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The Critic

The Critic

2024 1h 41m · Thriller, Crime, Drama · ★ 5.8

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.

Director Anand Tucker

Writer Patrick Marber

Top Billed Cast

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

Jimmy Erskine

Gemma Arterton

Gemma Arterton

Nina Land

Mark Strong

Mark Strong

David Brooke

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

Annabel Land

Ben Barnes

Ben Barnes

Stephen Wyley

Romola Garai

Romola Garai

Cora Wyley

Alfred Enoch

Alfred Enoch

Tom Tunner

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Hugh Morris

Claire Skinner

Claire Skinner

Mary Brooke

Matthew Cottle

Matthew Cottle

Graham Meadows

Beau Gadsdon

Beau Gadsdon

Freya

Nikesh Patel

Nikesh Patel

Ferdy Harwood

Rebecca Gethings

Rebecca Gethings

Joan

Éva Magyar

Éva Magyar

Dolly Langdon

Jay Simpson

Jay Simpson

Slyfield

Ian McKellen & Gemma Arterton Reveal their Slightly Disastrous First Day on The Critic | BAFTA

‘Don't Resign’

‘White Devil’

'Ian McKellen' Featurette

‘Motherly Advice’

‘The Actor Confronts The Critic’

‘The Making of a Thriller’ Featurette

Official TV Spot 3

Official TV Spot 2

Official TV Spot

Official Trailer 2

Official Trailer

TIFF 2023 | Q&A with Ben Barnes, Alfred Enoch

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Status Released

Original Language en

Budget $0

Revenue $824,517

Keywords

blackmail deception murder critic 1930s stage actress theatre actress