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The Dresser
Directed by
Richard Eyre
R
2015
1h 49m
Drama
,
TV Movie
6.7
100%
61%
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A drama, based on a successful play, about an aging actor (Sir Anthony Hopkins) and his personal assistant (Sir Ian McKellen).
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Cast of The Dresser
Ian McKellen
Norman
Anthony Hopkins
Sir
Emily Watson
Her Ladyship
Vanessa Kirby
Irene
Sarah Lancashire
Madge
Edward Fox
Thornton
Tom Brooke
Oxenby/Edmond
Matthew Cottle
Albany
Ian Conningham
Kent
Helen Bradbury
Regan
Richard Eyre
Director
Ronald Harwood
Writer
Suzan Harrison
Producer
The Dresser Ratings & Reviews
Vogue
Julia Felsenthal
The best part of The Dresser is watching Hopkins and McKellen, two actors at the peak of their considerable powers, playing off each other.
The Blu Spot
Jeff Beck
While The Dresser may have ups and downs in its narrative, there's no denying that Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Ian McKellen deliver stunning performances that alone make the film worth seeing.
The Hollywood Reporter
Tim Goodman
It's delightful and winning, both sad and funny and touching on so many levels. Welcome this little gem into your arms if you can.
Los Angeles Times
Mary McNamara
It is, it really is, just as magnificent, powerful and enthralling as you would imagine. Yet to assume the greatness of The Dresser based on the simply sum of its parts is to miss the whole point of the story.
San Francisco Chronicle
David Wiegand
Of course, it's a showcase of great acting, as you would expect, but The Dresser is also a well-tailored play enriched by layers of metaphor and irony.
We Got This Covered
Isaac Feldberg
Thoughtful and thrilling in spite of its modest external appearances, The Dresser finds two of our finest thespians at the peak of their powers.
Yahoo! TV
Ken Tucker
The crisp bite of Harwood's lines (goosed here and there by snippets of Shakespeare) and the vigorous enthusiasm of Hopkins and McKellen give The Dresser an engaging passion.
AV Club
Noel Murray
The Dresser rises and falls on the strength of its central duo, and it's hard to imagine two currently working actors who could rival Courtenay and Finney as well as McKellen and Hopkins do.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
Seeing these actors together is wonderful. If there is an edge, it goes to Mr. McKellen, whose scurrying, effeminate Norman is a study in subordination and repressed emotion.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Gail Pennington
It's easy to understand why an actor of a certain age would rush to sign on for The Dresser.
Boston Globe
Matthew Gilbert
When a production features Ian McKellen, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Watson, and Sarah Lancashire from Happy Valley, great expectations are quite in order. I was not disappointed.
RogerEbert.com
Peter Sobczynski
While the visual presentation of "The Dresser" may be somewhat lacking in sparks, it more than makes up for that with the undeniably fiery and entertaining turns from both Hopkins and McKellen.
Variety
Maureen Ryan
The Dresser's humane wisdom is revealed in moving ways in the film's home stretch.
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