In an oppressive future, a 'fireman' whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
Acting
Shannon's Beatty: terrifying, tender, and weirdly horny for fire.
Production
The emoji-news aesthetic hits harder than it should.
Cinematography
Flames shot like seductive lovers, not destruction.
Director
Ramin Bahrani
Michael B. Jordan
Guy Montag
Michael Shannon
Captain Beatty
Sofia Boutella
Clarisse McClellan
Khandi Alexander
Toni Morrison
Lilly Singh
Raven
Martin Donovan
Commissioner Nyari
Andy McQueen
Gustavo
Dylan Taylor
Fireman Douglas
Keir Dullea
Historian
Grace Lynn Kung
Chairman Mao
Jane Moffat
Sam Shepard
Joe Pingue
Wayne Anderson
Joanne Boland
Clarisse's Neighbor
Drew Nelson
Bartender
David Tompa
Angry Eel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bradbury's estate approved this specifically because Bahrani focused on screens over state censorship—Bradbury hated smartphones more than government.
The 'Nine' are played by actual authors and critics (including Khandi Alexander as Toni Morrison) speaking their own banned works into existence.
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