An Actor Prepares

Released Aug 31, 2018

1 hr. 37 min.

Comedy

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After suffering a heart attack, a hard-drinking actor drives across the country with his estranged son for one last adventure.

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Jeremy irons is somehow super under appreciated . No one plays a rich snobby person better than him, honestly can’t even think of a close second 3.1

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/12/21

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toby h

An Actor Prepares fails to deliver on a good but well worn roadtrip premise. Irons clearly enjoys playing the larger than life actor role, but the story plods along, never gaining momentum. Prepare to be underwhelmed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An actor prepares is a cute little movie. Jeremy Irons seems to be having a lot of fun playing this character and I always enjoy Hollywood satires. The film does feel a little cheap and low budget though obvious use of green screen. The script is funny but I think it could’ve taken it to the next level as far humor goes. The concept and performances are good but I do feel it’s missing that next level.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/19/20

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Found it very funny and humourous

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Frances H

Cute re-connect of larger than life Dad with his remote son on a cross country road trip full of quirky characters. Pleasant fun film and Jeremy Irons is just great (when has he ever not been great?).

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/02/19

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Audience Member

Seems like Jeremy Irons had a good time making <i>An Actor Prepares</i>. That's nice for him. I myself, did actually enjoy it more than I expected to by the end, even if the whole "Son accepts shitty dad by virtue of having to spend time in the same immediate vicinity as him" is a trope I absolutely loathe. It's not great, I won't recommend it, and I won't come back to it, but I did laugh a couple of times, and hate it significantly less than I thought I might.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Steve Clark

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Jeremy Irons

Atticus

Jack Huston

Adam

Matthew Modine

Charlie

Ben Schwartz

Jimmy

Megalyn Echikunwoke

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

The characters are so off-putting that our time spent with them quickly devolves into an endurance test.

Rated: 1.5/4

Aug 31, 2018

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Nell Minow

Movie Mom

Irons is clearly overjoyed to have a chance to break out of Serious Actor mode and have some fun at the expense of the master thespians he has had the chance to observe.

Rated: B

Aug 31, 2018

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

One keeps hoping director Steve Clark, who penned the script with Thomas Moffett, would plot a few unexpected turns along the way.

Aug 30, 2018

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Charlotte Harrison

VultureHound

The film feels like it's trying to satirise by saying it is a satire without actually doing any satire.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 28, 2020

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Jeremy Irons is clearly having a ball playing an incorrigibly irresponsible actor in this road movie comedy, but as his boozy, self-absorbed rogue crosses the US with his sober-sided son it's unlikely that viewers will have nearly as much fun.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 1, 2019

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Sarah Cartland

Caution Spoilers

A witty road trip with detours and performances that know when to push and when to retreat. Irons has great fun as lecherous, scarf-flapping thespian Atticus, with Huston a good counterweight as his po-faced, mansplaining feminist son.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 10, 2018

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Synopsis

After suffering a heart attack, a hard-drinking actor drives across the country with his estranged son for one last adventure.

Director: Steve Clark
Executive Producer: Phil Hunt, Maureen Baker, Compton Ross
Screenwriter: Steve Clark, Thomas Moffett
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Gravitas Ventures, 120dB Films, 3 Arts Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 31, 2018

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