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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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

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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

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a premise that could have produced a few laughs, but the chutzpah that went into Midnight Run has gone missing and everybody -- director and actors -- clearly feel they have to work very hard to make it hang together.

Rated: 2.5/5

Nov 11, 2020

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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

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Kevin Carr

Fat Guys at the Movies

The star-studded cast can’t save this incompetent would-be comedy that doesn’t even understand how movies are made.

Rated: 0.5/4

Jan 7, 2023

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Jane Freebury

The Canberra Times (Australia)

It's my hunch that the original was marginally more rewarding because expectations would have been lower without big name stars who agreed, for some reason or another, to take part in this remake.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 22, 2022

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Steve

Why arent more people talking about this movie? It was a classic good film with great actors and an enjoyable storyline

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Scott K

I loved the movie It was one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a while Tommy Lee Jones was perfect. Robert Di Niro was hilarious. Kate katzman was stunningly beautiful and a great director in this star studded film Zach Braff killed it Definitely worth seeing

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Dominic

One of the best comedys I have ever seen! If you love to laugh this is a must see

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/25

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Rachel W

The best cure for what ails you! We’ve been needing this movie for years. A great time start to finish. Laugh out loud funny!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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rich

this is one of the funniest films in the last ten years... make sure you watch the 2025 version not the foreign 2020 version.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/25

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Paul B

GASTLY movie. George Gallo needs to concentrate more on good story and less on finding roles for his inexperienced actor friends.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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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.

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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