Rotten Tomatoes

Movies / TV

    Celebrity

      No Results Found

       View All       Movies Tv shows Shop News Showtimes

      Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

      R Released Apr 14, 2017 1 hr. 58 min. Comedy Drama Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for Norman: Trailer 1 List
      87% 126 Reviews Tomatometer 57% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Norman (Richard Gere), a New York fixer, knows the right people and can get things done. When an Israeli dignitary named Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi) comes to the city, Norman decides to impress the man by buying him some very expensive shoes. It works and he establishes a strong connection to the man, but a few years later, when Eshel becomes the Israel prime minister, Norman can't communicate with him anymore, and this threatens to destroy his reputation. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Nov 21 Buy Now

      Where to Watch

      Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

      Fandango at Home Prime Video Apple TV

      Rent Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, Apple TV.

      Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

      What to Know

      Critics Consensus

      Norman's elegantly told story is brought brilliantly to life by a quietly powerful performance from Richard Gere.

      Read Critics Reviews

      Audience Reviews

      View All (94) audience reviews
      bill p Brilliant telling of a neurotic fixer in the NYC Jewish circle. The character is oily but somehow charming with his "I'd love to introduce you to him," always building connections that might pay off down the road, or to try to get something deal done, or because he can't help himself from doing it. The film gives the impression that he's unaware that some of what he's doing crosses ethical and legal lines. He just wants to help. Great cast, yeah, yeah, Richard Gere is terrific but Steve Buscemi as the Rabbi Blumenthal is outstanding. Bonus: great Jewish choral music in many scenes. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Rosana B Gostei muito dessa abordagem diferenciada, apresentada no filme, com Richard Gere em ótima atuação, com seus trejeitos de "velho gaga", quase irreconhecível... Um amigo picareta uma vez me disse, "O importante não é ter conhecimento, é fingir tê-lo, com convicção." O desenvolvimento apesar de lento é muito envolvente, e o desfecho muito interessante... Quando o trambiqueiro bem intencionado se dá bem... Apaixonante... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/02/22 Full Review Audience Member I thought it was OK overall as it seemed to drag on at times with no clear direction. Great cast for the movie, but the delivery was disappointing. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review vander a Here's the thing. One of the reasons the reviews are so mixed on this movie is that it does not conform to any traditional or stereotypical movie telling formula so all the way through you don't know whether you love or hate it. But the movie makers have to be applauded for its unconventionality. It's both a difficult movie to watch and a difficult movie to like. Norman is not likeable and neither is the story, and yet we as viewers are so familiar with the character and the story which maybe accounts for our uncomfortableness watching it. By the end of the movie I thought it was interesting and a bit eerie that this character had a lot in common with Richard Gere's somewhat pathetic character in An Officer and a Gentleman. Maybe there's a bit of Richard Gere in there. He's excellent by the way but the bottom line on the movie is that it's simply difficult to hold a mirror to this pathetic recognizable human quality. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member My feeling for the protagonist, Norman as a person, is somewhere between pity and disgust. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this. Beautifully done. A somewhat uneasy watch but ultimately satisfying, though tragic. I ended up feeling sorry for poor Norman - a very small time operator who entered the big time, by accident, and got his fingers burnt. He wasn't all bad. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

      Cast & Crew

      Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew

      More Like This

      View All Best Movies to Stream at Home
      35% 39% The Last Time 98% 69% Don't Think Twice TRAILER for Don't Think Twice 55% 46% Assassination of a High School President 78% 65% Burn After Reading 27% 36% Death of a Telemarketer TRAILER for Death of a Telemarketer Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

      Movie News & Guides

      View All Movie News & Guides

      This movie is featured in the following articles.

      Best Movies Off the Radar 2017 National Board of Review Announces 2017 Award Winners The Fate of the Furious Is a Thrilling but Sometimes Bumpy Ride

      Videos

      View All videos

      Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

      Norman: Trailer 1 Norman: Trailer 1 2:04 Norman: Teaser Trailer 1 Norman: Teaser Trailer 1 1:22 View more videos

      Photos

      View All Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer photos

      Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

      Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016) Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer (2016) View more photos

      Critics Reviews

      View All (126) Critics Reviews
      Wendy Ide Observer (UK) It's a light-footed shimmy of a performance from Gere, who connects us with an unexpected dignity in the soul of this professional parasite. Rated: 3/5 Jun 11, 2017 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) I've had enough of Gere's breathtaking golden years tour de force performances. Because they're starting to look like screen-chewing. Rated: 2/5 Jun 9, 2017 Full Review Robbie Collin Daily Telegraph (UK) Cedar might have built up a broader satirical thesis from all this wheeling and dealing, but he's happy to let the film rest gently on Gere's shoulders - these days, a pretty safe foundation. Rated: 3/5 Jun 8, 2017 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Norman centers on a man who, by all logic, should be too insufferable and impossible to follow. Yet thanks to Joseph Cedar's writing and Richard Gere's emoting, Norman Oppenheimer is instead a figure worthy of attention and sympathy. Rated: 3/4 Aug 17, 2021 Full Review Richard Crouse Richard Crouse An in-depth look at a superficial man, a movie that works best when it focuses on Gere and not baroque political intrigue. Rated: 3/5 Feb 28, 2021 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com A showcase for the mighty fine talents of Gere. Rated: 3.5/4.0 Sep 18, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis Norman (Richard Gere), a New York fixer, knows the right people and can get things done. When an Israeli dignitary named Eshel (Lior Ashkenazi) comes to the city, Norman decides to impress the man by buying him some very expensive shoes. It works and he establishes a strong connection to the man, but a few years later, when Eshel becomes the Israel prime minister, Norman can't communicate with him anymore, and this threatens to destroy his reputation.
      Director
      Joseph Cedar
      Executive Producer
      Jim Kaufman, Amanda Marshall, Caroline Kaplan, Michal Graidy
      Screenwriter
      Joseph Cedar
      Distributor
      Sony Pictures Classics
      Production Co
      Solution Entertainment Group, Blackbird, Movie Plus, Cold Iron Pictures
      Rating
      R (Some Language)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 14, 2017, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 9, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $3.8M
      Most Popular at Home Now