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The Critic (2024) [R]

Release Date:
September 13, 2024

Original Title:
The Critic

Alternate Titles:
Curtain Call
منتقد

Genres:
Crime | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
BK Studios
Greenwich Entertainment
Seven Stories

Production Countries:
United Kingdom

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  GB: 15  NZ: M  US: R 

Runtime: 101

Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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.

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ADR Mixer:
Judah Getz

Art Direction:
Rosalind Grégoire
Eléonore Cremonese
Aline Leonello

Casting:
Robert Sterne

Costume Design:
Claire Finlay-Thompson

Director:
Anand Tucker

Director of Photography:
David Higgs

Executive Producer:
Mark Gordon
Beth Pattinson
Anand Tucker
David Gilbery
Luke Scrase
Naomi George
Harry White
Tom Butterfield
Patrick Marber

Foley Artist:
Ruth Sullivan

Foley Editor:
Heather Andrews

Makeup Designer:
Laura Schiavo

Original Music Composer:
Craig Armstrong

Producer:
David Gilbery
Jolyon Symonds
Bill Kenwright

Production Design:
Lucienne Suren

Prosthetic Makeup Artist:
Holly Jenkins

Set Decoration:
Amanda George

Sound Designer:
Simon Gershon

Sound Effects Editor:
Shaula Walker

Sound Mixer:
Colin Gregory

Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Nigel Heath

Wigmaker:
Samuel James

Writer:
Patrick Marber

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