Carol
An ambitious 1950s New York photographer seizes a chance meeting with a glamorous stranger during the holiday rush, hoping it will launch her career—only to find herself caught between a risky romance and a high‑stakes secret that could ruin everything.
“Some people change your life forever.”
Synopsis
In the 1950s in New York, a department-store clerk who aspires to a better life becomes romantically involved with an older, married woman.
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A crew of 306+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Affonso GoncalvesShot by Edward LachmanScored by Carter BurwellDesigned by Judy BeckerSound by Geoff MaxwellCostumes by Sandy Powell Nm0694309VFX by Ed Chapman
Box Office
2015 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.4× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$40.3M
US & Canada: $12.7M — 32% of worldwide · International: $27.6M (68%)
Opening weekend: $254K — 2% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $385K — 3% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 4 theaters
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Also known as
- (English)Carol
- (Bulgarian)Каръл
Release dates around the world3 countries · showhide
- FranceMay 17, 2015
- United StatesSep 4, 2015
- SwitzerlandSep 29, 2015
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Cast & Crew
306 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Cate Blanchett
as Carol Aird
Rooney Mara
as Therese Belivet
Sarah Paulson
as Abby Gerhard
Kyle Chandler
as Harge Aird
Jake Lacy
as Richard Semco
John Magaro
as Dannie McElroy
Cory Michael Smith
as Tommy Tucker
Kevin Crowley
as Fred Haymes
Nik Pajic
as Phil McElroy
Carrie Brownstein
as Genevieve Cantrell
Trent Rowland
as Jack Taft
Sadie Heim
as Rindy Aird
Supporting cast
75Kk Heim
as Rindy Aird
Amy Warner
as Jennifer Aird
Michael Haney
as John Aird
Wendy Lardin
as Jeanette Harrison
Pamela Evans Haynes
as Roberta Walls
Greg Violand
as Jerry Rix
Michael Joseph Thomas Ward
as Shipping Clerk
Kay Geiger
as McKinley Motel Manager
Christine Dye
as Landlady
Deb G Girdler
as Motel Clerk
Douglas Scott Sorenson
as Male Party Guest
Ken Strunk
as Ritz Bartender
Mike Dennis
as Frankenberg Security Guard
Ann Reskin
as Florence
Annie Kalahurka
as Embarassed Mom
Linnea Bond
as Drake Hostess
Steven Andrews
as New York Times Clerk
Tanya Smith
as Fred Haymes' Secretary
Ryan Wesley Gilreath
as NYC Waiter
Chuck Gillespie
as Oak Room Waiter
Jeremy Carlisle Parker
as Dorothy
Giedre Mockeliunaite
as Party Girl #1
Taylor Marie Frey
as Party Girl #2
Robert J Ashe
as Oak Room Patron, Pedestrian
Anita Farmer Bergman
as Oak Room Patron, Pedestrian, Frankenberg Shopper
Colin Botts
as Ted Grey
Lance Brock
as Frankenberg Employee
James Brown
as Business Man on Train
Chelsea Carnder
as McKinley Motel Patron's Daughter
Gary Chinn
as Restaurant, Pedestrian
William Cross
as Frankenberg High End Shopper
Richard Doone
as News Stand Operator, Recuring Pedestrian
Jim Dougherty
as Mr. Semco
Dwight D Eisenhower
as Self
Liberty Fraysure
as Frankenberg Employee
Jerry Gallagher
as Diner Cook
Bella Garcia
as Daughter, Frankenberg Shopper
Robert Gerding
as The Professor
Jorge J Gonzalez
as New York Times Photo Editor
Nathaniel Grauwelman
as Frankenberg Shopper
Steve Grothaus
as Diner
Myra Zimmerman Grubbs
as Frankenberg's Store Patron
John W Harden
as Musician, Drummer in 5-piece Jazz Band
Brooke Hausfeld
as Daughter, Shopper
Dennis Craig Hensley
as Wealthy Business Man
Tom Hoads
as Party Guest
James Hutson
as Bellhop
Christine Jones
as Mother with Family, Lady at Tea
Misty M Jump
as Oak Room Patron
Zander Kaufer
as Frankenburg Shopper
David Kettlehake
as Restaurant Patron
Philip Krinsky
as Holiday Reveler
Michael Laurianti
as Oak Room Patron in Tuxedo
Lizzy Leigh
as Female Party Guest
Michael Loos
as Male Party Guest
Michael Mattingly
as Record Store Clerk
Rileigh Mcdonald
as Restaurant Patron
John Mess
as Christmas Party Butler
Tim Miller
as Frankenburg Security Guard, NY Times Photo Editor
Diana Mishlan
as Motel Maid
Jim Owens
as Elegant Man
Michael Peake
as Shopper
Joanne Popolin
as Pedestrian, Shopper, Oak Room Patron, Frankenburg Shopper
Michael C Potter
as The Drake Waiter
Erik Sternberger
as Police Officer
Chris Storck
as New York Times Employee, Postal Patron
Ryan Sweeney
as Philadelphia Waitress
John Vanderplough
as Oak Room Patron
Jason Vaughn
as Pedestrian, Restaurant Patron
Jim Waldfogle
as Restaurant Patron, Pedestrian with Cigarette
Robert Alan Walker
as Department Store Manager
William Willet
as NYC Waiter
Kurt Yochum
as Taxi Driver, Bar Patron
John Zanardelli
as Oak Room Patron
Ray Zupp
as Holiday Reveler
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
15Andrew Upton
executive producer
Bob Weinstein
executive producer
Cate Blanchett
executive producer
Christine Vachon
Producer, Producers
Danny Perkins
executive producer
Dorothy Berwin
executive producer
Elizabeth Karlsen
Producer, Producers
Harvey Weinstein
executive producer
Margaret Lewis
digital intermediate producer
Mark Lo
executive music producer
Robert Jolliffe
executive producer
Stephen Woolley
Producer, Producers
Stewart Lerman
music producer
Tessa Ross
executive producer
Thorsten Schumacher
executive producer
Other crew
209Natascha Geisler
Abby Gerhard
John Morgan
accountant
Selena Burks Rentschler
accounting clerk
Dino Distefano
additional boom operator
Tonya Johnson
additional hair stylist
Deborah Lilly
additional hair stylist (as Deborah Lily)
Scott H Reeder
additional hair stylist (as Scott Reeder)
Glenn D Feig
additional legal services
Tony Martinez
adr editor / dialogue editor
Krissopher Chevannes
adr mixer
Bruce Winant
adr voice casting
Dann Fink
adr voice casting
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