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  • 2001
  • R
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2001
  • R
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 34 m

Summary A bold, blackly comic character study about a self-proclaimed "national icon" Mark 'Chopper' Read. A multi-sided examination of the pathology of a complex and violent man, a man who becomes a cult figure thanks to a colourful imagination and a wicked, old-world sense of humour. [First Look Pictures]

Directed By: Andrew Dominik

Written By: Mark Brandon Read, Andrew Dominik

  • 2001
  • R
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 34 m
  • 2001
  • R
  • First Look International
  • 1 h 34 m

Chopper

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 45 User Ratings
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Summary A bold, blackly comic character study about a self-proclaimed "national icon" Mark 'Chopper' Read. A multi-sided examination of the pathology of a complex and violent man, a man who becomes a cult figure thanks to a colourful imagination and a wicked, old-world sense of humour. [First Look Pictures]

Directed By: Andrew Dominik

Written By: Mark Brandon Read, Andrew Dominik

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
68
73% Positive
19 Reviews
27% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 26 Critic Reviews
68
73% Positive
19 Reviews
27% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Chopper is a great film.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
80
Not everyone's cup of tea, but it's actually rather beautiful.
By Michael O'Sullivan FULL REVIEW
75
Bloody, profane and compelling, Chopper marks an impressive debut for Dominik and a revelation of Bana's talent.
By Marc Mohan FULL REVIEW
75
An impressionistic portrait of the seductive nature of evil.
By Rene Rodriguez FULL REVIEW
63
There's an awful lot of kinetic energy to Chopper, and the violence is portrayed as graphically as imaginable.
By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW
60
The connection between his boasting about killing and killing so he can boast about it -- is made beautifully insidious.
By Lisa Alspector FULL REVIEW
40
Amibitiously mediocre.
By Marc Savlov FULL REVIEW

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 45 User Ratings
3.7
38% Positive
17 Ratings
9% Mixed
4 Ratings
53% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 45 User Ratings
3.7
38% Positive
17 Ratings
9% Mixed
4 Ratings
53% Negative
24 Ratings

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Production Company Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC), Mushroom Pictures, Pariah Entertainment Group
Release Date Apr 11, 2001
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating R
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Tagline "Beethoven had his critics too"
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Awards

Australian Film Institute
• 3 Wins & 10 Nominations
Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 4 Wins & 9 Nominations
IF Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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