Armageddon Time Movie Details:
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Release Date | May 19, 2022 (Cannes) October 28, 2022 (United States) |
Running Time | 1hr 48min |
Age rating | R |
Cast | Anne Hathaway Jeremy Strong Banks Repeta Jaylin Webb Anthony Hopkins |
Directed by | James Gray |
Written by | James Gray |
Produced by | Anthony Katagas Marc Butan Rodrigo Teixeira Alan Terpins James Gray Gustavo Debs |
Cinematography by | Darius Khondji |
Edited by | Scott Morris |
Music by | Christopher Spelman |
Production Company | RT Features MadRiver Pictures Keep Your Head Spacemaker Productions |
Distributor | Focus Features (United States) Universal Pictures (International) |
Budget | $15 million |
Box Office Collection | $6.6 million |
Armageddon Time Movie Cast & Characters:
- Banks Repeta as Paul Graff
- Anne Hathaway as Esther Graff, Paul’s mother and Aaron’s daughter
- Jeremy Strong as Irving Graff, Paul’s father
- Jaylin Webb as Johnny Davis, Paul’s African-American friend and public school classmate
- Anthony Hopkins as Aaron Rabinowitz, Paul’s grandfather
- Tovah Feldshuh as Mickey Rabinowitz, Paul’s grandmother and Aaron’s wife
- Ryan Sell as Ted Graff, Paul’s older brother
- John Diehl as Fred Trump, a famous businessman and financier of Forest Manor Prep private school
- Jessica Chastain as Maryanne Trump, Fred’s daughter
- Andrew Polk as Mr. Turkeltaub, Paul and Johnny’s public school teacher
- Teddy Coluca as Uncle Louis, Paul’s uncle
- Marcia Haufrecht as Aunt Ruth, Paul’s aunt
- Dane Zagarino (aka Dane West) as Topper Lowell, Paul’s friend at Forest Manor
- Richard Bekins as Forest Manor Headmaster Fitzroy
- Domenick Lombardozzi as Police Sergeant D’Arienzo
- Marcia Jean Kurtz as Forest Manor Student Guide
- Landon James Forlenza as Chad Eastman, Topper’s friend
- Eva Jette Putrello as Veronika Bronfman, a Forest Manor student
- Jacob MacKinnon as Edgar Romanelli, a public school student
Storyline:
The film is inspired by James Gray’s childhood experiences, the story follows a young Jewish-American boy who befriends an African-American classmate and begins to struggle with his family’s expectations and growing up in a time of inequality and prejudice.
About Armageddon Time Movie:
- Filming began in October 2021 in New Jersey. The film was also shot in Fresh Meadows, Queens, New York, where James Gray grew up.
- The title comes from The Clash’s song “Armagideon Time”, which is heard several times in the film.
- Focus Features bought the international distribution rights for $15 million.
- Armageddon Time had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2022, and was released in the United States via a limited theatrical release on October 28, 2022, by Focus Features, before expanding wide on November 4.
- The film received positive reviews from critics, but failed at the box office, grossing $6.5 million against a production budget of $15 million.
- The film grossed $1.9 million domestically and $4.7 million in international territories, for a worldwide total of $6.5 million.
- The film was released for VOD platforms on November 22, 2022. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 3, 2023, by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment/Studio Distribution Services.