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Behind the Candelabra
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
R
2013
1h 58m
Drama
,
Romance
,
and more
7.0
94%
71%
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A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson.
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Cast of Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas
Liberace
Matt Damon
Scott Thorson
Dan Aykroyd
Seymour Heller
Scott Bakula
Bob Black
Rob Lowe
Dr. Jack Startz
Tom Papa
Ray Arnett
Paul Reiser
Mr. Felder
Bruce Ramsay
Carlucci
Nicky Katt
Mr. Y
Cheyenne Jackson
Billy Leatherwood
Mike O'Malley
Tracy Schnelker
David Koechner
Adoption Attorney
Boyd Holbrook
Cary James
Debbie Reynolds
Frances
Eric Zuckerman
Lou
Eddie Jemison
Assistant Director
Randy Lowell
Director
Tom Roach
Stunt Actor
Shamus Cooley
Camera Assistant
John Smutny
Sound Mixer
Jane Morris
Rose Carracappa
Garrett M. Brown
Joe Carracappa
Pat Asanti
George Liberace
Casey Kramer
Dora Liberace
James Kulick
Assistant Stage Manager
Paul Witten
Make-up Artist
Deborah Lacey
Gladys
Susan Caroll Todd
Sue
Austin Stowell
Backstage Flirt
Francisco San Martin
Backstage Flirt
Anthony Crivello
Stagehand
Kiff VandenHeuvel
Scott's Half-Brother, Wayne
Nikea Gamby-Turner
Dorothy
Charlotte Crossley
June
Josh Meyers
Liberace's Attorney
Harvey J. Alperin
Joel Strote
Jerry Clarke
Dr. Ronald Daniels
Lisa Frantz
Anchorwoman
Shaun T. Benjamin
Health Department Spokesman
John Philip Kavcak
Priest at Funeral
Kelly Allen
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Gregg Atwill
Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Greg Baine
Patron (uncredited)
Brian Blu
Guy Outside Casino (uncredited)
Paul Borst
Party Guest (uncredited)
Barbara Brownell
Angie Liberace (uncredited)
Lee Christian
Sex Club Patron (uncredited)
Kass Connors
Kazarian (uncredited)
Jacquelyn Dowsett
Showgirl (uncredited)
Timothy Skyler Dunigan
Concert Fan (uncredited)
Fielding Edlow
Deposition Reporter (uncredited)
Corey Eid
French Guy #2 (uncredited)
Krystal Ellsworth
Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
Kelli Erdmann
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Amber Lee Ettinger
Hair Stylist (uncredited)
Derek Ferguson
Young American (uncredited)
Joe Filippone
Adult Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
Brandon Henschel
Dancer (uncredited)
Kara Hess
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Lenny Jacobson
Stage Manager (uncredited)
Richard Allan Jones
Mourner (uncredited)
Adam J. Kassel
Valet (uncredited)
Dominique Kelley
Impossible Dream Dancer (uncredited)
David Dustin Kenyon
Cameraman (uncredited)
Kirk Krogstad
Theatre Stage Hand (uncredited)
Kristin Lindquist
Billy (uncredited)
Rachael Markarian
Showgirl (uncredited)
Hugo Pierre Martin
Patron (uncredited)
Paul Montez McDade
Sex Club Worker (uncredited)
KC Monnie
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Max Napolitano
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Gregory Niebel
Tailor (uncredited)
Cassidy Noblett
Show Boy (uncredited)
Ryan Novak
Dancer (uncredited)
Meredith Ostrowsky
Young American (uncredited)
Lance Patrick
Sex Couple #1 (uncredited)
Brittany Perry-Russell
Liberace Showgirl (uncredited)
Ferly Prado
Dancer (uncredited)
Mike Jerome Putnam
On-Air News Reporter (uncredited)
Thure Riefenstein
Maitre d' (uncredited)
Stephanie Maura Sanchez
Second Anchorwoman (uncredited)
Jimmy Scanlon
News Reporter (uncredited)
Roby Schinasi
French Guy #1 (uncredited)
Nellie Sciutto
Reporter (uncredited)
Franklin J. Sterns
Bookstore Patron (uncredited)
C.J. Stussi
Startz Surgeon (uncredited)
Becca Sweitzer
Showgirl (uncredited)
Trace Taylor
Stagehand (uncredited)
Anna Wendt
Stagehand (uncredited)
Ryken Zane
Print Reporter (uncredited)
Judy Bruno Bennett
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cal Rein
Bookstore Guy (uncredited)
Brian Neil Hoff
Reporter (uncredited)
Nick Lanzisera
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Moniz
Mourner (uncredited)
Ayesha Orange
Showgirl (uncredited)
Jason Williams
Young American Dancer (uncredited)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Peggy King
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Behind the Candelabra Ratings & Reviews
匚卂尺ㄥ 匚ㄖㄖ爪乃乇丂
February 11, 2025
Having been a fan of Liberace, I had to get this as I was,nt sure if Michael Douglas could pull it off. Having seen the man himself, I was amazed at how accurate he got it. Brilliant performance from Matt Damon as well. A definite must see.
