Does ‘The Brutalist’ have an intermission in UK cinemas?
The Brutalist has earned critical acclaim and plenty of awards season buzz, but there’s just as much conversation around its lengthy running time.
Directed by Brady Corbet, the epic period drama follows Hungarian-born Jewish architect and Holocaust survivor László Tóth (Adrien Brody) who emigrates to the US. In his pursuit of the American Dream, he meets a wealthy client who changes his life.
Other cast members include Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joy Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Emma Laird, and Alessandro Nivola.
The film earned 10 nominations at the 2025 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Adrien Brody, and Best Supporting Actress for Felicity Jones.
Is there an intermission in The Brutalist?
All cinema screenings of The Brutalist feature a 15-minute intermission, which is included in the 215-minute running time.
The film is split into two parts, titled ‘Part 1: The Enigma Of Arrival’ and ‘Part 2: The Hard Core Of Beauty’.
Why is there an intermission?
More than just a throwback to the film’s of yesteryear, director Brady Corbet said an intermission was always written into The Brutalist’s script.
Speaking to IndieWire, Corbet said: “It was always scripted, the intermission. It’s funny, it’s gotten more attention in a way than we expected it to. I personally have a hard time sitting still for three-and-a-half hours, so I needed it. And it was a public-facing decision.”
In a five-star review, NME described the period drama as an “unmissable giant” of a film: “A three hour and thirty minute biopic about art, history, money, sex, trauma and concrete, it’s heavyweight in every sense: a monument to its own greatness that stands a good distance from anything else you’re likely to see at the cinema this year.”
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Adam Starkey
NME
