Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Writer: Chad Taylor
Cast: Mel Gibson, Tom Hardy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Winslet, Armie Hammer, Gal Gadot, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Max von Sydow, Philip Baker Hall
Budget: $42,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $37,690,057
Foreign Box Office: $45,053,753
Total Profit: -$18,085,078
Reaction: We were hoping this one would be a breakout hit based on the cast, but this niche drama just couldn't find enough of an audience to make a profit. The film could have lost more had actors like Hardy and Hammer not taken less than their usual fee in order to work with Paul Thomas Anderson.
"The Squared Circle proves that Mel Gibson is still a force to reckoned with on the big screen. Even at his age he still manages to be a ferocious presence, perfectly inhabiting his character, both physically and emotionally." - Jeremy Raren, RottenTomatoes.com
"Paul Thomas Anderson is seemingly incapable of making a bad movie. Like many of his films, this one also features an all-star cast of characters inhabiting a very specific setting. He always seems to get career best work from his leading actors, and Mel Gibson's work here shows that still applies." - Charles Yost, Oregonian
"It's not a perfect film, but there are so many strong aspects that it is hard to not recommend it to audiences. The script by Chad Taylor is especially strong, with it perfectly capturing the big-time pro wrestling setting and the fractured father-son relationship of Gibson and Hardy." - Allen Poole, AV Club
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