Irreversible
Time destroys everything.
2002 | 94m | French
Popularity: 12 (history)
| Director: | Gaspar Noé |
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| Writer: | Gaspar Noé |
| Staring: |
| A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished. | |
| Release Date: | May 22, 2002 |
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| Director: | Gaspar Noé |
| Writer: | Gaspar Noé |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | paris, france, prostitute, rape, homophobia, nihilism, homicide, heroin, celibacy, trauma, masochism, knife, violence against women, assault, police, insanity, love, revenge, gore, fear, cruelty, brutality, drugs, evil, boyfriend, lgbt, misogyny, debauchery, degeneration, disfigurement, rape and revenge, dehumanization, new french extremism, altruism, depressing, defiant |
| Production Companies | Canal+, Eskwad, StudioCanal, Wild Bunch, Les Cinémas de la Zone, Nord-Ouest Productions, 120 Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $6,500,000
Budget: $3,500,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Aug 14, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Monica Bellucci | Alex |
| Vincent Cassel | Marcus |
| Albert Dupontel | Pierre |
| Jo Prestia | The Tapeworm |
| Philippe Nahon | Man |
| Stéphane Drouot | Stéphane |
| Jean-Louis Costes | Fistman |
| Mick Gondouin | Mick |
| Mourad Khima | Mourad |
| Layde Hellal | Layde |
| Dominique Nato | Commissioner |
| Michel Fesche | Taxi Driver |
| Victoria Jaramillo | Concha |
| Jean-Yves Le Quellec | Inspector |
| Isabelle Giami | Alex's Girlfriend |
| Fatima Adoum | Fatima |
| Janice Foulaux | Janice |
| Stephane Derderian | Rectum Customer |
| Gaspar Noé | Rectum Customer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Gaspar Noé | Writer, Director of Photography, Director, Editor |
| Thomas Bangalter | Original Music Composer |
| Benoît Debie | Director of Photography |
| Jacques Grant | Casting |
| Alain Juteau | Production Design |
| Laure Culkovic | Costume Design |
| François Lepeuple | Foley |
| Rodolphe Chabrier | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Cyril Holtz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sandra Castello | Assistant Art Director |
| Nicolas Javel | Assistant Art Director |
| Mathieu Szpiro | Gaffer |
| Eric Catelan | Steadicam Operator |
| Yoann Copinet | Visual Effects Editor |
| Olivier Busson | Boom Operator |
| Marc Boucrot | Sound Editor |
| Ghislaine Tortereau | Hairstylist |
| Pierre Chavialle | Hairstylist |
| Jean-Christophe Spadaccini | Makeup Effects |
| Emmanuel Gateau | Consulting Producer |
| Xavier Fourmond | Digital Compositors |
| Isabelle Roussel | Digital Compositors |
| Stephane Derderian | First Assistant Director |
| Eric Vidal | Compositors |
| Valérie Deloof | Sound |
| Julien Selleron | Assistant Director |
| Olivier Théry-Lapiney | First Assistant Director |
| Jean-Luc Audy | Sound |
| Ramdam | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Jean-Louis Airola | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Christophe Rossignon | Producer |
| Richard Grandpierre | Co-Producer |
| Gaspar Noé | Co-Producer |
| Brahim Chioua | Co-Producer |
| Vincent Cassel | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 54 | 92 | 34 |
| 2024 | 5 | 56 | 92 | 34 |
| 2024 | 6 | 47 | 59 | 30 |
| 2024 | 7 | 51 | 80 | 36 |
| 2024 | 8 | 49 | 78 | 31 |
| 2024 | 9 | 37 | 55 | 28 |
| 2024 | 10 | 45 | 71 | 34 |
| 2024 | 11 | 38 | 74 | 27 |
| 2024 | 12 | 40 | 50 | 33 |
| 2025 | 1 | 48 | 64 | 33 |
| 2025 | 2 | 41 | 61 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 17 | 48 | 3 |
| 2025 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2025 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| 2025 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 589 | 589 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 882 | 882 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 548 | 574 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 952 | 952 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 2 | 753 | 753 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 9 | 758 | 882 |
Deceived by 7+ rating I started watching. After 15 minutes I still forced myself to keep watching. After 30 minutes I had seen nothing worth to see, wasted half an hour of my life. What a dull obnoxious movie. Even the camera work is irritating. ...
Firstly this is one of the best films of 2000-10 period, the film is in reverse order concerning its story, so the opening really is the ending of the film, and the ending is actually the start of the film, so please be aware when watching this film its in reverse order story wise and, its camera wo ... rk is certainly one of the best ever produced, the sound work mirrors the camera work, and is very hypnotic, and is meant to create a state of nausea and anxiety, it is very gritty gay scene in france and its hyper realistic violence and rape scenes within this film, which very few people will enjoy actually watching it, because of that or the reverse order of the story, if your going to watch it only watch the first version of it. do not watch the Straight Cut version of the film that was made afterwards, because it tries to place things in the correct chronological order for the small brained people out there, which also simply removes the deeper level of the film, and once again it is not a film for everyone, why very few people will actually understand it or enjoy it, or even the deeper level its trying to show, concerning life. life is time and time destroys everything (Le temps détruit tout). And for fans of I Stand Alone, Butcher makes an appearance in the start, i would also recommended watching Enter the Void (2010) also excellent.