The Two Popes
2019 | 125m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Fernando Meirelles |
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| Writer: | Anthony McCarten |
| Staring: |
| Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 27, 2019 |
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| Director: | Fernando Meirelles |
| Writer: | Anthony McCarten |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | vatican (holy see), pope, based on true story, catholic, catholicism, cardinal, conclave, papal conclave, sistine chapel |
| Production Companies | Rideback |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $232,638
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Fernando Meirelles | Director |
| César Charlone | Director of Photography |
| Anthony McCarten | Screenplay |
| Nina Gold | Casting |
| Véronique Melery | Set Decoration |
| Livia Del Priore | Set Decoration |
| Saverio Sammali | Art Direction |
| Mark Tildesley | Production Design, Production Designer |
| Marese Langan | Makeup Designer, Hair Designer |
| Gabriel Villegas | Casting |
| Karl Kuehn | Visual Effects Producer |
| Glen Gathard | Foley Mixer |
| Luca Canfora | Costume Designer |
| Barbara Giordani | Casting |
| Kath Pollard | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Martin Cantwell | Sound Editor |
| Phil Lee | Sound Effects Editor |
| Adam Bourne | Foley Editor |
| Daniela Bayarres | Makeup Artist |
| Victoria Holt | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Fernando Stutz | Editor |
| Beatriz Di Benedetto | Costume Designer |
| Javier Braier | Casting |
| Francesco Vedovati | Casting |
| Lilly Blazewicz | Foley Editor |
| Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jemma Riley-Tolch | Foley Mixer |
| Denise Stocker | Makeup Artist |
| Stuart Richards | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Angela Garacija | Makeup Artist |
| Natalia Mendiburu | Set Decoration |
| Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Stefania Trippa | Makeup Artist |
| Jorge Palacios | Hairstylist |
| Matías Martínez | Art Direction |
| German nagl | Set Decoration |
| Rudy Campanella | Set Decoration |
| Alessio Panzironi | Set Decoration |
| Bryce Dessner | Original Music Composer |
| David Mir | Digital Compositor |
| Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Bauch | Executive Producer |
| Leticia Cristi | Producer |
| Diego Robino | Executive Producer |
| Tracey Seaward | Producer |
| Dan Lin | Producer |
| Jonathan Eirich | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Jonathan Pryce | Nominated |
| Academy Awards | Best Picture | N/A | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Supporting Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Actor | Anthony Hopkins | Nominated |
| Golden Globes | Best Director | Fernando Meirelles | Nominated |
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 20 | 34 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 24 | 52 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 37 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 16 | 32 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 14 |
| 2025 | 2 | 13 | 24 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 18 | 32 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 5 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Trending Position
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| 2025 | 8 | 773 | 866 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 979 | 979 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 143 | 574 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 52 | 239 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 510 | 603 |
Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce deliver two award-worthy performances, elevating a surprisingly humorous story about religion. Not a fan of the editing and the film goes on for a bit too long. Rating: B ...
This is quite a clever piece of work. Both performances demonstrate a complex, sometimes conflicted, humanity in a touching and thought-provoking way. Hopkins, as the scholarly Benedict XVI coming to realise that he no longer feels capable - for various reasons - to remain Pontiff and Pryce as Cardi ... nal Bergoglio with whom he has little in common, and who has come to Rome to seek his permission to retire. The story focuses more on the trials and tribulations of Bergoglio as he rises to prominence in the Jesuit order and navigates the political turmoil of Argentina in the 70s and 80s where he develops a much less "conservative" approach to the issues facing the Catholic Church than his Pope. By the conclusion, however, both men appear reconciled to the honesty and integrity of the other. The extent to which the detail is true is anyone's guess - but by using humour, sport and even ABBA, this proves to be an intimate observational film that is certainly one of Netflix' better commissions.