Fahrenheit 451 (2018 film)

Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451
	Film release poster
Directed by	Ramin Bahrani
Screenplay by	Ramin Bahrani; Amir Naderi;
Based on	Fahrenheit 451; by Ray Bradbury
Produced by	David Coatsworth
Starring	Michael B. Jordan; Michael Shannon; Sofia Boutella; Lilly Singh; Martin Donovan;
Cinematography	Kramer Morgenthau
Edited by	Alex Hall
Music by	Antony Partos; Matteo Zingales;
Production; companies	HBO Films; Outlier Society;
Distributed by	HBO
Release dates	May 12, 2018 (Cannes); May 19, 2018 (United States);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Fahrenheit 451 is a 2018 American dystopian drama film directed and co-written by Ramin Bahrani, based on the 1953 book of the same name by Ray Bradbury. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Khandi Alexander, Sofia Boutella, Lilly Singh, Grace Lynn Kung and Martin Donovan. Set in a future America, the film follows a "fireman" whose job it is to burn books, which are now illegal, only to question society after meeting a young woman. After premiering at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, the film aired on HBO on May 19, 2018, receiving mixed critical reviews, with praise for the performances and visuals, but criticism for the screenplay and lack of faithfulness to the source material.