Biutiful
Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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- 0 1December 16, 2025Biutiful is a bleak, emotionally punishing film that refuses to romanticize suffering, but that’s exactly what gives it its power. Set in the margins of Barcelona rather than the postcard version, the movie follows Uxbal as he stumbles through guilt, illness, and moral compromise, and planning the end of his life. Late in the film, you feel Uxbal's pain and fears for his children.
- pipanniSeptember 10, 2025A great movie in the same league as "The Passion of the Christ", meaning that even though it's a deep and memorable experience, I don't ever want to see it again. Uber depressing. And because Javier Bardem is an excelent actor, you feel all the pain he's going through, completely unfiltered.
Biutiful Trivia
Biutiful was released on October 20, 2010.
Biutiful was directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Biutiful has a runtime of 2h 28m.
Biutiful was produced by Fernando Bovaira, Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Jon Kilik, Sandra Hermida, Ann Ruark.
Uxbal, single father of two children, finds his life in chaos as he is forced to deal with his life in order to escape the heat of crime in underground Barcelona, to break with the love for the divorced, manic depressive, abusive mother of his children and to regain spiritual insight in his life as he is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
The key characters in Biutiful are Uxbal (Javier Bardem), Marambra (Maricel Álvarez), Ana (Hanaa Bouchaib).
Biutiful is rated R.
Biutiful is a Drama, Romance film.
Biutiful has an audience rating of 7.5 out of 10.
Biutiful had a budget of $35M.
Biutiful has made $25.1M at the box office.