MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 1,087 this week

Savage Grace (2007)

Not Rated  |   |  Drama  |  25 January 2008 (Spain)
5.9
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.9/10 from 8,367 users   Metascore: 51/100
Reviews: 64 user | 120 critic | 28 from Metacritic.com

A dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies...

Director:

Writers:

(screenplay), (book), 1 more credit »
Watch Trailer
0Check in
0Share...

Watch Now

From $2.99 on Amazon Video

ON DISC

10 Best Action Heroes

We consulted IMDb's Highest-Rated Action-Family Films to came up with 10 scene-stealing action figures your kids can relate to, look up to, and be inspired by.

Visit our Family Entertainment Guide

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

DVD
a list of 39 titles
created 01 May 2013
 
list image
a list of 40 titles
created 16 May 2014
 
a list of 41 titles
created 9 months ago
 
a list of 25 titles
created 7 months ago
 
a list of 30 titles
created 1 month ago
 

Related Items

Search for "Savage Grace" on Amazon.com

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: Savage Grace (2007)

Savage Grace (2007) on IMDb 5.9/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Savage Grace.
1 win & 1 nomination. See more awards »

Videos

Photos

Learn more

People who liked this also liked... 

Like Minds (2006)
Crime | Horror | Mystery
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

A forensic psychologist (Collette) is tasked with determining whether or not a minor should face murder charges for killing his schoolmate.

Director: Gregory Read
Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Tom Sturridge, Toni Collette
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  

A road trip through Louisiana transforms three strangers who were originally brought together by their respective feelings of loneliness.

Director: Udayan Prasad
Stars: William Hurt, Maria Bello, Kristen Stewart
Glorious 39 (2009)
Drama | History | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  

The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.

Director: Stephen Poliakoff
Stars: Romola Garai, Eddie Redmayne, Juno Temple
Powder Blue (2009)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

Four Los Angelenos -- a mortician, an ex-con, a suicidal ex-priest, and a stripper -- are brought together on Christmas Eve by a mixture of circumstances.

Director: Timothy Linh Bui
Stars: Jessica Biel, Eddie Redmayne, Forest Whitaker
Birdsong (TV Mini-Series 2012)
Drama | History | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

As an English soldier fights in the horrific trenches of northern France, he is haunted by the memories of his forbidden love affair with a French woman.

Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Clémence Poésy, Matthew Goode
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.

Director: Todd Haynes
Stars: Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, Dennis Haysbert
Chloe (2009)
Drama | Mystery | Thriller
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.3/10 X  

A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger.

Director: Atom Egoyan
Stars: Julianne Moore, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson
Comedy | Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

Director: Rebecca Miller
Stars: Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Mike Binder
Comedy | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.7/10 X  

Based on a play by Wallace Shawn, the film is a dark but comical glimpse at one day in the breakdown of a marriage.

Director: Tom Cairns
Stars: Julianne Moore, Matthew Broderick, Bob Balaban
A Single Man (2009)
Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  

An English professor, one year after the sudden death of his boyfriend, is unable to cope with his typical days in 1960s Los Angeles.

Director: Tom Ford
Stars: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode
Biography | Drama
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7/10 X  

Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier's, documents the tense interaction between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957).

Director: Simon Curtis
Stars: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh
Drama | Romance
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  

On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. ... See full summary »

Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore, Stephen Rea
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
...
Martin Huber ...
Minnie Marx ...
...
Mapi Galán ...
...
Abel Folk ...
...
Simón Andreu ...
Jean Pierre Souvestre
...
...
Blanca
...
Black Jake Martínez
...
Lorna Moffat
Edit

Storyline

The true story of the beautiful and charismatic but mentally unstable Barbara Daly, who married above her class to Brooks Baekeland, heir to the Bakelite plastics fortune. Their only child is a failure in his father's eyes, and as he matures and becomes increasingly close to his alienated mother, the seeds for tragedy are sown. Written by Anonymous

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Taglines:

A family that has everything has everything to lose. See more »

Genres:

Drama

Certificate:

Not Rated | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

| |

Language:

| |

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (Spain)  »

Also Known As:

Okrutna milost  »

Filming Locations:

 »

Box Office

Budget:

$4,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$22,311 (USA) (30 May 2008)

Gross:

$434,417 (USA) (15 August 2008)
 »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sam Green, played in the film by Hugh Dancy, challenged the film's accuracy in an interview given to the Daily Mail (published 12 July 2008). He protested the representation of him as bisexual and denied that Barbara and Tony Baekeland's relationship was incestuous. He commenced legal action against the film-makers which was still unresolved at the time of his death in 2011. As a member of Andy Warhol's circle, he is also played in the film Factory Girl (2006). See more »

Goofs

Barbara arrives at the Stork Club with Brooks without her purple wrap, as it was wet when she was playing with Tony in the bathtub. However, she is wearing it when they leave the club. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Antony Baekeland: I was eating a tomato at tea time a few weeks ago, and I suddenly realized that mommy is not dead at all. Just very, very mysterious.
See more »

Connections

Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 31 May 2008 (2008) See more »

Soundtracks

Lullaby for Tony
Written and Performed by Dawn Landes
(c) Cropduster Music (BMI)
See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Truly cringe worthy
18 August 2009 | by (Australia) – See all my reviews

A movie so disturbing that it can only be based on a true story. And, if you go into the movie not realizing it is a true story (like I did) you will get the shock of your life when you reach the final credits!

This movie rockets through an incredible number of heavy issues at a breath taking pace, while treating the audience with respect by not making all issues blatantly obvious and forcing the audience to put some of the puzzle together.

It explores a dangerously codependent relationship between mother and son. Their relationship is truly cringe worthy and disturbingly fascinating. No yawn moments here.


23 of 27 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore both won Golden Globes together. trudir-6-935560
I might be the only one that liked it raveoddgrl
How old was the real Barbara when Antony was born? nl820
Chinese takeaway clive-ihd
Why the mistake with Julianne's hair color ? wax1802
Why the stylized dialogue? wax1802
Discuss Savage Grace (2007) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?