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Film · 2015

Steve Jobs

Directed by Danny Boyle · starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet and Seth Rogen

  • 2 h 2 min
  • 15
  • Biography · Drama
  • UKUSA
  • Released in the UK 12 November 2015
  • 8.1 AverageMovieNCo
  • 7.2 Users30 votes
  • 8.9 Critics5 reviews

Synopsis

Biopic that chronicles the digital revolution focusing on the figure of the computer company Apple founder Steven Paul Jobs. This adaptation of the biography of Walter Isaacson on the life of the one that was CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, is directed by Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire ') and written by Aaron Sorkin (' The Social Network '), a filmmaker who decided that there were three key moments in the life of this genius that were essential to built the film, the three highlights of the career of Steve Jobs, and from which it was important to work highlighting the complicated personality of the founder of Apple. These three essential events that marked the life of Jobs, and therefore the film,are the first Mcintosh to hit the market in 1984, the NeXT invented in 1989 and the ultimate iMac 1998. Michael Fassbender portrais Jobs. Seth Rogen, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Katherine Waterston and Michael Stuhlbarg complete the cast of the film.

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The essentials

Runtime
122 min2 hours and 2 minutes
Budget
$30mUniversal Pictures
Box office
$17.4m0.6 times its budget
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is Steve Jobs?
2 hours and 2 minutes (122 minutes).
When was Steve Jobs released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 12 November 2015.
Who directed Steve Jobs?
Danny Boyle.
Who is in Steve Jobs?
It stars Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen and Jeff Daniels.
Where can I watch Steve Jobs?
In the UK it is available to rent on Apple TV and Prime Video.
How much did Steve Jobs make?
It took $17.4 million in US. It cost $30 million.
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Director
Danny Boyle
Writers
Aaron Sorkin

Videos and trailers

All 2 videos

Photos and posters

All 22 photos

Reviews

All 5 reviews
7.2 30 votes
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What the critics say average 8.9 from 5 outlets

  • 10 Rolling StonePeter Travers "Written, directed and performed to perfection, and so fresh and dazzling in its conception and execution that leaves you amazed. Fassbender nails the role of Steve Jobs." Read
  • 10 Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan Steve Jobs is a smart, hugely entertaining film. Read
  • 8.5 The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy "Running at full speed from the beginning to the end, the electric steering is complemented temperamentally by Danny Boyle alongside the study of theater in three acts by Sorkin". Read

Box office

Weekend by weekend
  • Budget $30m
  • US $17.4m
  • UK £2.2m

Soundtrack

All 26 songs
  1. Don't Look Back Into The SunThe Libertines Spotify
  2. Don't look back into the sunThe Libertines Spotify
  3. Times They Are a-Changin'Bob Dylan
  4. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35Bob Dylan

Trivia

All 10 facts
  • Bridgit Mendler auditioned for a role.

  • Natalie Portman was in talks for a role.

  • Christian Bale was sought out first for role of Steve Jobs back when David Fincher was originally attached to direct the project.

  • Ike Barinholtz auditioned for the role of Steve Wozniak.

  • Danny Boyle's first movie since 'Trainspotting' (1996) that is not distributed by Fox/Fox Searchlight.

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