Intimacy (2001): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Intimacy is a 2001 drama directed by Patrice Chéreau, starring Mark Rylance and Kerry Fox. It is partly based on Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi. It runs 1 hour 59 minutes and earned $2.7 million worldwide. Critics gave it 66% on Rotten Tomatoes and 69 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 59m (119 min)
- Director
- Patrice Chéreau
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Empire Pictures Inc.
- Based on
- Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Intimacy About?
The premise of Intimacy without spoilers, adapted from Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A struggling musician in London seeks solace from his difficult life through weekly, intimate encounters with a mysterious woman. As their relationship deepens, he becomes increasingly curious about her identity and background, jeopardizing their arrangement and forcing him to confront uncomfortable truths about himself and their connection.
Intimacy Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- oral sex
- adulterous wife
- dysfunctional marriage
- lust
- adultery
- unsimulated sex
- sex scene
- explicit sex
- divorce
- infidelity
- extramarital affair
- sexual manipulation
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- sexual frustration
- one night stand
- ex husband ex wife relationship
- father son relationship
- erection
- penis
- female full frontal nudity
- female nudity
- theater
- scantily clad woman
- female full rear nudity
- man fingers a woman's vagina
- unfaithfulness
- sex
- male nudity
- erect penis
- female rear nudity
- female topless nudity
- sex standing up
- london england
- based on short story
- male frontal nudity
- horny wife
- cuckolded husband
- smoking marijuana
- husband aware of wife's cheating
- disillusionment
- existential loneliness
- masculinity
- seducive desire
- loneliness
- sexual awakening
- male female relationship
- dysfunctional couple
- new french extremity
- husband forgives his cheating wife
- minimalism
- wound
Intimacy Cast
Mark Rylance leads the cast, with Kerry Fox. Directed by Patrice Chéreau.
- Director Patrice Chéreau
More from Patrice Chéreau
More films directed by Patrice Chéreau, best-rated first: Son frère, Gabrielle, Persecution and His Brother.
Intimacy Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Intimacy 66% on Rotten Tomatoes and 69 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.0/10.
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IMDb 6.0 /10
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Rotten Tomatoes 66% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 58%
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Metacritic 69 Metascore
User score 5.3
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TMDB 62% User score
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Intimacy Plot Summary
What happens in Intimacy from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 11 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Jay, Mark Rylance, is a bartender who abandoned his family after his wife lost interest in their relationship. Now living alone in a decrepit London house, he sustains a weekly ritual: intense sex with a woman whose name he does not know, every Wednesday. At first, their arrangement is purely physical, but Jay begins to feel something more, an emotional attachment that he hadn’t anticipated.
Full summary
The whole story of Intimacy, scene by scene
Intimacy Box Office
Intimacy grossed $2.7 million worldwide. $405,094 came from the US and Canada and $2.3 million (85%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$2.7M
- US & Canada
- $405.1K
- International
- $2.3M
Intimacy Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Intimacy.
How Well Do You Know Intimacy?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
What is Jay's profession in the film?
Cars in Intimacy
82 cars on screen, including the 1966 AEC Routemaster and the 1989 Ford Orion MkI.
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1966 AEC Routemaster Minor role -
1989 Ford Orion MkI Minor role -
1989 LTI Fairway Minor role -
1980 Austin Allegro 3 Background role
Intimacy Also Known As
23 alternative titles, including “インティマシー／親密” and “インティマシー 親密”.
- Also known as
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- インティマシー／親密
- インティマシー 親密
- インティマシー ／ 親密
- 亲密
- Intimidad
- Intimité
- 亲密关系
- Nell'intimità - Intimacy
- Intymność
- Intimitás
- Intimita
- Intimitatea
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- Intimidade
- Mahremiyet
- Интим
- Σαρκική εξάρτηση
- 정사
- Интимност
- אינטימיות
- Người Tình Quen Thuộc
- Інтимність
- インティマシー/親密
- 親密關係
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Intimacy FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, the book behind it and post-credit scenes of Intimacy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Intimacy?
Intimacy runs 1 hour 59 minutes (119 minutes).
When was Intimacy released?
Intimacy was released on October 19, 2001.
Who directed Intimacy?
Intimacy was directed by Patrice Chéreau.
More films by Patrice Chéreau Who is in the cast of Intimacy?
Intimacy stars Mark Rylance and Kerry Fox.
How much did Intimacy make at the box office?
Intimacy grossed $2.7 million worldwide ($405,094 domestic, $2.3 million international).
How is Intimacy rated?
Intimacy has 6.0/10 on IMDb, 66% on Rotten Tomatoes, 69 on Metacritic and 62% on TMDB.
Is Intimacy based on a book?
Yes. Intimacy is partly adapted from Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi.
Does Intimacy have a post-credit scene?
No. Intimacy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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