By The Sea Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner

Apr. 11, 2016

By The Sea

Release Date: Friday, November 13, 2015 Nationwide

Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Niels Arestrup

R Drama N/A

2.8

87% WILL SEE

13% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

By the Sea follows an American writer named Roland (Pitt) and his wife, Vanessa (Jolie Pitt), who arrive in a tranquil and picturesque seaside resort in 1970s France, their marriage in apparent crisis. As they spend time with fellow travelers, including young newlyweds Lea (Laurent) and François (Poupaud), and village locals Michel (Arestrup) and Patrice (Bohringer), the couple begins to come to terms with unresolved issues in their own lives.

Cited as official plot version from universalpictures.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in By The Sea.

Angelina Jolie
Maria, Eternals
Brad Pitt
Se7en (IMAX - 30th Anniversary), World War Z
Melanie Laurent
Operation Finale, Now You See Me
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Niels Arestrup
Sarah's Key, Hanna

Crew Behind the Film

The By The Sea behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Angelina Jolie last directed First They Killed My Father and Unbroken. The film's writer Angelina Jolie last wrote First They Killed My Father and In the Land of Blood and Honey.

Director: Angelina Jolie
Screenwriter: Angelina Jolie
Producers: Angelina Jolie
Brad Pitt

Studios: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Jolie Pas; Plan B Entertainment

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for strong sexuality, nudity, and language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official By The Sea movie trailers and clips.

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By The Sea Theatrical Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the By The Sea movie production.

Key Facts

Angelina Jolie Pitt is joined behind the scenes by a key crew that includes cinematographer Christian Berger (The White Ribbon), who used his Cine Reflect Lighting System to shoot the film; production designer Jon Hutman (Unbroken); editor Patricia Rommel (The Lives of Others); and costume designer Ellen Mirojnick (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps). Pitt joins her in production duties, while Chris Brigham (Inception), Holly Goline-Sadowski (Unbroken) and Michael Vieira (Unbroken) serve as executive producers.
Inspired by European cinema and theater of the ’60s and ’70s.
By the Sea marks the first time Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have been in a film together since Mr. and Mrs. Smith a decade ago.

Production Updates

May 2015

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Sep 2014

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Principal photography and production began on August 19, 2014 in Malta.

Jul 2014

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

By The Sea was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 13, 2015. There were 10 other movies released on the same date, including My All American, The 33 and Love the Coopers.

Movie Theaters

2015-11-13 Nationwide

United States

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