CinemaOSMovie · 2018 · 1h 46m · R
Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Her greatest work will be her biggest crime.

68%(1,393)IMDbDramaCrimeComedy

When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

Directed byMarielle Heller

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
EN
Released
October 19, 2018
Revenue
$8,586,944
Studios
Archer GrayTSG Entertainment

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1 video
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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Lee Israel

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

Jack Hock

Dolly Wells

Dolly Wells

Anna

Ben Falcone

Ben Falcone

Alan Schmidt

Gregory Korostishevsky

Gregory Korostishevsky

Andrei

Jane Curtin

Jane Curtin

Marjorie

Stephen Spinella

Stephen Spinella

Paul

Christian Navarro

Christian Navarro

Kurt

Pun Bandhu

Pun Bandhu

Agent Doyle

Erik LaRay Harvey

Erik LaRay Harvey

Agent Solanas

Creative team
Directed by
Marielle Heller
Marielle Heller
Written by
Nicole Holofcener
Nicole Holofcener
Jeff Whitty
Produced by
David Yarnell
Anne Carey

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