Picture Claire

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Picture Claire

R

2001

1h 29m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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After her Montreal apartment burns down and her possessions are reduced to ash, Claire Beaucage (Juliette Lewis) heads to her boyfriend's place in Toronto, only to find that he's missing. Then the police mistake her for Lily Warden (Gina Gershon), a sinister woman who killed a local gangster (Mickey Rourke) and happens to live in the same building as Claire's boyfriend. The police pursue a bewildered Claire while a gang of criminals chases after Lily.

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Jason Gorber

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Bruce McDonald directs a mostly American cast in a staunch Toronto film.

Rated: B-

Jun 21, 2007

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Dragan Antulov

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discrepancy between the near-comedic plot and its bloody, naturalistic resolution dooms PICTURE CLAIRE

Rated: 4/10

Sep 17, 2005

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Emanuel Levy

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Rated: 2/5

Sep 9, 2005

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Dennis Schwartz

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Lacks believability.

Rated: C

Aug 4, 2003

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nick s

Everything about this production was great - acting, directing, cinematography, editing. It was stylish and well paced. But unfortunately spoilt by an absurd plot that relied far too much on coincidence.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Audience Member

Some great leading ladies, Gina Gershon's role kind of stale spoiler alert: wish she hadn't died :(

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/17

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Audience Member

It would be a somewhat interesting story if the situations weren't set up by idiotic circumstances.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Discrepancy between the near-comedic plot and its bloody, naturalistic resolution dooms PICTURE CLAIRE.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Gritty and atmospheric, Picture Claire is a dark noir thriller. The story follows a girl who goes on the run after her apartment is burned down, but when she accidentally crosses paths with a smuggler she ends up being pursued by police and gangsters. The film has an interesting cast that features Juliette Lewis, Gina Gershon, Mickey Rourke, and Callum Keith Rennie. And the directing style is quite unusual, using split screens and different color filters. However, the storytelling is extremely poor, as is the character development. While there's some mystery and intrigue to Picture Claire, ultimately it ends up being rather mundane.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

Great cast (Gina Gershon, Juliette Lewis, and, briefly, Mickey Rourke) wasted in weak neo-noir film.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Claire

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Lily

Callum Keith Rennie

Laramie

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Billy

Camilla Rutherford

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Synopsis

After her Montreal apartment burns down and her possessions are reduced to ash, Claire Beaucage (Juliette Lewis) heads to her boyfriend's place in Toronto, only to find that he's missing. Then the police mistake her for Lily Warden (Gina Gershon), a sinister woman who killed a local gangster (Mickey Rourke) and happens to live in the same building as Claire's boyfriend. The police pursue a bewildered Claire while a gang of criminals chases after Lily.

Director: Bruce McDonald
Producer: Wendy Grean, Robert Lantos
Screenwriter: Semi Chellas
Production Co: Miramax
Rating: R (Language|Violence|Nudity)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 12, 2017
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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