Can You Ever Forgive Me?

1hr 46m

(203)
87

1hr 46m
(203)
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

- Lee Israel: Can you keep a secret?
- Jack Hock: Who would I tell? All my friends are dead.

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Verified Review

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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!

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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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Andrew J

Metacritic

Based on 53 Critics

USER SCORE (126)

Generally favorable reviews based on 126 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

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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