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Irreversible

Time destroys everything.

7.2(3,462)20021h 37m17

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

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Status
Released
Budget
$3.5M
Box office
$6.5M
Language
English
  • prostitute
  • rape
  • paris, france
  • police
  • nihilism
  • homophobia
  • homicide
  • insanity
  • heroin
  • celibacy
  • trauma
  • assault

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Gaspar Noé

Produced in

France

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival24 Jan 2003
    • Theatrical (limited)NR7 Mar 2003
    • PremiereNRCleveland International Film Festival22 Mar 2003
    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City / Los Angeles10 Feb 2023
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1831 Jan 2003
    • Physical18DVD26 May 2003
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalR 18+12 Feb 2004
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereRToronto International Film Festival12 Sept 2002
  • ArgentinaAR

    • PremiereMar del Plata Film Festival11 Mar 2003
    • Theatrical+181 May 2003
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical1814 Nov 2003
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical185 Jun 2002
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival30 Sept 2002
    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival31 Oct 2002
    • Theatrical1826 Sept 2003
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical18+13 Nov 2003
    • PhysicalDVD, FilmX31 Jan 2008
  • DenmarkDK

    • PremiereCopenhagen International Film Festival17 Aug 2003
    • Theatrical1521 Nov 2003
  • FinlandFI

    • PhysicalK-1826 Jan 2004
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical1622 May 2002
    • PremiereCannes Film Festival23 May 2002
    • PhysicalDVD4 Nov 2003
    • Digital / OTT15 Dec 2014
    • PhysicalBlu-ray15 May 2019

Frequently asked questions

Irreversible was released on 22 May 2002.

Audience reviews

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  • S

    Segfault

    9/15/2024

    Deceived by 7+ rating I started watching. After 15 minutes I still forced myself to keep watching. After 30 minutes I had seen nothing worth to see, wasted half an hour of my life. What a dull obnoxious movie. Even the camera work is irritating.

  • A

    akarta

    4/19/2025

    10/10

    Firstly this is one of the best films of 2000-10 period, the film is in reverse order concerning its story, so the opening really is the ending of the film, and the ending is actually the start of the film, so please be aware when watching this film its in reverse order story wise and, its camera work is certainly one of the best ever produced, the sound work mirrors the camera work, and is very hypnotic, and is mean…

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    12/5/2025

    7/10

    Now depending on when you watched this film, you might notice that the original version and the more recent one are structured in an almost clockwise and anti-clockwise manner. In this version we work our way backwards from the frenetic activities of “Marcus” (Vincent Cassel) and his friend “Pierre” (Albert Dupontel) as they race round Paris in the early morning vengefully trying to track down a brute who gruesomely …

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