Being the Ricardos Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Nov. 10, 2021

Being the Ricardos

Release Date: Friday, December 10, 2021 Theaters Tuesday, December 21, 2021 Prime Video

Director: Aaron Sorkin

Starring: Nicole Kidman • Javier Bardem • Nina Arianda • J.K. Simmons • Tony Hale

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3.6 / 5

84% WILL SEE 16% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos in Academy Award®-winning writer and director Aaron Sorkin’s behind-the-scenes drama Being the Ricardos. A revealing glimpse of the couple’s complex romantic and professional relationship, the film takes audiences into the writers’ room, onto the soundstage and behind closed doors with Ball and Arnaz during one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom “I Love Lucy.”

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Being the Ricardos.

Nicole Kidman
... Lucille Ball

Babygirl, Just Go With It
Javier Bardem
... Desi Arnaz

F1, The Counselor
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Nina Arianda
... Vivian Vance

Rob the Mob, Florence Foster Jenkins
J.K. Simmons
... William Frawley

The Accountant 2, Red One
Tony Hale
... Jess Oppenheimer

Inside Out 2, Megamind vs. The Doom Syndicate
A
Alia Shawkat
... Madelyn Pugh

Blink Twice, Green Room
J
Jake Lacy
... Bob Carroll Jr.

Miss Sloane, Ode to Joy
Clark Gregg
Zero Day (limited series), The Avengers
N
Nelson Franklin
Argo, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich
J
John Rubinstein
Hello I Must Be Going
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Linda Lavin
Manhattan Night, How to Be a Latin Lover
R
Robert Pine

Crew Behind the Film

The Being the Ricardos behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Aaron Sorkin last directed Molly's Game and The Politician. The film's writer Aaron Sorkin last wrote Molly's Game and Steve Jobs.

Director: Aaron Sorkin
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin
Producers: Todd Black
Jason Blumenthal
Steve Tisch

Studio: Amazon MGM Studios
Production Companies: —

Production Details

What we know about the Being the Ricardos movie production.

Key Facts

The story is set during one production week of “I Love Lucy” — Monday table read through Friday audience filming.

Production Updates for Being the Ricardos

Nov 2021

Post-Production

Changed Being the Ricardos movie production status. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Nov 2021

Completed

Changed the movie production status to Completed. The movie is ready for release.

Apr 2021

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

Jan 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: R Restricted for language
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Biography

Being the Ricardos

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Biography

Being the Ricardos

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Release Dates

When was the film released?

Being the Ricardos was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 10, 2021. There were 19 other movies released on the same date, including West Side Story, National Champions and The Unforgivable.