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The Sea Inside

The Sea Inside

2004
Drama, Biography
2h 6m
Based on the profoundly moving true story that captured the world's attention, The Sea Inside is about Spaniard Ramon Sampedro (Bardem), who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. The film is the story of Ramon's relationships with two women: Julia (Rueda), a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa (Duenas), a local woman who wants to convince him that life is worth living. (Fine Line Features)
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The Sea Inside

2004
Drama, Biography
2h 6m
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Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
69th
One of the best lead performances of the year.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
71
37th
Raises some interesting questions about life and death, and recognizes that there are no pat answers. Feels like a bit like a made-for-TV movie though, or maybe a step up, like a made-for-cable movie. Not that there's anything wrong with it -- the performances are good, and there's some flair to it, it just doesn't feel like something you'd go see in a theater.
Rated 15 Sep 2008
92
98th
Great and moving film with an absolutely stunning Javier Bardem.
Rated 21 Feb 2007
85
98th
A very very powerful film,a pleasure to watch.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
52nd
Very slow, but moving, thoughtful, and interesting throughout.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
84th
Very well done. Bardems performance is very precise and emotionally moving. The scenes where he's flying will leave you awestruck.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
99th
This movie made me cry. A lot. And I never, never cry at movies (I loathe sentimentality). Beautiful and poignant without being maudlin. Javier Bardem is incredible.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
94th
A truly memorable and genuinely affecting motion picture.
Rated 02 Jan 2008
4
34th
Bardem is great. Everything else is alright.
Rated 17 Jan 2008
85
86th
Sad, but really well oriented film
Rated 21 Jan 2008
87
89th
Javier Bardem is brilliant as a man who has wanted to die for 30 years. A touching true story.
Rated 07 Apr 2008
69
46th
Too maudlin, but my eyes were considerably more glazed than going in. While Diving Bell somewhat supersedes, I'd imagine you'd have to be pretty hard-hearted to regret watching this. Nice mix of trad and opera in the soundtrack, too.
Rated 12 Jul 2008
78
69th
This movie started strongly (wonderful acting by Javier Bardem; very striking things peppered throughout), but the sudden switch to schmaltzy "emotional moment" fare was baffling. These scenes were thankfully few and far between, but the artistic devices they used were such perfect cliches, they felt like they belonged more in a soap opera or perfume ad than anything meaning to be poignant.
Rated 01 Dec 2008
74
85th
good movie
Rated 13 Oct 2011
15
21st
"The Sea Inside is a four-hankie salute to the Oscar gods!" - Ed Gonzalez
Rated 14 Aug 2007
72
52nd
72 points, almost solely for Bardem's performance.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
30th
Skillfully shot, but little too manipulative for my taste.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
75
79th
moving drama
Rated 07 Nov 2007
50
33rd
Not very satisfying, really. And this on the heels of a certain prominent American film that was also about euthanasia (avoiding spoilers here)
Rated 18 Feb 2008
90
85th
Heartbreaking. Bardem was fantastic.
Rated 12 Mar 2008
95
88th
Very nicely done, not nearly as somber as I expected. A must-see for anyone who likes character-driven films.
Rated 21 Aug 2008
95
91st
Bardem gives one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen. He does so much with just his face.
Rated 04 Oct 2008
20
11th
Unintentionally funny sometimes, very onesided and manipulative the whole time. I hate these type of movies.
Rated 26 Feb 2009
85
91st
A school example how a powerfully strong actor could show his skills by acting only with his face: the leading character is paralized from neck bellow. All actors are very professional and story touchingly successful. This is also an interesting storyline how a good-hearted man beyond fysical sex can attract variety of women; here is actually three different kind of.
Rated 09 Jun 2009
83
77th
Critics are hailing Alejandro Amenabar�s portrait of a man who chooses to die as Oscar-worthy, powerful and life-affirming, in its way. However, some have called it melodramatic and manipulative.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
76
57th
Amenabar is extraordinarily delicate in his approach, which leads to a few moments of almost startling beauty, particularly as he allows for visualization of Sampedro's imagined wanderings. It also means that the film, though smart and elegant, feels a little too distant. Euthanasia is a major issue, especially in country like Spain which is dominated by a culture shaped by Catholicism. What should be a gripping intellectual debate becomes mere background.
Rated 21 Aug 2009
95
60th
A wonderful tale of the human spirit despite its dark subject matter.
Rated 08 Apr 2010
71
83rd
Dramatik yonuyla ve hikayenin etkileyiciligiyle nasil gectigi anlasilamayan bir iki saat sunuyor bizlere. Her seyiyle olmus bu film.
Rated 23 Aug 2010
79
77th
It's a bit more obvious with its heartstring-tugging than the sort-of-comparable Diving Bell or Barbarian Invasions, making this one a bit less powerful. Still, the end result is a moving and morally interesting drama that even got a few tears out of this heartless robot.
Rated 27 Oct 2010
65
61st
It's a beautiful, painful romantic story between a man and a woman, supported by Javier Bardem's talent.
Rated 02 Jan 2011
85
80th
84.500
Rated 22 Feb 2011
85
59th
So powerful !
Rated 16 Jul 2011
90
46th
Great, not my favorite list though
Rated 30 Jan 2012
86
66th
The live: is it an obligation or a right? Whichever side of the euthanasia issue you stand on, you are sure to sympathize with Ramon Sampedro, a quadriplegic for 28 years, one way or another. Javier Bardem gives a very subtle and real performance as Ramon.
Rated 11 Feb 2012
80
85th
An engaging, tender, beautifully shot and mostly cliché-free drama, bolstered by a poignant performance by Javier Bardem. Although I couldn't shake off the feeling that I was watching a well-made TV movie, the film still had quite a strong emotional impact.
Rated 03 Jul 2012
85
93rd
Superb performance. Superb tale to tell.
Rated 24 Oct 2012
80
54th
Yet another masterful acting performance from Javier Bardem. In fact, the whole cast, in particular Lola Duenas as Rosa, delivers truly moving and memorable performance. As for the movie, it deals with one of the core moral dilemmas i.e. the right to die, and provides balanced arguments from both sides (through Sampedro's own perspective on his fight for euthanasia, but also the hundreds of reasons he had to keep on living despite his condition through the love showed by those surrounding him.
Rated 01 Mar 2013
7
73rd
Very moving, beautifully directed and a fantastic understated performance from Bardem.
Rated 05 Apr 2013
80
74th
this is a pretty good movie on a very touchy topic. It was worth a watch and damned well made. It's not going to change anybody's mind about the concept, but in the end Sampedro didn't really change anybody's mind either.
Rated 18 Dec 2013
86
87th
86.000
Rated 13 Mar 2014
38
39th
Should have been one of my favourite films - but did not capture me. I felt like i was watching a not as good version of the diving bell and the butterfly. I cannot fault the actors or the script - just did not work for me after seeing the other film.
Rated 24 Apr 2014
70
42nd
ötenazi, kaza (suya atlayarak boyun kirilmasi), felç, yataga mahkum, ev, avukat, uçmak (gençliginde suya atlayan fakat çekilme sonucu boynu kirilip yataga mahkum olan bir adam ölmek istemektedir fakat yasalar buna izin vermemektedir. ötenazinin hak oldugunu düsünen bir grup adama destek olur. Bir avukat adamin yasadigi eve misafir olur.)
Rated 20 Nov 2014
3
73rd
Some lovely visuals and agreat , 'un-showy' turn by Bardem. There's just enough schmaltz to keep it from being a truly powerful drama though, still, a pretty classy weepy.
Rated 21 Oct 2016
36
17th
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Rated 24 Dec 2017
85
67th
can't remember anything, gotta rewatch this one
Rated 18 Jun 2019
90
85th
w/ Melisa
Rated 05 Jul 2019
55
36th
Nothing special. They didn't dig any deeper in how a person could become in this situation , it is a simple disability story, simple scenes, over sentimental. Primitive scenes about little cute and beautiful things in life are all over the place, any women liking this man, publishing a book for a great man, very ridiculously made religious argument between Ramon and father, makes it very boring, God know how many times I unconsiously stopped it from being played :D.
Rated 06 Aug 2021
80
70th
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Rated 17 Sep 2021
72
42nd
Disappointingly one-note and superficial consideration of the pro and con arguments for euthanasia promises philosophical fireworks, but instead develops along standard and conventional "disease of the week" tropes, which still could have produced more satisfying results if Bardem's Ramon wasn't such a baffling enigma. Paradoxically it is Bardem's performance which is the highlight here - he is never less than magnetic even as his character slips from the film's (and Amenábar's) grasp.
Rated 23 Dec 2021
76
72nd
Yes, maybe at end of 20th century euthanasia was a subject for a fight and make movies. Nowadays just go and get covid-shot and thats it. Although the subject of this movie is not significant, it's still enjoyable to watch how Amenabar has put everything together. Emotional peace of art.
Rated 24 Dec 2021
84
36th
Gerçek bir hikayeden esinlenmiş içimdeki deniz , anlamından sıyrılmak üzere olan bir hayatın , itibarlı bir bicimde hayata son verme çabasını konu alıyor. Yaşama hakkı kadar ölüm hakkınında var olması gerektiğini sorgulatan bu film; muhtaç durumda olan ana karakterimizin içsel gelgitlerini sizin ruhsal kıyılarınızda köpüklerle eşlik edecektir. Felsefik konusu bakımından değerli bulduğum bu filme Javier Bardemin oyunculuğuda çok başarılı bir şekilde eşlik etmiştir. Puanım 8.4

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