Special Actors

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Special Actors

2019

Drama

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83%

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23 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Katie Rife

AV Club

Unfortunately, however, Special Actors gets caught in its own web as the story continues to weave threads and then unravel them, losing major momentum in its second half.

Rated: C+

Sep 10, 2020

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Josh Slater-Williams

Little White Lies

A farce that lingers in the mind thanks to the ideas it toys with, and, as is the case with many a good con artist flick, warrants repeat viewings for the way it plays with your perception until the very end.

Aug 28, 2020

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Maggie Lee

Variety

A daffy ensemble trickster comedy with a few "gotcha" twists.

Aug 11, 2020

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Audrey Fox

JumpCut Online

There are movies that make you think, and there are movies that make you smile: Special Actors definitely falls into the latter category.

Aug 28, 2021

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Sean Gilman

In Review Online

As in all good con artist movies, there's one twist more than you expect ... But even that twist mainly serves to remind one of other, better movies.

Jun 5, 2021

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Jonathan DeHaan

Nightmare on Film Street

By no means does Special Actors reach the heights of One Cut of The Dead but it's a damn charming and endlessly entertaining send-up of con movies and heist hijinks.

Rated: 8/10

Mar 1, 2021

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Andy B

This was a lot of fun. Granted, not quite as great as 'One Cut Of The Dead' but offbeat, funny and sweet and a very worthy follow up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/11/23

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Director: Shinichiro Ueda
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English