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Sour Grapes

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2016 | 86 min | Documentary

Sunday Safe Betearly rating

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (96% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for the curious.
The mood
Eye-opening.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    96% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 30K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Jerry Rothwell, Reuben Atlas

  • Rudy KurniawanHimself (archive footage)
  • Corie BrownSelf - food and wine writer
  • Laurent PonsotHimself
  • Jason HernandezSelf - Prosecutor in the Rudy Kurniawan case
  • Jerome H. MooneySelf - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
  • Vincent VerdiramoSelf - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
  • Bill KochSelf - Businessman and collector
  • Arthur M. SarkissianSelf
  • Don CornwellSelf - Lawyer and burgundy wine expert
  • James P. WynneSelf - FBI agent specialized in counterfeit goods