Jobs

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  • Opened January 1, 2013 
  • 2 hr 5 min
  • PG-13 | Brief Strong Language and Some Drug Content

  • Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, written by Matthew Whiteley, shot by Oscar-winning cinematographer Russell Carpenter and produced by Mark Hulme, JOBS details the major moments and defining characters that influenced Steve Jobs on a daily basis from 1971 through 2001. JOBS plunges into the depths of his character, creating an intense dialogue-driven story that is as much a sweeping epic as it is an immensely personal portrait of Steve Jobs' life. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Josh Gad, Matthew Modine, Lukas Haas, Dermot Mulroney
  • Director: Joshua Michael Stern
  • Genres: Documentary

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Critic Reviews

60
The Hollywood Reporter
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The filmmakers do fall into the trap of overly sentimentalizing a widely beloved public figure who represents an enormous cultural significance. At the same time, however, they keep the movie frequently engaging. Read full review

58
indieWIRE
| Eric Kohn

The movie is constantly at war with attempts to provide an honest portrayal, almost as if its subject were reaching beyond the grave to steer any negativity back in the direction of a hagiography. Read full review

50
Variety
| Justin Chang

Ultimately, Jobs is a prosaic but not unaffecting tribute to the virtues of defiance, nonconformity, artistry, beauty, craftsmanship, imagination and innovation, qualities it only intermittently reflects as a piece of filmmaking. Read full review

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The Guardian
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This is far from the bomb some would have envisaged, but neither is it the character illumination one would wish for. Jobs appears so consumed by his work here that little else mattered in his life. That may be true, but we're left none the wiser as to what made the man tick, beyond what we already know. Read full review

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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs in "jOBS."