Phantom Thread

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Phantom Thread

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2018

2h 10m

Drama

Romance

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Renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion in 1950s London -- dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites and debutantes. Women come and go in Woodcock's life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship. His carefully tailored existence soon gets disrupted by Alma, a young and strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover.

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Critics Consensus

Phantom Thread's finely woven narrative is filled out nicely by humor, intoxicating romantic tension, and yet another impressively committed performance from Daniel Day-Lewis.

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Brandon Taylor

The New Yorker

Mar 27, 2023

A simple thing, a robe, and yet it captures so much of what it feels like to have passed so close to disaster...

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Mar 10, 2020

Anderson has trouble coaxing this struggle to any sort of emotional climax; its fanciful, symbolic ending is the sort critics will praise for its careful ambiguity even as they overlook its narrative desperation.

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J. Hoberman

The New York Review of Books

Mar 7, 2019

Anderson makes movies that may refuse to explain themselves but nevertheless manage to engage the viewer, in part because he tends to cut from confined spaces to open ones as if inviting us to enter them.

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Miguel Ravelo

Correcámara

Feb 24, 2026

Combined with a score by Jonny Greenwood...breathtaking art direction, and masterful direction, "Phantom Thread" presents one of the most disturbing and corrosive love stories in contemporary cinema. [Full review in Spanish]

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 23, 2025

5/5

"Phantom Thread" is a exquisite film of elevated aesthetics that drape over a scintillating story of tumultuous potential discord.

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Hayley Croke

Loud and Clear Reviews

Oct 25, 2024

4.5/5

A beautifully crafted, incredibly intentional film that doesn’t waste a single frame. The performances from Krieps and Day-Lewis will make you feel like you are watching a ceremonious dance performed by two highly seasoned veterans of the arts.

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Enrique

Sep 12, 2025

AHHHH PHANTOM THREAD 🗣️🗣️🗣️

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Charles K

Dec 28, 2024

Celluloid perfection!

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jimena

Oct 27, 2024

One of my favorite movies ever

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Robert P

@Superbad 6 hrs ago

Phantom Thread = a *4* star Movie!

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K G

@KatyG-S Aug 14, 2026

The thread of phantom. "Phantom Thread" is a brilliant, dark & entertaining movie about fashion & the dark sides. A lot of it fits everything. The acting is wonderful. Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) & Alma (Vick Krieps) have some captivating chemistry together. Given the big story, I love how they could be spouses & argue in situations. They should just belong together if they are as bad as each other. This means "The Devil Wears Prada" has nothing on this with a relationship at risk but it does not fall apart unlike Andy & Nate. The Movie is never unbearable with a great type of soundtrack - nothing but at least a piano composed by Jonny Greenwood. Enjoy the periodic dramas with FOCUS, comedy & romance.

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Vixo S

@vixo_six Jun 9, 2026

Phantom Thread is not simply a story about toxic love, but a precise psychological study of control, dependence and the need to belong. Paul Thomas Anderson builds tension through silence, gestures, repeated sounds and domestic rituals, making small details feel emotionally charged. The film suggests more than it explains, allowing the relationship between Reynolds and Alma to grow into a quiet battle where affection and power become almost inseparable. Daniel Day Lewis is magnetic, giving Reynolds a controlled and unsettling presence, but Vicky Krieps is just as essential. Her Alma is observant, calm and increasingly difficult to read, turning the relationship into something far more complex than a one sided conflict. Elegant, strange and deeply layered, Phantom Thread is a film that rewards attention and invites revisiting. Its beauty lies not only in what it shows, but in everything it leaves hidden beneath the surface.

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Alma

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Cyril

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Countess Henrietta Harding

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Synopsis

Renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock and his sister Cyril are at the center of British fashion in 1950s London -- dressing royalty, movie stars, heiresses, socialites and debutantes. Women come and go in Woodcock's life, providing the confirmed bachelor with inspiration and companionship. His carefully tailored existence soon gets disrupted by Alma, a young and strong-willed woman who becomes his muse and lover.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer: JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson, Megan Ellison, Daniel Lupi
Screenwriter: Paul Thomas Anderson
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: Ghoulardi Film Company, Perfect World Pictures, Annapurna Pictures
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $20.9M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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