Flag Day

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Flag Day

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2021

1h 48m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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Jennifer Vogel's father John was larger than life. As a child, Jennifer marveled at his magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history. Based on a true story and directed by Sean Penn, Flag Day stars Penn and his real-life daughter Dylan Penn in an intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father.

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Critics Consensus

Flag Day benefits from powerful performances and a moving fact-based story, but it's largely lost in the movie's melodramatic din.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

The Penns give committed - and in Dylan's case exposed - performances.

Rated: 3/5

Jan 30, 2022

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Ed Potton

The Times (UK)

Sean has powerful, painful scenes with Dylan, who is the spitting image of her mother, Robin Wright, and has inherited some of her poise too.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 28, 2022

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

That Penn doesn't want to make a straight crime thriller is laudable - less clear is what he wants to make instead.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 27, 2022

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Mo Muzammal

Vague Visages

Flag Day refuses to ponder challenging ideas but still wants its viewers to be moved.

Jul 27, 2023

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Javier Ocaña

El Pais (Spain)

A drama with little dialogue, lots of music and too much screaming, and bogged down by Penn's directorial toolbox... full of commonplace American indie clichés from the last three decades. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 16, 2022

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Dan Bayer

Next Best Picture

It is as if Penn has taken all the worst tendencies of all the directors he's worked with over his lauded career (including his own worst instincts) and crammed them all into one film, one in which he gives yet another undeniably fantastic performance.

Rated: 4/10

May 10, 2022

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Kevin

good seats and water.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/17/21

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patti a

Wonderful film. Dylan is following in her Dad's footsteps!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/17/21

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Sharon

Great acting but it is a little bit depressing

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/14/21

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Elaine T. Banner

INCREDIBLE ACTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND IT'S TOO BAD THAT THIS STORY IS SO VERY TRUE!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/12/21

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TM

Long drawn out story , good acting .

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/21

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Michael

Great story great acting

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/07/21

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Jennifer Vogel's father John was larger than life. As a child, Jennifer marveled at his magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in US history. Based on a true story and directed by Sean Penn, Flag Day stars Penn and his real-life daughter Dylan Penn in an intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father.

Director: Sean Penn
Producer: William Horberg, Jon Kilik, Fernando Sulichin
Screenwriter: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Distributor: United Artists Releasing
Production Co: Conqueror Productions, Clyde Is Hungry Films, Wonderful Films, Olive Hill Media, Rahway Road, New Element Films
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Language|Violent Content)
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 20, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 2, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $423.4K
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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