Release: Nineteen Eighty-Four - Part Two

 

Nineteen Eighty-Four - Part Two

Genre: Sci-Fi

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Writer: Meirad Tako

Based on the novel by George Orwell

Cast: Cillian Murphy, Saoirse Ronan, Javier Bardem, David Morse, Diedrich Bader, Bill Nighy

Budget: $80,000,000

Domestic Box Office: $95,032,007

Foreign Box Office: $101,390,333

Total Profit: $23,769,221

Reaction: While not quite as profitable as the first film due to increased cost (raises for Murphy, Ronan, and Bardem mostly), but the worldwide gross was still in the same ballpark.

"Meirad Tako and Darren Aronofsky's second installment is a slow, haunting descent into the personal cost of rebellion. Cillian Murphy and Saoirse Ronan shine as Winston and Julia, whose secret romance offers fleeting warmth in an oppressive world. While the pacing lags during some segments the emotional payoff is strong. The final act is devastating and inevitable, turning quiet intimacy into tragedy. It's a faithful, meditative adaptation that favors internal tension over action, offering a chilling reminder of what total control truly erases: humanity." - Cal Crowe, Washington Globe

"Part Two of Nineteen Eighty-Four is a masterclass in slow-burning dread in the hands of director Darren Aronofsky and writer Meirad Tako. Though the runtime lingers, the payoff is a brutal reminder of how intimacy is the most dangerous form of resistance. It’s not just a dystopian drama—it’s a romantic tragedy carved into stone by the state." - Evelyn Shadwell, The Lexington Herald

"While Nineteen Eighty-Four – Part Two boasts the atmospheric dread you’d expect from Darren Aronofsky and some strong performances — particularly Saoirse Ronan’s steely, sly Julia — it ultimately buckles under its own weight. Meirad Tako’s script leans too heavily into Winston and Julia’s tortured romance, sidelining the sharper ideological terror that made Orwell’s novel timeless. The film’s pacing often crawls, and by the time O’Brien’s long-awaited presence materializes, the impact feels dulled rather than revelatory. Like its protagonist, the film seems lost in a fog of nostalgia and inevitability, unable to spark the revolution it promises." - Malcolm Greaves, The Observer Dispatch

Rated R for mature thematic elements, violence, and sexual content