The Phantom of the Opera

2004 141 min ★ 7.3 Thriller, Drama, Romance

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

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Cast

Gerard Butler

The Phantom

Emmy Rossum

Christine

Patrick Wilson

Raoul

Miranda Richardson

Madame Giry

Minnie Driver

Carlotta

Ciarán Hinds

Firmin

Simon Callow

Andre

Victor McGuire

Piangi

Jennifer Ellison

Meg Giry

Murray Melvin

Reyer

Details

Director

Joel Schumacher

Screenplay

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Tagline

"Let the fantasy begin."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$70,000,000

Revenue

$154,674,241

Production

Odyssey Entertainment, Scion Films, The Really Useful Group

Reviews

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AusFem

February 22, 2017

★ 10/10

**SENSATIONAL** Great cast, fantastic music, beautiful storyline. Can't help but watch it over and over. The music just stays with you and haunts you for days after. The Phantom just draws you in... this movie has everything going for it. It's a drama, comedy and romantic, and a great looking cast. The stage production was fabulous, it's so much better watching it on the big screen. The ...

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CinemaSerf

September 4, 2023

★ 7/10

I was fortunate enough to see this on stage and this version holds up quite well, by comparison. Sure, some of the dialogue scenes are cheesy, almost Disney-esque, but the quality of the music is consistently high with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart's wonderful music and lyrics delivered well by Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum and Patrick Wilson - who is surprisingly engaging as "Raoul". It hasn'...