Desmond Dale
January 24, 2025
The sheen and editing prowess displayed at will throughout every scene and frame made it easier to swallow the glimmer of depth that was teased and yet not fully realized in this film. Soderbergh weaves and swirls the camera around like a shrewd investigator picking up every last drop of detail to fill the atmosphere of every scene. The pacing and editing are also stellar. There's never a long lull in the action of the plot and the somewhat rampant scene and time changes flow in a seamless fashion. Soderbergh captures the unabashed gawdy opulence of Liberace's lifestyle in a way that's both enthralling and horrifying. The film exhibits an emotional range from darkly humorous to weighty drama and everything in between but never stagnates in one area. Matt Damon does an amazing job of portraying a character that's both been used and abused and also an an abuser and user. Both and he and Michael Douglas are given the space to convey both true romantic love and true vehement toxicity. It ends on a beautiful albeit somewhat unearned positive note, which encapsulates my only minor gripe of the film. Sometimes it feels like Soderbergh's knack for making the most entertaining choices might be a blessing and a curse as it feels like some of the emotional weight was left on the table so to speak in this film. Nonetheless, there's something about the way the film is able to gloss over its spurts of ugliness and sadness for the sake of the show that harkens back to the Golden-era classics.
Los Angeles Times
Mary McNamara
Soderbergh is clearly captivated, as are we all, by the rot underlying the glitz, but even with Douglas' nuanced performance, the film simplifies too many things.
AV Club
Emily St. James
The story is told less as a cause-and-effect narrative than as a collection of incidents that add up to something with a crushing emotional weight.
USA Today
Robert Bianco
Buffed to a typical HBO high gloss, Candelabra is a visual feast. It shines brightest in those moments where it captures the rhythms of a relationship in its first blush of affection and its seemingly inevitable collapse.
HollywoodChicago.com
Brian Tallerico
Balancing the borderline insane personality of Liberace with the intimate truth of the story told in Steven Soderbergh's Behind the Candleabra... is this remarkable film's greatest strength.
The Dissolve
Noel Murray
Soderbergh and LaGravenese go deep beneath this voyeuristic fascination with wealth, fame, and the secret lives of celebrities.
Slant Magazine
Chris Cabin
Thematic kin to Clint Eastwood's terrific J. Edgar, Behind the Candelabra is powerful, funny, and emotionally rigorous, and though it might act as a fiery and forceful resignation, it also serves as an uncommonly heartfelt Dear John letter.
ARTINFO.com
J. Hoberman
Although Behind the Candelabra may be Soderbergh's swan song, it's an uncanny resurrection of the creature that was Liberace.
Film Comment Magazine
Amy Taubin
As fabulous as it should be and not a jot more or less.
The Atlantic
Jon Frosch
Witty, briskly paced and consistently entertaining.
Denver Post
Joanne Ostrow
The stunning and quite intimate performances by Michael Douglas and Matt Damon are award-worthy.
Philadelphia Inquirer
David Hiltbrand
This is one of the strangest and strongest TV movies in memory.
Washington Post
Hank Stuever
The story as told is just too depressing, too empty and, most of all, too dead and gone.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Matt Zoller Seitz
Whether the biopic Behind the Candelabra ends up being a swan song for director Steven Soderbergh or merely the last entry in one phase of a long career, it's an impressive work.
The New Republic
David Thomson
Douglas is more than acceptable, but Damon has made an unforgettable character. Scott Thorson is unknown and he comes out of the dark as the story that needs to be told.
Paste Magazine
Tim Grierson
Love stories haven't been a big focus in his [Soderbergh] work. But, if it is his final movie, it's worth noting that this is one of his warmest.
New York Post
Linda Stasi
Douglas manages to take a real-life cartoon character and make him into a sometimes kind, often cruel, real person.
Wall Street Journal
Nancy DeWolf Smith
The glitter and kitsch, and jaw-dropping performances by Michael Douglas as the middle-age Liberace and Matt Damon as his much younger boy-toy Scott Thorson, make this a wild ride without compare.
HitFix
Alan Sepinwall
It's rare that I hate an HBO movie, but it's been a long time since I loved one. Until now.
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