Babylon

About 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.

Babylon is a 2022 comedy film directed by Damien Chazelle. It runs 189 minutes and was released in December 2022.

Diego Calva stars as Manny Torres, Margot Robbie as Nellie LaRoy, Brad Pitt as Jack Conrad, and Jovan Adepo as Sidney Palmer. Written by Damien Chazelle. Production companies include C2 Motion Picture Group, Marc Platt Productions, and Organism Pictures.

Shelv files it under affectation, filmmaking, hollywood, and melancholy. American members can watch it on Hulu, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, and Paramount Plus Essential.

The Artist, A Star Is Born, and Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood make useful companions to Babylon, all filed under 1920s and fading star. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 4,012 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.