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The Critic Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Aug. 11, 2024

The Critic

Release Date: Friday, September 13, 2024 Limited

Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, Ben Barnes, Lesley Manville, Ian McKellen, Simon Russell Beale, Romola Garai, Anand Tucker, Patrick Marber, Pappa Essiedu, Alfred Enoch

R Drama N/A

  • 3.3

83%

17%

Plot

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Plot
Jimmy Erskine (McKellen) is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle newspaper dies, and his son David Brooke (Strong) takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with struggling actress Nina Land (Arterton), entangling them and Brooke in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.
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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Anand Tucker last directed Leap Year and From Zero to Sixty. The film's writer Patrick Marber last wrote Fifty Shades of Grey and Deception.

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Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for some language and sexual content
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Curtain Call

Language
English

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Key Facts

  • An adaptation of Anthony Quinn’s novel.

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Completed

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Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

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The Critic was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 13, 2024. There were 20 other movies released on the same date, including Transformers One, Speak No Evil and The Killer's Game. As a limited release, The Critic was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Sun., Aug. 11, 2024

  • Set the MPA rating to R for some language and sexual content

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