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The Last Movie Star

2017 1h 47m Comedy Drama TRAILER for List
61% Tomatometer 28 Reviews 73% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.
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The Last Movie Star has a few poignant moments thanks to Burt Reynolds and Ariel Winter, but their performances are stranded in a middling drama unworthy of their efforts.

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David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture The Last Movie Star strikes a note of banality in its first sequence from which it rarely deviates. Apr 2, 2018 Full Review Peter Travers Rolling Stone In a threadbare movie that doesn't deserve him, Burt Reynolds-playing a fictional version of himself- reminds us what a great actor he can be. Rated: 2/4 Mar 31, 2018 Full Review Sheila O'Malley RogerEbert.com As a commentary on Reynolds' career trajectory, The Last Movie Star is hit-or-miss. What is undeniable, though, is the space Rifkin has created where Reynolds can do what Reynolds does best. Rated: 3/4 Mar 30, 2018 Full Review Jamie Healy Radio Times More than just a misty-eyed meditation on ageing, this is a celebration of the star's life in all but name and, like the late, great man himself, is not without its considerable charm. Rated: 3/5 Jul 1, 2024 Full Review Roger Friedman Showbiz 411 Rifkin has made a very clever turn for Reynolds- whom he obviously adores- in Dog Years. Oct 12, 2020 Full Review Lisa Johnson Mandell AtHomeInHollywood.com The Last Movie Star aka Dog Years, directed by director Adam Rifkin, is Burt Reynolds' swan song, and a poignant and entertaining treasure. Aug 19, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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The Great John A Quite a emotional film yet so sincere and honest with a few comedic moments. However I thought Ariel Winter was actually very good in acting (just as good as Reynolds) with a lot of lines memorised perfectly. But Burt here did steal the limelight from anyone who crossed him as he was fantastic. Lots of great scenes however I think this new gen and old gen collaboration is a bit too of a repeated trope nowadays. (especially with coming of age films and family films too.) But I would not listen to the critics on this one as they are (always) wrong with indie films. Overall cool watch but would be a bit a 😴😴 for gen alpha. Grade: B+ Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/23 Full Review Kyle M Familiar gimmick specially treated as semi-celebrative portrait for Burt Reynolds with unexpected humble turns after awkward, cringey bumps, manageably made up throughout by good performances alongside his co-stars Ariel Winters and Chevy Chase. (B) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/23 Full Review Travis F This was such an excellent movie. It's a story about life, growing old and what's important. Absolutely loved it! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/15/23 Full Review Audience Member LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 47 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member LOL, the funniest 01 hour: and 47 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review kevin c An ageing movie star is invited to a small film festival in Nashville showcasing his old films where he realizes his past mistakes and decisions that made his declining years miserable. Butt Reynolds is fantastic in the lead. Funny and emotional this is quite a beautiful film. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.
Director
Adam Rifkin
Producer
Brian Cavallaro, Neil Mandt, Adam Rifkin, Gordon Whitener
Screenwriter
Adam Rifkin
Production Co
Broken Twig Productions Inc.
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$8.0K
Runtime
1h 47m
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