The Critic (2024)

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes and takes pleasure in savagely taking down any actor who fails to meet his standards. When the owner of the Daily Chronicle dies, and his son takes over, Jimmy quickly finds himself at odds with his new boss and his position under threat. In an attempt to preserve the power and influence he holds so sacred, Jimmy strikes a Faustian pact with a struggling actress, entangling them and the boss in a thrilling but deadly web of desire, blackmail, and betrayal.

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Crime
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Top billed cast

Ian McKellenJimmy Erskine
Gemma ArtertonNina Land
Mark StrongDavid Brooke
Lesley ManvilleAnnabel Land
Ben BarnesStephen Wyley
Romola GaraiCora Wyley
Alfred EnochTom Tunner
Ron CookHugh Morris
Claire SkinnerMary Brooke
Matthew CottleGraham Meadows

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