--- description: Angelina Jolie has said that filming her new movie By the Sea with husband Brad Pitt has done wonders for their marriage. title: Angelina Jolie and Brad Bit 'Closer' After Latest Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4fa8c82a149c0b24/698770642dce011b1b9dc9fc/film-unbroken-angelin_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Angelina Jolie Says New Film Has Brought Her And Brad Pitt 'Closer' by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 22, 2014 2:59 AM CUT  In this image released by Universal Pictures, director Angelina Jolie appears on the set of "Unbroken." In this image released by Universal Pictures, director Angelina Jolie appears on the set of "Unbroken."David James—AP by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 22, 2014 2:59 AM CUT Angelina Jolie has said that filming her new movie _By the Sea_ with husband Brad Pitt has done [wonders](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/unbroken-angelina-jolie-directs-hubby-brad-pitt-article-1.2050144 "undefined") for their marriage. The 39-year-old told the New York _Daily News_ in an interview that the film “brought us closer.” “Sharing something in a deep artistic way, it’s something I think is necessary for artistic couples,” said Jolie, who is also producing the movie alongside Pitt. “I hadn’t realized how good it would be for us.” Slated for release in 2015_, By the Sea is_ about a marriage in crisis and is the couple’s first collaboration since _Mr. and Mrs. Smith_. Jolie’s current film, World War II survival drama _Unbroken,_ will be released on Christmas Day. Read more at the [New York _Daily News_](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/unbroken-angelina-jolie-directs-hubby-brad-pitt-article-1.2050144 "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3643494/angelina-jolie-by-the-sea-brad-pitt-closer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3643494/angelina-jolie-by-the-sea-brad-pitt-closer/"},"headline":"Angelina Jolie Says New Film Has Brought Her And Brad Pitt 'Closer'","datePublished":"2014-12-22T02:59:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:02:56.417Z","description":"\"I hadn’t realized how good it would be for us\"","url":"https://time.com/3643494/angelina-jolie-by-the-sea-brad-pitt-closer/","keywords":["movies","Marriage","celebrities","Angelina Jolie","Brad Pitt","Unbroken"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4fa8c82a149c0b24/698770642dce011b1b9dc9fc/film-unbroken-angelin_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4fa8c82a149c0b24/698770642dce011b1b9dc9fc/film-unbroken-angelin_wong.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Film Unbroken Angelina Jolie","caption":"Film Unbroken Angelina Jolie","creditText":"David James—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3643494/angelina-jolie-by-the-sea-brad-pitt-closer/","name":"Angelina Jolie Says New Film Has Brought Her And Brad Pitt 'Closer'"}}]}] ```