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Carol

Set in 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

Carol
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Released:
November 20, 2015

Cast:

Rooney Mara
Cate Blanchett
Sarah Paulson
Kyle Chandler
Cory Michael Smith
Carrie Brownstein

Director:
Todd Haynes

Producer:
Elizabeth Karlsen, Tessa Ross, Christine Vachon, Stephen Wooley

Written by:
Phyllis Nagy (screenplay), Patricia Highsmith (novel)

Distributor:
The Weinstein Company, Studio Canal

Budget:
$11.8 million

Metacritic Score:
98

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
96%

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