The Comeback Trail

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The Comeback Trail

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Feb 2025

1h 48m

Comedy

Crime

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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

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Kevin Maher

The 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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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

If the stars of this film contributed a little they could have made their film accessible with audio description. Considering 3 of the 4 leads are at least 78, the film’s target demographic is likely to have some visual impairment.

Rated: 57/100

Oct 12, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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Sandy L

I laughed out loud. This is a wonderful movie. Unexpected. Never a slow moment. Acting was great. Script excellent. Just so funny. It was a breath of fresh air.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/18/25

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Vince M

I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this movie from start to end. I think George Gallo really delivered a hysterical and well rounded film with great performances from some of Hollywood’s veteran actors. The opening with the Nuns is hysterical and I liked the cameo of Nick Vallelonga (Green Book). DeNiro easily sells the part of the slimy filmmaker, Morgan Freeman is excellent as is the over the hill potential victim , Tommy Lee Jones. Kudos, loved it!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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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

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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

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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

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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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