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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

David Fincher

Producer:

Ceán Chaffin, David Fincher, Eric Roth

Writer:

Jack Fincher

Release Date:

Nov 13, 2020

Runtime:

2hr 11m

Synopsis

Scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz reflects on 1930s Hollywood as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).

Cast

  • Gary Oldman
  • Amanda Seyfried
  • Lily Collins
  • Tom Burke
  • Tuppence Middleton
  • Charles Dance
  • Tom Pelphrey
  • Leven Rambin

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Dec 4, 2020

    i got shot at on my drive home from watching mank and mank was still the worst part of my night

    5.9K Likes
    mia lee vicino
    mia lee vicino
    Dec 5, 2020

    This gets so much better as it goes. It starts on such an odd note where it reads like you walked into the theatre an hour late. I think it’s just so frantic in that first act and the more it really starts to settle and invites you into what it’s trying to do, you come…

    3.2K Likes
    Karsten
    Karsten
    Dec 4, 2020

    basically this movie is Orson Welles trying to get Mankiewicz’s ownership share diluted down to .03%

    1.9K Likes
    hunter strawberry
    hunter strawberry
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    Dec 6, 2020

    They let him make a love letter to his dad and I think that’s wonderful.

    1.7K Likes
    Jim Cummings
    Jim Cummings
    Nov 6, 2020

    good movie but give me Steve Kornacki busting out the Big Board and breaking down where all the different bits of Citizen Kane came from.

    1.6K Likes
    davidehrlich
    davidehrlich
    Dec 4, 2020

    Every scene with Amanda Seyfried is the best scene

    1.5K Likes
    Taylor Williams
    Taylor Williams
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    Apr 13, 2021

    best picture marathon: film #3 “i couldn't have put it better myself, which may be why i write for the movies” to put it plainly: my GOD this is boring. if i had been shown this movie without any prior knowledge, no way would i have been able to guess it was made by david…

    887 Likes
    Lucy
    Lucy
    Dec 4, 2020

    if ur a cinephile watch this if ur a Cinephile™️ skip to 49:51 for animated pterodactyl  if ur not a cinephile and straight skip to the end if ur not a cinephile and a fruit just skip to 43:18 for amanda seyfried saying “It blew my wig!”

    706 Likes
    jawn dielman
    jawn dielman
    Nov 14, 2020

    Have you ever heard the story of the organ-grinder’s monkey? As a Fincher-head and a massive old Hollywood fan, it actually pains me to give it a rating this low, but I have to be honest with y’all, it just didn’t completely live up to my expectations. My main issue…

    607 Likes
    Ethan Colburn
    Ethan Colburn
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  • Hank Leet
    Hank Leet liked
    Mank

    The retro style and Gary Oldman’s performance help carry this film

    🔥 1 3Y
    jam jammy jambam
    jam jammy jambam liked
    Mank

    classic cinema pastiche directed by fincher?? depicts the making of citizen kane and the culture at large during that time period?? i cant put into words how cool this film is, albeit it overstays its welcome a tad bit. fascinating film about an equally fascinating time period

    9M
    Sharlot
    Sharlot is "meh" on
    Mank

    This movie was so boring. Unless you’ve read the synopsis or you’re already familiar with Citizen Kane, this movie does not indicate what the script Mank’s working on really is. Even I felt lost because they never really explain what the script is about. A waste of my time.

    1Y
  • Colson110
    Colson110 liked
    Mank

    Going into this movie completely blind+having never seen Citizen Kane probably wasn’t a great idea but I still managed to enjoy it. Definitely gonna have to watch Citizen Kane and come back to this one at some point. Gary Oldman was also just awesome in this movie.

    11M
    CvptvinHowdy
    CvptvinHowdy disliked
    Mank

    Perhaps if I had seen Citizen Kane, maybe I'd have more appreciation, but I found nothing interesting in this. David Fincher is a master director, so every aspect of filmmaking is superb here. The biography on Mank, at least the one done here, didn't appeal to me.

    1Y
    Edward Kronkvist
    Edward Kronkvist liked
    Mank

    Interesting but very slow movie about they guy who wrote Citizen Kane. Overall Gary Oldman have a good performance, it was quite boring at times. I just watched it because David Fincher directed it and he did a magnificent job.

    1M
  • Eye Cinc
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    Mank

    I mean, it’s very well made… but I’ve forgot that feels like we’re hearing a privet gossip from people that we don’t know from a long time ago that just a few remember, so at some point it’s not interesting anymore.

    2Y
    MovieDaddy
    MovieDaddy is "meh" on
    Mank

    A good story, but overall this movie is a victim of its own pacing. 40min could have been shaven off easily without losing any substance. It’s unfortunate given the absolute insane star power behind it.

    2Y
    Vogue Italia
    Vogue Italia loved
    Mank

    absolutely brilliant, and incredibly similar in message and meaning to citizen kane lol. if you love citizen kane, absolutely watch. even if you don’t, it’s a wonderful film!

    1Y
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Dec 10, 2020

Mank might not nearly live up to its subject’s crowning achievement, but it’s still a dense and enjoyable cinematic rant that would make its central lout proud.

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Jacob Oller
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Nov 7, 2020

For all its intelligence, Mank isn’t anything close to a masterpiece; it’s more a pleasurable feat of derring-do, a movie made with care and cunning and peopled by actors who know exactly what they’re doing.

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Stephanie Zacharek
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Nov 7, 2020

Mank‘s definitely a film-tailor made for cinephiles; it’s a dense, complicated work with a screenplay as labyrinthine and mired in inside baseball as Kane‘s. But as a stylistic exercise and a work of craft, it’s one of Fincher’s most exciting in years. There’s hardly a false note in the cast, the costumes, the production design, or the score. And the Wellesian flourishes are an interesting stylistic move for a filmmaker usually known for his cold, crisp exactitude.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mank (2020) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Mank (2020)?
The movie is 2hr 11min long.
What's Mank (2020) about?
Scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz reflects on 1930s Hollywood as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane (1941).
Who's the cast of Mank (2020)?
  • Gary Oldman as Herman J. Mankiewicz
  • Amanda Seyfried as Marion Davies
  • Lily Collins as Rita Alexander
  • Tom Burke as Orson Welles
  • Tuppence Middleton as Sara Mankiewicz
  • Charles Dance as William Randolph Hearst
  • Tom Pelphrey as Joseph Mankiewicz
  • Leven Rambin as Eve
Who's the director behind Mank (2020)?
David Fincher directed Mank (2020).
Who produced Mank (2020)?
Ceán Chaffin, David Fincher and Eric Roth produced Mank (2020).