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Best Sellers

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Canada, United States
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2021

1h 40m

Director Lina Roessler
Starring Michael Caine, Aubrey Plaza, Scott Speedman, Ellen Wong
Genre Comedy, Drama
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Harris Shaw, a cranky author suffering from writer's block for decades since his first novel's success, reluctantly embarks on a final book tour to help out a young female publisher. The unlikely pairing comes together to help each other find new value in their profession.

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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck

That Best Sellers works to the extent that it does is a testament to Caine’s ultra-professionalism — he truly is a treasure who can make any film worth watching — and Plaza’s canny underplaying. They work together so well, you wish they were in a better movie.
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Variety by Guy Lodge

Its portrait of an easy-target industry goes soft just when it needs a little added spine, while the film’s abrupt tonal transitions from jaunty comedy to cross-generational weepie occasionally come at the expense of the characters’ own credibility. But it’s the overarching niceness of “Best Sellers” that sees it through.
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The Film Stage by Jared Mobarak

Its mere existence is a win, though. As is its ability to galvanize Lucy and Shaw’s relationship to help steer them through a third act that resonates on a frequency the rest couldn’t approach. It’s a testament to Plaza and Caine’s performances, too, since they are finally able to shake free of the hyperbolic hamming and prove why they were cast in the first place.
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Original-Cin by Jim Slotek

Its script is undercooked and veers in random directions from its simple premise. But it has a heart, and two likeable leads who work well together.

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