Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- 1hr 46m
- 83
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Metacritic
88
Sep 10, 2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me? comes from a place of understanding and love that few other biopics truly dive into, and it makes this difficult character a joy to meet.
Monica Castillo
RogerEbert.com
80
Sep 9, 2018
Director Marielle Heller is less interested in the machinations of Israel’s scheme as she is the psychology behind it, giving us a touchingly understated portrait of self-loathing and loneliness.
Tim Grierson
Screen International
80
Sep 2, 2018
McCarthy’s performance, which is paired with an equally rewarding turn by British actor Richard E. Grant, anchors this bizarre, compelling true story.
Stephen Farber
The Hollywood Reporter
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Movie Info & Cast
Director: Marielle Heller
Producer: Bob Balaban, Anne Carey, David Greenbaum
Writer: Nicole Holofcener, Lee Israel, Jeff Whitty
Release Date: Oct 19, 2018
Runtime: 1hr 46m
Synopsis
When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of the memoir Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the true story of best-selling celebrity biographer Lee Israel.
Cast
- Melissa McCarthy
- Christian Navarro
- Julie Ann Emery
- Jennifer Westfeldt
- Richard E. Grant
- Marc Evan Jackson
- Anna Deavere Smith
- Jane Curtin
- Joanna Adler
- Dolly Wells
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Trivia
- Julianne Moore was attached to this project during early development. She removed herself from the project due to creative differences.
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