The Critic
The Critic
Release: 2024-09-13
·Runtime: 101m
·★ 5.9
Thriller
Crime
Drama
Mystery
Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Production Companies
BK Studios
Seven Stories
Greenwich Entertainment
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Pearce Quigley
as Mr. Morrisey
Eleanor Wyld
as Isabella / Viola
Alfred Enoch
as Tom Tunner
Éva Magyar
as Dolly Langdon
Jay Simpson
as Slyfield
Grant Crookes
as Critic (uncredited)
Ian McKellen
as Jimmy Erskine
Gemma Arterton
as Nina Land
Albie Marber
as Lennie
Ron Cook
as Hugh Morris
Claire Skinner
as Mary Brooke
Beau Gadsdon
as Freya
Ty Hurley
as Private Members Club / Bar Patron (uncredited)
Rebecca Gethings
as Joan
Jacob James Beswick
as Robbie
Nicholas Bishop
as Richard Pugh
Nikesh Patel
as Ferdy Harwood
Ben Barnes
as Stephen Wyley
Avye Leventis
as Lizzie
James McNicholas
as Hospital PC (uncredited)
Lesley Manville
as Annabel Land
Matthew Cottle
as Graham Meadows
Jasper Britton
as Gideon Lambert
Mark Strong
as David Brooke
Romola Garai
as Cora Wyley
