Mortdecai

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Mortdecai

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Released Jan 23, 2015

1h 46m

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Action

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Charismatic British aristocrat and part-time shady art dealer Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) suffers from a constant lack of funds to support his lush lifestyle, so when Alistair Maitland (Ewan McGregor), a college friend and officer in MI5, asks him to find a stolen Goya painting, he accepts. But Charlie's not the only one with designs on the painting; an American heiress and a revolutionary want it too, for the artwork is rumored to contain the code to a bank account filled with Nazi gold.

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Critics Consensus

Aggressively strange and willfully unfunny, the misguided Mortdecai sounds a frightfully low note in Johnny Depp's post-Pirates filmography.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

This one's dead on arrival.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 29, 2015

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Scott Tobias

The Dissolve

The jokes are astonishingly unfunny, splitting the cast between those desperate to please, and those looking to slip off with most of their dignity intact.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 26, 2015

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

This wilfully terrible film marks a significant juncture in Johnny Depp's peculiar career. It is, to him, as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was to the Balkan League.

Rated: 1/5

Jan 26, 2015

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

I feel as though “Mortdecai” revolves around a continuous inside joke that I was never let in on. Surely a comedy can’t be this anemic, lame, and humorless.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

This madcap caper exists only to provide an excuse for the movie's crude zaniness and gratingly repetitive gags.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 12, 2022

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Capers flicks of a bygone era had a swingin', hip feel of controlled chaos not overplayed farce but Depp is pedal-to-the-metal, quirking-it-up in a display completely without charm and worse, without wit.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 2, 2021

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I P

Unique, charming, funny and refreshing movie! Great cast! And a victim of cancel culture critics.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/03/24

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Carlos A

Must be some willfully bitter people out there, otherwise I can’t explain why this movie was/is so badly received. It is quirky and childish but also intriguing and witty. And it doesn’t take itself to serious. It is over the top and light but it certainly has its class. Loved it the first time I watched and loved it the second time many years later. I am very harsh on movies, but this just isn’t a bad one. It is not a genre defining masterpiece or a great work of cinematic art. It is in my opinion simple and honest. It is just a great laugh and thus very good entertainment. I can only recommend. Cheers.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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Me D

Morticia is a steaming pile of rubbish that fails to make you laugh.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/04/24

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Frey Le K

Just finished watching this movie and it's hilarious I don't understand why people aren't watching this more. Fantastic movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/11/24

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Tommy C

With some wilful sense of sarcasm, this parody's surprisingly poetic puns become quite enjoyable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/24

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Leon V

Brilliant comedy. Intellectually stimulating. Loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/24

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Synopsis

Charismatic British aristocrat and part-time shady art dealer Charlie Mortdecai (Johnny Depp) suffers from a constant lack of funds to support his lush lifestyle, so when Alistair Maitland (Ewan McGregor), a college friend and officer in MI5, asks him to find a stolen Goya painting, he accepts. But Charlie's not the only one with designs on the painting; an American heiress and a revolutionary want it too, for the artwork is rumored to contain the code to a bank account filled with Nazi gold.

Director: David Koepp
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Johnny Depp, Patrick McCormick, Christi Dembrowski, Gigi Pritzker
Screenwriter: Eric Aronson
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Infinitum Nihil, Lionsgate Films, Mad Chance
Rating: R (Some Language|Sexual Material)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 23, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.7M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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