The Critic
Ambition seduces. Power corrupts.
2024-09-13 | 101 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Ian McKellenJimmy Erskine
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Gemma ArtertonNina Land
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Mark StrongDavid Brooke
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Lesley ManvilleAnnabel Land
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Ben BarnesStephen Wyley
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Romola GaraiCora Wyley
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Alfred EnochTom Tunner
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Ron CookHugh Morris
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Claire SkinnerMary Brooke
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Matthew CottleGraham Meadows
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Beau GadsdonFreya
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Nikesh PatelFerdy Harwood
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Éva MagyarDolly Langdon
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Jay SimpsonSlyfield
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Jacob James BeswickRobbie
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Nicholas BishopRichard Pugh
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Albie MarberLennie
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Grant CrookesCritic
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