Pretenders Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Sep. 17, 2019

Pretenders

Release Date: Friday, October 4, 2019 Limited

Director: James Franco

Starring: Jack Kilmer • Shameik Moore • Jane Levy • Brian Cox • Juno Temple

Not Rated Drama N/A

2.67 / 5.0

82% WILL SEE 18% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Life imitates deadly arts as a French New Wave obsessed film student, Terry, finds his muse in mysterious and beguiling actress, Catherine. Both Terry and his best friend, Phil, fall under the spell of this beautiful woman. But they soon realize that the more time they spend with her, the more enigmatic she becomes. After years of sex, betrayal, and collateral damage, the three end up in a dangerous situation that leaves one of them fighting for his life.

Drama Romance

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Who stars in Pretenders – Cast List

J
Jack Kilmer
Dead Man's Hand, How the Gringo Stole Christmas
S
Shameik Moore
Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse , Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
J
Jane Levy
Whalefall, A Little Prayer
B
Brian Cox
Super Troopers 3: Winter Soldiers, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Juno Temple
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, Roofman
James Franco
Homefront, True Story
Dennis Quaid
I Can Only Imagine 2, War Machine

Who is making Pretenders – Crew List

A look at Pretenders behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director James Franco last helmed Future World and The Disaster Artist. The film's writer Josh Boone last penned The New Mutants and Stuck in Love.

Director: James Franco
Screenwriter: Josh Boone
Producers: Jay Davis
Vince Jolivette

Studios: Cleopatra Films
Production Company: Rabbit Bandini

Production – What we know about the Pretenders

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Sep 2019

Completed

Changed Pretenders movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: NR Not Rated
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Pretenders Trailers and Clips

Pretenders

Official Trailer

Pretenders Release Date: When was the film released?

Pretenders was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, October 4 , 2019. There were 15 15 other movies released on the same date, including Joker, The Climbers and Lucy in the Sky. As a limited release, Pretenders was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Pretenders Digital Release Date

Pretenders is coming out across all major streaming and cable platforms on Friday, October 4, 2019. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices.