Phantom Thread

2017 Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson

Renowned British dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock comes across Alma, a young, strong-willed woman, who soon becomes a fixture in his life as his muse and lover.

Daniel Day-Lewis Vicky Krieps Lesley Manville Camilla Rutherford Gina McKee Brian Gleeson Harriet Sansom Harris Lujza Richter Julia Davis Julie Vollono Sue Clark Joan Brown Harriet Leitch Dinah Nicholson Julie Duck Maryanne Frost Elli Banks Amy Cunningham Amber Brabant Geneva Corlett Juliet Glaves Philip Franks Tony Hansford Steven F. Thompson George Glasgow Niki Angus-Campbell Georgia Kemball Nick Ashley Ingrid Sophie Schram Show All…

Alternative Titles

El hilo invisible, El hilo fantasma, Фантомска нит, 팬텀 스레드, ファントム・スレッド, 霓裳魅影, Призрачная нить, Trama fantasma, Der seidene Faden, Il filo nascosto, Linha fantasma, رشته خیال

drama romance

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Review by katie ★★★★★ 65

I don’t think I’ll ever be able to express how important Alma is to me.
There have been many characters that have almost been her, but none of them have ever come close. She embodies everything I am, everything I’ve tried to be, and everything I’ve ever wanted to be. I’ve thought myself to be Alma before, but I’ve never been brave enough. She’s weak, but is stronger than anyone she’s around. She’s kind, but could break every bone in every body with her words. And yet, she’s in love.
She does something I’ve never been able to do. She does what I’ve always dreamed of doing and have constantly beat myself up for not being able to. Alma is…
Review by Sean Baker 55

What an accomplishment. One of my faves of the year.
Please see this projected on film. It's worth it.
PTA's cinematography should have received way more recognition this award's season.
Review by deah ★★★★½

alma: crunch
me: why would you say something so controversial yet so brave
Review by katie ★★★★★ 23

After Phantom Thread ended, two older women walk out of the theater, laugh, and say, “You do what you have to do to make your relationship work. It was perfect.”
In other words, it’ll be hard for any film this year to beat this. Paul Thomas Anderson is in love with filmmaking and its so obvious in the way Phantom Thread is presented. Hilarious, tantalizing, enchanting, and beautiful. Vicky Krieps steals the show.
Review by demi adejuyigbe ★★★★½ 18

absolutely unmatched lighting, absolutely unmatched score. jonny greenwood the motherfucking king. cannot believe how delicate and pleasant this movie feels for what it is. it’s like the great british bake off but for assholes. i love it. i’m also so lonely right now that at the asparagus dinner fight i found myself thinking “god i would kill to be in a weird and bitter fight with a girlfriend right now” which is healthy!
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 5

phantom thread posits an impressively fresh take on the older, eccentric male genius with a younger female muse trope, but that’s to be expected from THE paul thomas anderson.
it’s a slow-burning fuse with a quietly explosive ending sequence. it’s the kinkiest film to not actually feature any sex scenes. it’s fifty shades of grey for the arthouse crowd... in a good way.
Review by Stevie ★★★★½ 6

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I’m sorry but if I’m on a first date with a man and he tells me that his dead mother’s hair has been sewn into the lining of the blazer he is currently wearing I would just get up and leave.
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 12

one of the purest joys in this world is insisting that a bunch of new friends who’ve never seen this watch it and then observing them go from shocked realization —> pensive contemplation —> hesitant acceptance —> effusive approval —> fist-pumping euphoria during the climactic omelette scene. this was my 4th time doing this and it never gets old! in fact, it’s the only foreseeable reason to keep making new friends!!!
Review by Caitlin ★★★★★ 6

I shit you not I was so shook by this movie I stood on the other platform at the station and am currently on the wrong train home
Review by brat pitt ★★★★½ 2

GREAT now i’m insecure about the way i butter my toast
Review by Jay ★★★★ 3

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

reynolds: *gets down on one knee*
alma: omg, its finally happening
reynolds: *falls over*
alma: the poison is kicking in
Review by Erik Nordgren ★★★★★ 8

DID I HALLUCINATE THE SECOND HALF OF THIS MOVIE

Recent reviews

Review by moochilli ★★★★★

fucking chic
Review by nic ★★★★½

Last time I saw this was in theaters and the screen had a brown splotch in the center of it. Took me about twenty minutes to realize it wasn't a choice by PTA.
Review by Kyle Turner ★★★★½

rewatching PHANTOM THREAD, loving that it is a movie about how queer men are obsessed with memories and archetypes and the idea of bodies but can’t deal when that body, like, is alive and speaks up for itself
Review by juandmore ★★★★½

i was falling in love until daniel started talking like jordan peterson.
“you are not cursed, you are loved by me.”
i don't think i can put into words how fucking beautiful this movie was. it's so fucking shocking, i'm literally speechless. 'phantom thread' was so perfect, writing a review about it seems disrespectful, reductive, unnecesary. alma is oficially the best character in the history of cinema.
"i want you flat on your back. helpless, tender, open. with only me to help."
Review by Max Henry ★★★★½

Quickly becoming my favorite romantic comedy of all time.
Review by Mike Peth ★★★★★

It's hard to fully explain in words why I love this movie so much but there it is. There is so much great in this film: the acting! the costumes! the set design! the cinematography! But really my favorite part is the Jonny Greenwood score. He did something so beautiful and right out of old movie, but better! It's different from his other scores but still feels like him.
I still don't quite understand the Munchausen by proxy element but there's a lot there to think about.
Review by danchamberlain ★★★★

paul my baby, you had me right up until the end. i was all like "yeah i get this" and this is imagery that is smart enough that seems well thought-out but dumb enough that i could understand it and feel good about myself. "whoa he's saying that he can make a dress that can give her boobs but only if he feels like it. that's like symbolism for having control over her womanhood. i'm crushing this movie"
i get that the ending's a metaphor for the ultimate toxic relationship that is impossible to understand aside from the two participants. fine. but getting their amorous rocks off by poisoning/being poisoned by the other wades from the territory of subtlety to…
Review by liamganion ★★★★½

PTA & DDL - making me care about British dress designers since 2017
Soundtrack is fucking awesome
Review by Matthew Anderson ★★★★

Got a bit more of PTA's subtle directing and setup, for characters and their motives/actions within the story.
Review by imalexolson ★★★★★

A+
Paul Thomas Anderson’s infatuation for filmmaking is on full display. One of my favorites. Absolutely gorgeous. Fresh take for a story about a romance. This is genuinely funny, and as a person with a heavy interest into fashion, this makes it even more great. “CHIC?!... what is that word? Fucking Chic!”
Review by Zachawy

Anotha one
Ghosts, curses, hexes, poison, dresses, illness, control, death, vulnerability & love. It's the fairytale for our times.
The best
Review by naomivilla ★★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

my mom told me there was a twist at the end so the whole movie i thought one of them was dead but turned out to be just a really good and enjoyable film