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Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups

A quest.

20155.71h 58m

Overview

Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.

Directed by Terrence Malick
Written by Terrence Malick
Produced by Sarah Green, Nicolas Gonda, Ken Kao
Box Office0Revenue: $566K

Top Cast

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Rick

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Nancy

Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman

Elizabeth

Brian Dennehy

Brian Dennehy

Joseph

Antonio Banderas

Antonio Banderas

Tonio

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

Helen

Wes Bentley

Wes Bentley

Barry

Isabel Lucas

Isabel Lucas

Isabel

Teresa Palmer

Teresa Palmer

Karen

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Della

Themes & Keywords

dreamsmidlife crisisscreenwritercreative crisissuccesscelebritymoneymemoryhollywoodtemptationdecadencewealthy manmodeling shootphilosophicalfather son relationshipexistential emptinessstream of consciousnessexistential crisis

About Knight of Cups

Knight of Cups is a drama, romance film released in 2015 exploring themes of dreams, midlife crisis, screenwriter, creative crisis, success, celebrity. Directed by Terrence Malick, it stars Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman. Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.

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