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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

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Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame finds romance and happiness with a younger man, but her life changes forever when she is diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1970s.
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool showcases brilliant work from Annette Bening, whose performance is more than enough to outweigh this biopic's basic narrative.

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David Stratton The Australian 03/02/2018
4/5
Ultimately, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is an extremely rewarding romantic drama and should appeal even to those unfamiliar with Gloria Grahame Go to Full Review
Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) 03/01/2018
3.5/5
McGuigan's role is essentially to serve the script and the performers, and we can be grateful the project wasn't handed to a director more bent on imposing an authorial stamp. Go to Full Review
Adam Graham Detroit News 02/16/2018
B
Bening finds the shattered beauty in Grahame, the tragedy of an ex-star hanging on for dear life to her waning looks and fame that has long since passed her by. Go to Full Review
Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema 04/09/2021
3.5/5
A beautiful film about a heartbreaking romance, one that never quite establishes the trust necessary for true love to blossom. Go to Full Review
Alix Turner Ready Steady Cut 01/28/2021
3.5/5
The story of the love affair between former Hollywood starlet Gloria Grahame and British provincial actor Peter Turner during the closing years of Grahame's life. Go to Full Review
Dan Buffa KSDK News (St. Louis) 11/06/2020
Bell and Bening try to ignite a fire on screen that simply never shows up. The two actors have little chemistry, and that dooms the film. Go to Full Review
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Georgan G 09/01/2024 A nearly perfect film with superb acting. While only the end of Gloria Grahame's life is portrayed, and we don't get to know her in depth, it is a well written screen play. See more iangwilliams8812 11/17/2023 I was transfixed and could not look away wanting to see it to the end. Stellar cast that keep you engaged all the way through. Annette Bening was adorable as Gloria was in real life. Loved her hair, loved the film and watching it again tonight. See more Andrea C 06/07/2023 Dramma delicato ed intimo che riesce a raccontare con dedizione e coerenza il rapporto tra i suoi due protagonisti, mutando il punto di vista da cui vengono raccontati i fatti in modo naturale e per nulla forzato. I dialoghi sono sempre scorrevoli e nonostante la natura lenta del film riescono a tenere alto l'interesse nonostante una quasi totale assenza di scene di movimento. Solamente in brevi momenti si rischia di perdere l'attenzione, quando il livello di emozioni si appiattisce leggermente. Sceneggiatura elegante e ben interpretata, senza forti esagerazioni e con un finale intenso e toccante, senza però eccedere nella ricerca del dramma. See more 07/06/2022 Beautiful tear-jerker. Exquisite light and cinematography! Jamie Bell is captivating! See more 12/13/2021 More like "Gloria Grahame Slowly Dies of Cancer." Fairly morbid, by the book, biopic-style production that is pretty much matter of fact, and that's it. It's boldest decision is to show the actual Gloria Grahame in film clips and TV clips while we are watching Annette Bening in the lead role in the movie. Apart from that, the movie serves little purpose. The acting is fine, but not challenging, as is the direction, cinematography, etc. See more david f 08/09/2021 The story behind this movie is fascinating but I don't know if they should have made a whole movie about it, it's more of an interesting anecdote about the surprising end of the life of an Academy Award winning actress. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame finds romance and happiness with a younger man, but her life changes forever when she is diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1970s.
Director
Paul McGuigan
Producer
Barbara Broccoli, Colin Vaines
Screenwriter
Matt Greenhalgh
Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co
Eon Productions Ltd., Synchronistic Pictures
Rating
R (Language|Brief Nudity|Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Biography, History, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 29, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 9, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.0M
Runtime
1h 46m
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