Closer (2004) - Synopsis

Closer (2004) - synopsis imageAcademy Award®-winning director Mike Nichols follows the triumphant "Angels in America" with Closer. A bitingly funny and honest look at modern relationships, Closer is the story of four strangers (Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen) their chance meetings, instant attractions and casual betrayals.

Set in contemporary London, Closer is funny and powerful, and reminiscent of such Nichols’ classics as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Carnal Knowledge.

Columbia Pictures Presents In Association With Inside Track Closer starring Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. The film is directed by Mike Nichols with a screenplay by Patrick Marber, based on his acclaimed stage production. The producers are Mike Nichols, John Calley and Cary Brokaw. The executive producers are Scott Rudin, Celia Costas and Robert Fox. The co-producer is Michael Haley. The director of photography is Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC. The production designer is Tim Hatley. The film is edited by John Bloom and Antonia Van Drimmelen. The costume designer is Ann Roth.

Closer has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for Sequences of Graphic Sexual Dialogue, Nudity/Sexuality and Language.

Closer will be released by Columbia Pictures on December 3, 2004