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MASTER SCORE 72.8 / 100
2023·Crime / Drama / Mystery·1h 41m

THE CRITIC

“Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.”

Jimmy Erskine 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 dies, and his son 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 a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.

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Anand Tucker·DirectorPatrick Marber·WriterDavid Higgs·Director of PhotographyCraig Armstrong·Original Music Composer
Cast
Ian McKellen·Jimmy ErskineGemma Arterton·Nina LandMark Strong·David BrookeLesley Manville·Annabel LandBen Barnes·Stephen WyleyRomola Garai·Cora WyleyAlfred Enoch·Tom TunnerRon Cook·Hugh MorrisClaire Skinner·Mary BrookeMatthew Cottle·Graham Meadows
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Anand Tucker·Director
Writing· 1
Patrick Marber·Writer
Camera· 1
David Higgs·Director of Photography
Sound & Music· 6
Craig Armstrong·Original Music ComposerNigel Heath·Sound Re-Recording MixerColin Gregory·Sound MixerSimon Gershon·Sound DesignerHeather Andrews·Foley EditorJudah Getz·ADR Mixer
Art & Design· 7
Lucienne Suren·Production DesignRosalind Grégoire·Art DirectionEléonore Cremonese·Art DirectionAline Leonello·Art DirectionClaire Finlay-Thompson·Costume DesignHolly Jenkins·Prosthetic Makeup ArtistAmanda George·Set Decoration
Production· 13
David Gilbery·ProducerBill Kenwright·ProducerTom Butterfield·Executive ProducerNaomi George·Executive ProducerLuke Scrase·Executive ProducerAnand Tucker·Executive ProducerPatrick Marber·Executive ProducerJolyon Symonds·ProducerHarry White·Executive ProducerDavid Gilbery·Executive ProducerMark Gordon·Executive ProducerBeth Pattinson·Executive ProducerRobert Sterne·Casting
Other Departments· 1
Samuel James·Wigmaker
By the Numbers
72.8
OF 100
Master Score
6.0
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$825K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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