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| Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: May 10, 2019 |
Starring:
Aidan McArdle, Brendan Patricks, David O'Hara, Eddie Marsan, Ioan Gruffudd, Jennifer Ehle, Jeremy Irvine, Laurence Fox, Mel Gibson, Natalie Dormer, Sean Penn, Stephen Dillane, Steve Coogan
Summary:
In a film based on Simon Winchester's best-seller, Professor James Murray (Mel Gibson) begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor (Sean Penn).
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Movie Nation
Dec 31, 2020
As “unfilmmable” as a movie about men lost in words, attempting to write a dictionary might seem, there is a better picture in this subject, based on journalist/history buff Simon Winchester’s best selling book. Limiting its scope, beefing up the connection between the “consanguineous” correspondents, their letters and their meetings, giving the two men competing agendas (acceptance by academia vs “redemption”) rather than shoehorning both of them into one and losing the “love story” would have been a start.
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May 18, 2019
I don't agree with the professional critics giving this film such a low score. I thought Mel Gibson did a fine job as well as Sean Penn. The story keeps moving at a nice clip and is interesting.
2 of 2 users found this helpful20
Jun 13, 2019
Moving!
Great acting!
Memorable Story!
Awesome!
The story is an unknown history lesson.
The lead actors and the supporting cast is simply great.
Great acting!
Memorable Story!
Awesome!
The story is an unknown history lesson.
The lead actors and the supporting cast is simply great.
1 of 1 users found this helpful10
Jan 22, 2020
This is an excellent movie. This is one of the best I've seen lately. Strongly disagree with critics.
1 of 1 users found this helpful10
Jun 15, 2019
0 of 0 users found this helpful00
Oct 17, 2020
I loved the movie. The story is about a friendship between a "mad" American and an English professor. And, it is a story of love between the mad man and a widow. I learned a lot of things about Oxford English Dictionary. The actors are great. Please watch it.
0 of 0 users found this helpful00
Aug 23, 2019
tienes escenas muy shockeantes innecesarias, la historia esta mal contada, y la viuda se ve que es la razon por la cula aceptaron estas estrellas.
0 of 1 users found this helpful01
Oct 18, 2019
One might think that with Mel Gibson and Sean Penn as main actors this would be a little bit better but no.
Very slow, very passive and very boring.
Very slow, very passive and very boring.
0 of 1 users found this helpful01
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