Reds

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Reds

PG

1981

3h 15m

History

Drama

Romance

Biography

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American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty) journeys to Russia to document the Bolshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton), then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed's ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright (Jack Nicholson), and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines.

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Critics Consensus

Brawny in both intellect and scope, Reds is an intimate epic that captures the tumult of revolutionary change and the passion of those navigating through it.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

Oct 22, 2018

Beatty gives the performance of his lifetime as the erratic, possessed Reed, and his grasp of the direction of an epic film is truly astonishing.

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Stanley Kauffmann

The New Republic

Jan 8, 2018

If no one will learn much about politics from this film, Beatty has nonetheless put the fire of two burning lives in it. There is plenty in it about the risks that commitment entails, but it is about commitment.

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Judith Martin

Washington Post

May 9, 2017

It is occasionally rambling and repetitious, but nearly always intelligent and engrossing.

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Josh Larsen

LarsenOnFilm

Oct 31, 2025

3.5/4

Warren Beatty cracked the biopic code...

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Kyle Smith

National Review

Mar 9, 2022

One of the five best films of the 1980s,

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Jan 6, 2022

3/4

all the richer and more meaningful because it is not static history, but rather a grenade of genuine political passion lobbed into an era of increasing conservatism and military build-up-an elegy for an ideal

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 5 days ago

Although politically convoluted unless familiarly motivated, Beatty’s evident passion in honorably dramatizing a timeless evaluation towards a personified rebellion questioning a party’s sense of prioritizing agenda with efforts existentially questioning the self becomes a humane epic portrait at admirable length, decently focused and well performed with slight provocative effect. (B)

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Daniel O

@RT03386531 Jul 7, 2026

We need more movies like this. Great story and acting

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Mar 30, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Vincent S

@Vin_E_At_The_Movies Mar 9, 2026

Forget the politic that can get you lost, the real reason this is a masterpiece of depth is the love story between John Reed and Louise Bryant. warren Beatty and Diane Keaton give outstanding, deep performances and the rest of the cast is brilliant. This is one of my favorite love stories in film history. I was swept away and cried a lot. When Diane Keaton as Louise says to John "Don't let go' I lost it. Diane let go, we will miss you!

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Thomas M

@Morningstar69 Mar 6, 2026

Masterful performances and an intelligent , beautifully filmed live story. Ignore the reviews that are simply based on hatred of any left wing concepts. This is a superior movie for bright and sensitive souls

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Russ G

@RT78760655 Jan 29, 2026

Three hours of watching a Commie Rat Bastard? No, thanks.

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Synopsis

American journalist John Reed (Warren Beatty) journeys to Russia to document the Bolshevik Revolution and returns a revolutionary. His fervor for left-wing politics leads him to Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton), then married, who will become a feminist icon and activist. Politics at home become more complicated as the rift grows between reality and Reed's ideals. Bryant takes up with a cynical playwright (Jack Nicholson), and Reed returns to Russia, where his health declines.

Director: Warren Beatty
Producer: Warren Beatty
Screenwriter: Warren Beatty, Peter S. Feibleman, Trevor Griffiths, Elaine May, Jeremy Pikser
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, JRS Films, Barclay's Mercantile Industrial Finance
Rating: PG
Genre: History, Drama, Romance, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 4, 1981, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 21, 2010
Runtime: 3h 15m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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