Sucker

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Sucker

2015

1h 30m

Comedy

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Teenager Lawrence has his dreams of medical school destroyed when he gets caught cheating. When his parents banish him to the countryside for the summer, he meets a conman who calls himself The Professor.

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Luke Buckmaster

Guardian

Spall is the film's greatest asset but Luc's performance is a more harmonious fit tonally. Like the film, he is pleasant, unprepossessing and nothing to write home about.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 2, 2015

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Dennis Schwartz

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Undemanding and ultimately irritating but gentle con-man comedy from Australia.

Rated: C+

Mar 9, 2016

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Glen Falkenstein

FILMINK (Australia)

Sucker errs by not spending enough screen-time devising and carrying off creative cons; instead, it invests too much in sub-stories that are never fleshed out, nor as engrossing as the cons these promising characters could have pulled off.

Dec 4, 2015

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Rochelle Siemienowicz

sbs.com.au

Sucker is likable, geeky and gently funny rather than hilarious.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 31, 2015

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This movie is just AWESOOOOOMMMEE

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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An excellent and funny comedy, that hits the heart and is relatable

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Based on a play by comedian Lawrence Leung, 'Sucker' is an impressive drama/comedy that makes the best use of it's cast/characters and plot. Its deals with the coming-of-age themes, talent, identity and connection to others with a more outlandish twist focusing on Con-Artists or 'Professional Liars' as it's said. I must say the efforts of everyone involved with the film have certainly paid off well. The writing certainly has it's merits along with and drama and conflict at play with the main characters, who also share unique chemistry with one another. Overall it's the type of quirky but lovable Australian Feature premiering at MIFF that'll win the audiences attention before screening nationally.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Ben Chessell

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John Luc

Lawrence

Timothy Spall

The Professor

Jacek Koman

Riley

Lily Sullivan

Sarah

Eddie Baroo

Stu

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Synopsis

Teenager Lawrence has his dreams of medical school destroyed when he gets caught cheating. When his parents banish him to the countryside for the summer, he meets a conman who calls himself The Professor.

Director: Ben Chessell
Producer: Jason Byrne, Robyn Kershaw
Screenwriter: Ben Chessell, Lawrence Leung
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: Australian English
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 5, 2017
Runtime: 1h 30m

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