Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Seen it?2018 | 106 min | Drama, Crime, Comedy
Friday Night FlickWhy it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (98% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it collected a shelf of major awards. Make plans for this one.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved The Wolf of Wall Street or Caught Stealing, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
98% on Rotten Tomatoes, 87 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsVery strong
Won 1 WGA Award: Writers Guild of America Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay. Won 2 Independent Spirit Awards: Independent Spirit Awards: Best Supporting Male, Independent Spirit Awards: Best Screenplay. Also nominated for 3 Oscars, 2 Golden Globes and 2 SAG Awards. Plus 24 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$13 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 128K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marielle Heller
- Melissa McCarthyLee Israel
- Richard E. GrantJack Hock
- Dolly WellsAnna
- Ben FalconeAlan Schmidt
- Gregory KorostishevskyAndrei
- Jane CurtinMarjorie
- Stephen SpinellaPaul
- Christian NavarroKurt
- Pun BandhuAgent Doyle
- Erik LaRay HarveyAgent Solanas