautam Sunder

The Hindu

Steven Spielberg gives us his most personal film ever...

Sep 12, 2023

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ken elkgrove tom hanks great actor Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/25/23 Full Review Shirley We loved that the people were real. The family was living toward each other. The drama which tore them apart happens. But, there was no hateful language or violence towards each other. We would have loved to see the later part of their lives. There needs to be a part ll made. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/15/23 Full Review rocktrim probably would have enjoyed more if i knew the backstory a little better. the movie felt like it was making the mom as the bad guy, when in fact, she was empowering them. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/14/23 Full Review Robert C One of the best movies Ive seen Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Deecie Z It was insightful to the person. I liked it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Pamela G Acting was really good Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steven Spielberg Director Michelle Williams Mitzi Fabelman Paul Dano Burt Fabelman Seth Rogen Bennie Loewy Gabriel LaBelle Sammy Fabelman Jeannie Berlin Hadassah Fabelman

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