Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the ... Read allGrowing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
- Nominated for 7 Oscars
- 31 wins & 292 nominations total
Mateo Zoryan
- Younger Sammy Fabelman
- (as Mateo Zoryon Francis-DeFord)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring filming, the cast gained access to home movies, photographs, and recollections from Steven Spielberg's family's past to learn what they were like and how to portray the fictionalized versions of them (The Fabelman family) on screen, while making them feel fresh and original. Paul Dano reflected: "It was overwhelming and it was sort of a heavy cloak to bear because we were with someone who was having a big experience everyday, revisiting and reworking through a part of their life...For somebody like Steven to share that much of himself with us---with the audience too---it was really a profound experience."
- GoofsYounger Sammy Fabelman's eyes are blue, while the older Sammy Fablelman's eyes are brown.
- Crazy creditsTwo dedications to Spielberg's real life parents Leah Adler and Arnold Spielberg appear after the closing credits.
- SoundtracksThe Greatest Show on Earth
from The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
Written by Victor Young, Ned Washington
Performed by the Paramount Studios Band
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures
Featured review
An origin story without capes
I have been interested in this film since the moment I heard about it. As a kid whose first memorable movie theater experience was E. T., no filmmaker has more influenced the way I experience movies than Spielberg...and nothing influenced those movies more than his parents' divorce. So I was 100% ready for a personal tale, an origin story without capes or superpowers. No CGI. No motion capture. Just a movie about the power of families and stories through the eyes of a kid. It is just that... But it is more too. There's a generosity in the way that Spielberg makes sense of his own story after the fact. Nobody is a villain or hero. They are just people choosing between happiness and responsibility while realizing slowly and painfully that it may not have to be either/or. There were scenes that worked better than others (and I am still sorting through the third act), but it was fun to see him tell a story like this, whether it was his own or not.
- cliftonofun
- Dec 21, 2022
- Permalink
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Los Fabelman
- Filming locations
- 12908 Bailey Street, Whittier, California, USA(Monte's camera shop: Bennie tries to offer Sammy a film camera)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $40,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,348,945
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $161,579
- Nov 13, 2022
- Gross worldwide
- $45,620,703
- Runtime2 hours 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content