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The Last Movie Star

2017

1 hr. 47 min.

Comedy

Drama

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27 Reviews

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250+ Ratings

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An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.

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Critics Consensus

The Last Movie Star has a few poignant moments thanks to Burt Reynolds and Ariel Winter, but their performances are stranded in a middling drama unworthy of their efforts.

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The Great John A

Quite a emotional film yet so sincere and honest with a few comedic moments. However I thought Ariel Winter was actually very good in acting (just as good as Reynolds) with a lot of lines memorised perfectly. But Burt here did steal the limelight from anyone who crossed him as he was fantastic. Lots of great scenes however I think this new gen and old gen collaboration is a bit too of a repeated trope nowadays. (especially with coming of age films and family films too.) But I would not listen to the critics on this one as they are (always) wrong with indie films. Overall cool watch but would be a bit a 😴😴 for gen alpha. Grade: B+

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/20/23

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Kyle M

Familiar gimmick specially treated as semi-celebrative portrait for Burt Reynolds with unexpected humble turns after awkward, cringey bumps, manageably made up throughout by good performances alongside his co-stars Ariel Winters and Chevy Chase. (B)

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/15/23

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Travis F

This was such an excellent movie. It's a story about life, growing old and what's important. Absolutely loved it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/15/23

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Audience Member

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 47 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 47 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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kevin c

An ageing movie star is invited to a small film festival in Nashville showcasing his old films where he realizes his past mistakes and decisions that made his declining years miserable. Butt Reynolds is fantastic in the lead. Funny and emotional this is quite a beautiful film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Adam Rifkin

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Burt Reynolds

Vic Edwards

Ariel Winter

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine/Vulture

The Last Movie Star strikes a note of banality in its first sequence from which it rarely deviates.

Apr 2, 2018

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

In a threadbare movie that doesn't deserve him, Burt Reynolds-playing a fictional version of himself- reminds us what a great actor he can be.

Rated: 2/4

Mar 31, 2018

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

As a commentary on Reynolds' career trajectory, The Last Movie Star is hit-or-miss. What is undeniable, though, is the space Rifkin has created where Reynolds can do what Reynolds does best.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 30, 2018

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Roger Friedman

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Rifkin has made a very clever turn for Reynolds- whom he obviously adores- in Dog Years.

Oct 12, 2020

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Lisa Johnson Mandell

AtHomeInHollywood.com

The Last Movie Star aka Dog Years, directed by director Adam Rifkin, is Burt Reynolds' swan song, and a poignant and entertaining treasure.

Aug 19, 2020

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Leah Sydney

Showbiz 411

Adam Rifkin's Last Movie Star is a gem of a film. A cinematic tribute to Burt Reynolds with love, caustic humor and respect. Not be be missed.

Aug 11, 2020

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Synopsis

An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.

Director: Adam Rifkin
Executive Producer: Beni Atoori, Janie Boisclair, Michael Camello, Jared Hoffman, Erik Kritzer, Bobbi Sue Luther, Michael Mandt, Micki Purcell, Brett Thomason
Screenwriter: Adam Rifkin
Production Co: Broken Twig Productions Inc.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.0K

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