The Stand In

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The Stand In

R

Released Dec 11, 2020

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

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A stand-in takes over an actress's career and identity after performing her community service for tax evasion.

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Critics Consensus

Despite impressively committed work from Drew Barrymore in a dual role, The Stand In struggles to find the humor in a premise with no shortage of comedic potential.

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Leslie Felperin

Hollywood Reporter

This satire misfires.

Dec 19, 2020

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

As movies go, The Stand In certainly isn't a headliner. Yet like its title character, the movie and its star get about as much mileage as they can out of this opportunity.

Dec 11, 2020

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

The film's meanders somewhere between comedy-ish and drama-ish, never managing either.

Rated: 1/4

Dec 11, 2020

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

The Stand In is an exercise in cinematic soul-sucking banality.

Rated: 0.5/5

Sep 9, 2022

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Jade Budowski

Decider

Even Barrymore's boundless charm can't save The Stand In.

Apr 15, 2021

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

It's a feature length revenge fantasy, in which the adoring civilian finally finds out firsthand how exhausting and dehumanizing it is to be a celebrity.

Mar 22, 2021

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Maren S

Pleasant surprise! This was a fun and funny flick with some great cameos and Drew! I loved both of her characters. Solid humor.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/24

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s d

Really terrible - not what I'd expect from Drew Barrymore

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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A. T

SPOILERS! I don't understand why this got duch bad reviews. I completely enjoyed this film. Yes, of course there's things you could call out that couldn't really happen. Like when she takes the house. But it was okay with me because Cathy didn't care and the entire time I just wanted to know how OG Candy (Cathy) would end up and it was perfect to me! She was happy so I wad happy!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/19/22

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James L

So awkward, really everything about this is so rushed, poorly executed and super, super awkward. Usually lover Drew Barrymore so I tried this despite the horrific reviews. Trust the horrifying reviews-super, super, bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/08/22

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Audience Member

Oh dear God, this was horrifically awful. I wasted 35 minutes of my life, painfully watching this miserable movie and hoping that it would get better, but it didn't. And I couldn't spend any more time on it. Nooooo thank you Drew!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

I can't believe how silly, lifeless, and insulting, The Stand In was. Even the extras looked lethargic and out of place.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/26/23

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Jamie Babbit

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Drew Barrymore

Candy

Holland Taylor

Barbara Cox

Andrew Rannells

Nico

Ellie Kemper

Jenna Jones

T.J. Miller

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Synopsis

A stand-in takes over an actress's career and identity after performing her community service for tax evasion.

Director: Jamie Babbit
Producer: Tom McNulty, Chris Miller, Brian O'Shea, Ember Truesdell, Caddy Vanasirikul
Screenwriter: Sam Bain
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Ingenious Media, The Exchange, Wrigley Media, Flower Films, Polyphemus Productions
Rating: R (Sexual Reference|Language Throughout|Drug Use)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2020
Runtime: 1h 41m

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