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Walk the Line

Love is a burning thing.

7.5(3,236)20052h 16m15

A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.

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Status
Released
Budget
$28M
Box office
$186.8M
Language
English
  • prison
  • adultery
  • concert
  • rock 'n' roll
  • music record
  • country music
  • guitar
  • germany
  • loss of loved one
  • marriage
  • biography
  • based on true story

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Produced in

Germany, United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTelluride Film Festival4 Sept 2005
    • Premiere13 Nov 2005
    • TheatricalPG-1318 Nov 2005
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereLondon Premiere 27 Oct 2005
    • Theatrical12A3 Feb 2006
    • PhysicalDVD22 May 2006
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM2 Feb 2006
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG13 Sept 2005
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTT1623 Oct 2005
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1613 Sept 2005
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical12 mj.gov.br - Fox Film BR10 Feb 2006
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical122 Feb 2006
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical3 Feb 2006
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU15 Feb 2006
    • Digital / OTTDisney+23 Feb 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical62 Feb 2006
    • TheatricalBest of Cinema2 Sept 2025
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT162 Feb 2006

Frequently asked questions

Walk the Line was released on 13 September 2005.

Audience reviews

3
  • R

    Rob

    8/18/2015

    0.5/10

    A great example of bad casting, Cash was over 6'

  • T

    The Movie Mob

    2/11/2023

    6/10

    **Walk the Line showcases incredible acting and directing but leaves out the brighter parts of Cash’s life to tell a more somber story that left me sad.** Walk the Line chronicles the story of Johnny Cash’s rise to fame and romance with June Carter. James Mangold is one of my favorite directors and tells this story powerfully through the Oscar-worthy performances of Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon. The actin…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/14/2024

    7/10

    Joaquin Phoenix might take top billing as the legendary American musician Johnny Cash, but it's got to be Reece Witherspoon who steals the plaudits as June Carter. She demonstrates all the feistiness and determination of a woman, in a man's world, quite prepared to do her own thing. Assisted by a fair degree of charisma and musical talent, she can play a stage with the likes of Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis and Carl Perkins…

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