The Majestic
Seen it?2001 | 153 min | Drama, Romance
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 42% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Loving, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 33 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- It's long: 2 hr 33 min.
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
42% on Rotten Tomatoes, 27 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$37 million worldwide on a $72 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 208K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Frank Darabont
- Jim CarreyPeter Appleton
- Martin LandauHarry Trimble
- Laurie HoldenAdele Stanton
- Gerry BlackEmmett Smith
- David Ogden StiersDoc Stanton
- Bob BalabanElvin Glyde
- Jeffrey DeMunnMayor Ernie Cole
- Hal HolbrookCongressman Doyle
- Brent BriscoeSheriff Cecil Coleman
- Ron RifkinKevin Bannerman