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      The Majestic

      PG Released Dec 21, 2001 2h 32m Comedy Drama Romance List
      42% Tomatometer 144 Reviews 60% Audience Score 50,000+ Ratings Rising Hollywood screenwriter Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) is blacklisted in the early 1950s Red Scare. Following a drunken car accident, he wakes with amnesia near the small town of Lawson, Calif., where the residents mistake him for Luke Trimble, a local boy declared missing in action during World War II. As Peter helps Luke's father (Martin Landau) and high school sweetheart (Laurie Holden) reopen the town's sole movie theater, questions arise about his true identity and motivations. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Ponderous and overlong, The Majestic drowns in forced sentimentality and resembles a mish-mash of other, better films.

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      David Ansen Newsweek I staggered out of this shameless, interminable movie feeling as if I'd been force-fed a ton of mealy, artificially sweetened baby food. Mar 8, 2018 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media This corny movie may not appeal to kids. Rated: 3/5 Dec 28, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 3/5 Dec 30, 2006 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault A gentle, toothless, shameless movie, with a Jim Carrey performance to match. Rated: D Sep 17, 2022 Full Review Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens The Majestic -- it will make your heart, and your soul, smile. Enjoy the show! Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing The first part of the movie will strike some viewers as inspiring and others as manipulative; at any rate, it's clearly the better half, since the final act is patently false and a queer whitewash of a tragic chapter in US history. Rated: 2/4 Mar 4, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Alec B A profoundly weird movie (It invokes classic Capra but takes place after those movies were made. Amnesia is major plot point but there is no big reveal for the audience. There is palpable nostalgia but it mostly comes from the characters rather than the filmmakers) but that's what makes it watchable and not the disaster everyone thinks it is. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Joshua W It tried. It felt like putting on a putting green, where close is good but not nearly good enough. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/24 Full Review Shay C A really good movie. Good for all audiences. Music is good, too, which always helps. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/14/24 Full Review jithin m A neat simple feel good movie. All the actors were really convincing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/01/23 Full Review Clark G I can't explain it. There's magick to this film. Take the ride. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/23/23 Full Review Barry F Jim Carreys best movie wasn't a comedy. The Majestic. Love it Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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      Adele (Laurie Holden) and Luke (Jim Carrey) share a romantic moment in "The Majestic." Director/Producer Frank Darabont with star Jim Carrey between scenes. Director/Producer Frank Darabont on the set of "The Majestic." (from left) Jeffrey DeMunn is Mayor Ernie Cole and Jim Carrey is Luke Trimble in "The Majestic" directed/produced by Frank Darabont. JIM CARREY stars as black-listed writer Peter Appleton in Castle Rock Entertainment's "The Majestic," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Luke (Kim Carrey), Harry trimble (Martin Landau) and Mayor Ernie Cole (Jeffrey DeMunn). Jim Carrey stars in "The Majestic" as an ambitious Hollywood screenwriter who loses his job and identity during the 50's blacklist only to find new courage in the heart of a small town. Jim Carrey stars in "The Majestic" as an ambitious Hollywood screenwriter who loses his job and identity during the 50's blacklist only to find new courage in the heart of a small town. Martin Landau stars as Harry Trimble in "The Majestic." (L to r) JIM CARREY and LAURIE HOLDEN star in Castle Rock Entertainment's "The Majestic," distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. View more photos

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      Synopsis Rising Hollywood screenwriter Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) is blacklisted in the early 1950s Red Scare. Following a drunken car accident, he wakes with amnesia near the small town of Lawson, Calif., where the residents mistake him for Luke Trimble, a local boy declared missing in action during World War II. As Peter helps Luke's father (Martin Landau) and high school sweetheart (Laurie Holden) reopen the town's sole movie theater, questions arise about his true identity and motivations.
      Director
      Frank Darabont
      Producer
      Frank Darabont
      Screenwriter
      Michael Sloane
      Distributor
      Warner Bros. Pictures
      Production Co
      NPV Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, Village Roadshow Pictures, Darkwoods Productions, Polyphony Digital
      Rating
      PG (Mild Thematic Elements|Language)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama, Romance
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Dec 21, 2001, Wide
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 1, 2009
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $27.8M
      Runtime
      2h 32m
      Sound Mix
      Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
      Aspect Ratio
      Flat (1.85:1)
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