Quills

Quills

2000

A fictional work that reconstructs the unknown fate of the Marquis de Sade, the writer and sexual deviant who was imprisoned in an insane asylum for the last 10 years of his life. The Marquis de Sade befriends the director of the asylum and shares affections with the asylum laundress. When a doctor is sent in to cure the Marquis of his supposed madness, the Marquis's rebellious character only grows stronger.

There are no bad words... only bad deeds.

JBscale
75
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Biography
Length
2 hrs. 4 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 15, 2000
US Box Office
$7,065,332 (#4752 of 7435)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Strong Sexual Content, Strong Sexual Dialogue, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Fox Searchlight
Released
May 8, 2001
Acquired Date
August 22, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
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Actors

Geoffrey Rush
Geoffrey Rush
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Joaquin Phoenix
Joaquin Phoenix
Michael Caine
Michael Caine
Billie Whitelaw
Billie Whitelaw
Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide
Amelia Warner
Amelia Warner
Jane Menelaus
Jane Menelaus
Stephen Moyer
Stephen Moyer
Tony Pritchard
Tony Pritchard
Michael Jenn
Michael Jenn
Danny Babington
Danny Babington
George Antoni
George Antoni
Stephen Marcus
Stephen Marcus
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington
Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-Pole
Pauline McLynn
Pauline McLynn
Terry O'Neill
Terry O'Neill

Directors

Philip Kaufman
Philip Kaufman

Producers

Julia Chasman
Julia Chasman
Peter Kaufman
Peter Kaufman
Nick Wechsler
Nick Wechsler

Writers

Doug Wright
Doug Wright

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Ratings

JB Users
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RT Fresh Certified
75%
Tomatometer
126 votes
RT Fresh Certified
83%
Popcornmeter
2,062 votes
METASCORE
70
31 votes
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
57,675 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media