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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
- 1hr 46m
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- 1hr 46m
- (217)
- 87
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… More Details »
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Movie Info & Cast
Director: Marielle Heller
Producer: Bob Balaban, Anne Carey, Shani Geva
Writer: Nicole Holofcener, 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
- Richard E. Grant
- Dolly Wells
- Ben Falcone
- Gregory Korostishevsky
- Jane Curtin
- Stephen Spinella
- Christian Navarro
- Pun Bandhu
- Erik LaRay Harvey
Did You Know?
Trivia
- Julianne Moore was attached to this project during early development. She was fired from the project due to creative differences.
Goofs
- Twenty-first century automobiles vaguely drive around in some shots.
Quotes
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- Lee Israel: Can you keep a secret?
- Jack Hock: Who would I tell? All my friends are dead.
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This movie had me locked in from the start. I found the story so fascinating that I loved Melissa McCarthy's character so much even though she was very nice. I rooted for her and I was so happy I did!
1 of 1 helpful votes
Sandy V
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Great movie, Melissa McCarthy was surprisingly great. Ate a lot of food throughout the movie, made me hungry.
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Metacritic
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Based on 53 Critics
7.4
USER SCORE (106)
Generally favorable reviews based on 106 Reviews
100
Oct 25, 2018
One of the things I loved about Can You Ever Forgive Me?—aside from the radiantly perfect casting of McCarthy and Grant, a Withnail and I–esque pair of drinking buddies, except this time they’re both asocial, hilarious Withnails—was Heller’s quiet confidence in establishing the milieu where all this typing and lying took place.
Dana Stevens
Slate
80
Oct 18, 2018
The film is not only not unpleasant but a genuine, authentic and honest-to-goodness pleasure.
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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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