The Christophers

2025

Comedy / Drama

13
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 87% · 150 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 87% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.9/10 10 2529 2.5K

inheritance struggling artist forgery struggling career forger art restoration

Plot summary

The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.

Director

Steven Soderbergh Photo
Steven Soderbergh

Top cast

James Corden Photo
James Corden as Barnaby Sklar
Ian McKellen Photo
Ian McKellen as Julian Sklar
Jessica Gunning Photo
Jessica Gunning as Sallie Milton Sklar
Daniel Fearn Photo
Daniel Fearn as Locksmith
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
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1.84 GB
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1920*1040
English 5.1
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23.976 fps
1 hr 39 min
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23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

To tell you the truth, I'm not sure

To tell you the truth, I'm not sure quite how much actual acting was going on here from Sir Ian McKellen as he slightly updated his effort from "The Critic" (2023) and becomes legendary painter "Julian Sklar". He has long since lost his touch, and is now suffering from a terminal disease so his grasping children "Sallie" (Jessica Gunning) and "Barney" (James Cordon) have a cunning plan to ensure that their nest is well and truly feathered after he has gone. This involves embroiling "Lori" (Michaela Coel) in a plan to creatively enhance (no, that's not the same as forging) some of his most famous but still pending artworks that are sitting in an old metal bath tub atop his London home. Ostensibly there as his assistant helping to catalogue his considerable collection, the pair are soon spatting away as he becomes more suspicious of her motives and she of his - but with the venal offspring pushing relentlessly and more desperately, might the pair come up with a solution all of their own? This is at it's best when Sir Ian and the understated Coel indulge in their sparring, and it's the writing of those scenes that impresses and entertains. He can resort to crude vulgarities at times, but he is also capable of intellectual debate with a woman who is not without her own demons, but who is also more than capable of holding her own against a man who is very used to getting his own way. It does poke a little fun at the superciliousness of the art world, but it also shines quite a powerful spotlight on the complex and emotionally-charged motivations for many works of art that symbolise much more than might appear to the uninitiated on the canvas. There's quite a fun twist in the tale at the end, and with some decent chemistry on display I did quite enjoy this.
Reviewed by Steph M 4 / 10

It could have been so much more. Interesting

It could have been so much more. Interesting premise with a great cast and director but it fell utterly flat. Charmless and paceless with very flat characters. Very disappointing.
Reviewed by R T. 9 / 10

I really love this movie. The acting was

I really love this movie. The acting was amazing. I also thought the story was very interesting and believable although outlandish. I also enjoyed the sets. They were beautiful and really added to the feeling of the film. I highly recommend this.
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