Cruella (2021) movie poster

Cruella (2021)

"Hello cruel world."
ThumbScore
👍 85%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 67%
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Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
PG-13
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
8.0/10 (9,945 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
59

Cast

Emma Stone as Estella / Cruella · 73% avg
Emma Thompson as The Baroness · 73% avg
Joel Fry as Jasper · 64% avg
Paul Walter Hauser as Horace · 68% avg
John McCrea as Artie
Emily Beecham as Catherine / Maid · 69% avg
Mark Strong as John the Valet · 70% avg
Kayvan Novak as Roger · 72% avg

Is Cruella good?

Yes. 85% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 67%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#427 / 2672 · Comedy
Rank in its year
#12 / 240 · 2021
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 8 · Craig Gillespie

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

In 1970s London amidst the punk rock revolution, a young grifter named Estella is determined to make a name for herself with her designs. She befriends a pair of young thieves who appreciate her appetite for mischief, and together they are able to build a life for themselves on the London streets. One day, Estella’s flair for fashion catches the eye of the Baroness von Hellman, a fashion legend who is devastatingly chic and terrifyingly haute. But their relationship sets in motion a course of events and revelations that will cause Estella to embrace her wicked side and become the raucous, fashionable and revenge-bent Cruella. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

Cruella is a 2021 American crime comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie, an origin story for Cruella de Vil, the iconic villain of Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Emma Stone stars as Estella, a clever, fashion-obsessed orphan in 1970s London who discovers that the Baroness von Hellman, a legendary fashion designer played by Emma Thompson, is connected to her mother's death. Channeling her grief and rage into a punk-inspired alter ego named Cruella, Estella wages an escalating war of fashion-based one-upmanship against the Baroness, staging increasingly audacious public spectacles that make Cruella a countercultural icon.

Emma Stone and Emma Thompson's dueling performances were the film's engine — their scenes crackled with mutual contempt, grudging admiration, and razor-sharp wit. Craig Gillespie leaned into the 1970s London punk aesthetic with infectious enthusiasm, and Jenny Beavan's Oscar-winning costume design was extraordinary, with Cruella's outfits becoming increasingly theatrical and provocative. The soundtrack, featuring deep cuts from The Clash, Blondie, The Doors, and David Bowie, perfectly complemented the rebellious tone.

Cruella earned $233 million worldwide during a simultaneous theatrical and Disney+ Premier Access release and was well-received as one of the more creatively ambitious Disney live-action reimaginings.

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