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Being the Ricardos Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Nov. 10, 2021

Being the Ricardos

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

J.K. Simmons, Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Clark Gregg, Aaron Sorkin, Jason Blumenthal, Jake Lacy, Nina Arianda, Linda Lavin, Nelson Franklin, Lucie Arnaz, Todd Black, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Steve Tisch, Christopher Denham, John Rubinstein, Desi Arnaz Jr., Robert Pine

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Plot

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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.

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.

Screenwriter
Producers
Todd Black
Jason Blumenthal
Steve Tisch
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Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for language
Runtime
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Tagline
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Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

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

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Post-Production

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Production

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Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

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 Hating Game.



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