Release Date
December 22, 2004 (Limited)
January 21, 2005
January 21, 2005
DVD Release Date
May 3, 2005 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Joel Schumacher
Writer
Joel Schumacher, Andrew Lloyd Webber
Cast
Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Alan Cumming, Minnie Driver, Patrick Wilson
Studio
Running Time
143 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for brief violent images
His voice calls to her, nurturing her extraordinary talents from the shadows of the opera house where innocent chorus girl Christine Daae (EMMY ROSSUM) makes her home. Only ballet mistress Madame Giry (MIRANDA RICHARDSON) knows that Christine's mysterious "Angel of Music" is actually the Phantom (GERARD BUTLER), a disfigured musical genius who haunts the catacombs of the theatre, terrifying the ensemble of artists who live and work there.
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MOVIE REVIEW
Ever since "Moulin Rouge," musicals have been popular again, peaking with Oscar-winning "Chicago." That being said, it was only a matter of time before one of the best known musicals, "The Phantom of the Opera," made it to theaters. Unfortunately, the short streak of fabulous musicals had to come to an end at some point. Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera" is a good but ultimately inconsistent movie that excels only half the time. Full movie review »
