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Babel (2006) Alejandro González Iñárritu directs a story in which a stray bullet turns into an international crisis involving Americans (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett), a Mexican… R PT142M Drama Cate Blanchett Gael García Bernal Brad Pitt Paramount Vantage
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Babel (2006)

MPAA Rating: R
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Nov 03, 2006

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EW's GRADE
B-

Details Release Date: Nov 10, 2006; Limited Release: Oct 27, 2006; Rated: R; Length: 142 Minutes; Genre: Drama; With: Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal and Brad Pitt; Distributor: Paramount Vantage

Alejandro González Iñárritu directs a story in which a stray bullet turns into an international crisis involving Americans (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett), a Mexican nanny, and embassies jumpy about terrorism. The choreography of clashes looks busy for the sake of math, not message.

Originally posted Nov 03, 2006 Published in issue #906 Nov 10, 2006 Order article reprints