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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Directed by
Marielle Heller
R
2018
1h 46m
Biography
,
Comedy
,
and more
7.1
98%
81%
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When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
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Cast of Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Melissa McCarthy
Lee Israel
Richard E. Grant
Jack Hock
Dolly Wells
Anna
Ben Falcone
Alan Schmidt
Gregory Korostishevsky
Andrei
Jane Curtin
Marjorie
Stephen Spinella
Paul
Christian Navarro
Kurt
Pun Bandhu
Agent Doyle
Erik LaRay Harvey
Agent Solanas
Brandon Scott Jones
Glen
Shae D'Lyn
Nell
Rosal Colon
Rachel
Anna Deavere Smith
Elaine
Marc Evan Jackson
Lloyd
Marcella Lowery
Guest at Party
Roberta Wallach
Tom Clancy Groupie
Tina Benko
Karen
Sandy Rosenberg
Yale Librarian
Kevin Carolan
Tom Clancy
Ben Rauch
Coat Check Guy
Ethel Fisher
Mrs. Unger
Chris Lamberth
Exterminator
Joanna Adler
Arlene
Mary B. McCann
Judge
Michael Laurence
Fenwick
Michael Cyril Creighton
Harry
Alice Kremelberg
Server
Moisés Acevedo
Stationery Clerk
Lucy DeVito
Gossipy Office Worker
Josh Evans
Boss in Office
Ricky Garcia
Security Guard
Charlotte Mary Wen
Cubicle Worker
Marcus Choi
Another Cubicle Worker
Justin Vivian Bond
Lounge Singer
Tim Cummings
Craig
Havilah Brewster
Toni
Dann Fink
Male (voice)
Zabryna Guevara
Female (voice)
Bonita Hamilton
Female (voice)
Dan McCabe
Male (voice)
Sean Oliver
Male (voice)
Lori Prince
Female (voice)
Armando Riesco
Male (voice)
Sandy Rustin
Female (voice)
George Aloi
Literary Agent (uncredited)
Tiffany Blair
Lady with Bird (uncredited)
Linwood Brown
Prosecutor (uncredited)
Kevin Cristaldi
Other Dealer (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Davison
Bookstore Employee (uncredited)
Peter Donovan
Greg (uncredited)
Antoine Drye
Musician in Bar Scene (uncredited)
Liz Eng
Lisa (uncredited)
George R. Golden
Bookshop Browser (uncredited)
Anne Hollister
Young Girl at Vet (uncredited)
Katie Kocik
Bookstore Customer (uncredited)
Ron Maestri
Book Store Customer (uncredited)
Doris McCarthy
Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Wayne J. Miller
Pancake Man at Counter (uncredited)
Bill Walters
Homeless Man (uncredited)
Marielle Heller
Director
Nicole Holofcener
Writer
Lee Israel
Writer
Jeff Whitty
Writer
Amy Nauiokas
Producer
David Yarnell
Producer
Anne Carey
Producer
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Ratings & Reviews
The Jewish Chronicle
Linda Marric
Can You Ever Forgive Me? is the buddy comedy nobody knew they wanted. It is charming, understated and in parts utterly heartbreaking.
Bitch Media
Jourdain Searles
Can You Ever Forgive Me? resonates as a historical snapshot as well as de-glamorization of the most misrepresented profession in cinema.
Autostraddle
Heather Hogan
McCarthy's funny, too, and not in that type-cast way she's been forced to play since Bridesmaids. I'm talking about subtle, piercing humor.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
It's not a rebirth for McCarthy, but it's an awakening, and a reminder of what she can do when she dives into a project worthy of her talents.
San Diego Reader
Matthew Lickona
Melissa McCarthy's bid for dramatic cred is just nasty enough to be enjoyable, thanks hugely to Richard E. Grant's gleeful turn as a dimwitted but high-spirited end-of-the-line party boy who befriends our heroine just as she touches bottom.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
The movie leaps over author biopic clichés to become something incredible.
Baltimore Magazine
Max Weiss
A literary, insightful, and witty script by Nicole Holefcener and Jeff Whitty and is directed with a pitch-perfect tone and an evocative sense of place by Marielle Heller.
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
It may sound like a downer, but Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a strangely uplifting tale.
Newsday
Rafer Guzman
McCarthy hits a career high in this funny-sad film about a talented miscreant.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
It's been a while since I've enjoyed spending so much time with someone so unpleasant.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
By the movie's too-quick end, all you want is to hang out with these two just a little bit longer...
Film Comment Magazine
Teo Bugbee
As Lee, McCarthy offers a committed, slightly corny case for the dramatic viability of her post-Bridesmaids superstardom.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
I have to admit the subtlety and fullness of her performance in this film did hit me as a shock to the system.
Chicago Reader
Dmitry Samarov
McCarthy and Grant are both note-perfect in their portrayal of two people at the end of their rope who have no business being friends, or getting away with as much as they do, or having such a good time along the way.
Movie Mom
Nell Minow
The performances are what make the movie worth seeing. Every one of them is a gem.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
[McCarthy] brings her dowdiest, most disagreeable A-game to a caustically funny, improbably affecting enterprise.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
At times Can You Ever Forgive Me? is actually quite funny and of course McCarthy is great in those scenes - but she's equally effective in the darkest, most dramatic moments. It's one of the finest performances of the year.
Arizona Republic
Samantha Incorvaia
Heller delivers a solid movie with fantastic acting, creativity and engagement.
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"Can You Ever Forgive Me?" is a breakthrough for McCarthy and a highlight of the movie year.
Us Weekly
Mara Reinstein
It's a biting tale -but not necessarily a cautionary one.
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