

Walk the Line
Love is a burning thing.
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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7.5/10
3,236 votes
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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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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
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Walk the Line was released on 13 September 2005.
Audience reviews
3- R0.5/10
Rob
8/18/2015
A great example of bad casting, Cash was over 6'
- T6/10
The Movie Mob
2/11/2023
**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…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
3/14/2024
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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