The Other Boleyn Girl

2008 • 1h 56m •

Drama Romance History

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★ 6.7/10

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A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of the handsome and passionate King Henry VIII.

"Two sisters divided for the love of a king."

Top Billed Cast

Natalie Portman

Anne Boleyn

Scarlett Johansson

Mary Boleyn

Eric Bana

Henry Tudor

Jim Sturgess

George Boleyn

Mark Rylance

Sir Thomas Boleyn

Kristin Scott Thomas

Lady Elizabeth Boleyn

David Morrissey

Thomas Howard - Duke of Norfolk

Benedict Cumberbatch

William Carey

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2024-06-01

Except, it isn't really much about the "other" Boleyn girl at all, is it? Eric Bana never could hold a film together, and his effort as the amorous but volatile King Henry VIII proves he can't here either. Scarlett Johansson (Anne) and Natalie Portman (Mary) play the Boleyn girls well enough with decent, if brief, contributions from Kristin Scott-Thomas and Mark Rylance as their parents and from Jim Sturgess as their sexually ambiguous brother George. It looks sumptuous enough with plenty of attention to detail both indoors and out, but is over-written and it has all the sexual chemistry of a ...