Noah (2014 film)

Noah
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDarren Aronofsky
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMatthew Libatique
Edited byAndrew Weisblum
Music byClint Mansell
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10) (Mexico City premiere)
  • March 28, 2014 (2014-03-28) (United States)
Running time
138 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$125–160 million[2][3]
Box office$359.2 million[2]

Noah is a 2014 American epic biblical drama film directed by Darren Aronofsky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ari Handel. Inspired by the biblical story of Noah's Ark from the Book of Genesis and the Book of Enoch,[4] it stars Russell Crowe as Noah, along with Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, and Anthony Hopkins.

The film was released in North American theaters on March 28, 2014, in 2D and IMAX, while a version converted to 3D and IMAX 3D was released in several other countries.[5] It received generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $362 million worldwide, making it Aronofsky's highest-grossing film to date.

Although it received praise for its direction and acting, the film also generated controversy for its perceived environmentalist political messages and extensive use of non-biblical sources for inspiration, such as the Book of Enoch. It was denied release in China, according to an anonymous source for "religion-related reasons",[6][7] and was banned in several Muslim countries for its depiction of prophets venerated in Islam.[8][9]

  1. ^ "NOAH (12A)". Paramount Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Noah". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Child, Ben (March 11, 2014). "Studio cut of Noah 'featured religious montage and Christian rock song'". The Guardian.
  4. ^ Chitwood, Adam (October 25, 2012). "First Look at Ray Winstone on the Set of Darren Aronofsky's NOAH [Updated with Images of Russell Crowe, Douglas Booth, and Logan Lerman]". Collider.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  5. ^ Mendelson, Scott (February 6, 2014). "Paramount's 'Noah' To Go 3D, But Not In America". Forbes. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  6. ^ "《诺亚方舟》内地或未过审". 网易 (in Chinese). Mtime时光网(北京). May 10, 2014. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. ^ Nathan, Fred (May 9, 2014). "Noah denied release in China". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Islam censorship was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Skorin-Kapov, Jadranka (2015). Darren Aronofsky's films and the fragility of hope. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 141. ISBN 9781501306976. OCLC 931624985.