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The Comeback Trail

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A film producer who owes money to a mobster tries to "accidentally" kill his aging movie star for an insurance scam so he can pay off his debt, but he soon begins to realize that the movie they're shooting is a masterpiece in the making.
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Joe Leydon Variety I laughed unashamedly throughout the entire film. But your mileage may vary. Mar 5, 2025 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) The Coen brothers would have worked wonders here, but the director and co-writer George Gallo (he co-wrote Bad Boys) drives everything into increasingly silly sight gags... Rated: 2/5 Jun 22, 2021 Full Review Stephen Romei The Australian I won't risk calling this movie a miracle, but if this year has left you in desperate need of a good laugh, look no further. Rated: 4/5 Nov 21, 2020 Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht The film, starring three Oscar winners, sat on the shelf for nearly five years. We weren’t missing much. May 11, 2025 Full Review John Serba Decider The Comeback Trail might appeal to the TCM crowd if it had a tighter screenplay and better balanced its messy blend of sophisticated themes and lowbrow humor. But it’s little more than a bunch of aging fellas farting around without much direction. May 8, 2025 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue Amid its parade of stale and cartoonish gags, the film’s awkward attempt to pay tribute to a bygone Hollywood era is peppered with references to big-screen classics we’d rather be watching. Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jon Really enjoyed the movie. Seeing all those big stars together was iconic plus also enjoyed Zack Braff and the girl that played Megan. All in all, it was a lot of fun more like movies from 20 years ago Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/25 Full Review alan g Morgan Freeloader ruins another film. Great cast let down by Freeloader who sleep walks through film. When is hokeywood going to realize his time has long past. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review Kenneth C Amazing cast, sort of a remake of The Producers, but with a better end. Funny and touching. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/25 Full Review Bret C I have no idea how a movie with this list of iconic Hollywood stars could suck this much. It is the definition of unwatchable. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review Gina G Thought this was a great movie. Interesting, fast paced and a lot of fun.. I totally enjoyed it!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/27/25 Full Review Steve K unwatchable. do anything else Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A film producer who owes money to a mobster tries to "accidentally" kill his aging movie star for an insurance scam so he can pay off his debt, but he soon begins to realize that the movie they're shooting is a masterpiece in the making.
Director
George Gallo
Producer
Patrick Hibler, Joy Sirott Hurwitz, Phil Kim, David E. Ornston, Richard Salvatore, Julie Lott
Screenwriter
George Gallo, Josh Posner
Distributor
PRJKTD
Production Co
Rapid Farms Productions, Sprockefeller Pictures, Lucky 13 Productions, Living the Dream Films, March On Productions, Alla Prima Productions, Ingenious Media, StoryBoard Media, Scoring Berlin, Don Kee Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 2025, Limited
Runtime
1h 48m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1
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