The Majestic


A struggling screenwriter finds himself on the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy era. Depressed, he turns to drink, and is involved in a car crash, which in turn has him washing up on the shore of a small town, with amnesia. The local townsfolk mistake him for the son of the local cinema owner, who disappeard during the second world war. Our hero takes over and rejuvenates the local cinema, using it to bring healing to the town and make his own statement against the system.


151 minutes.
Parental Guidance (Language) .
Comedy, Drama, Romance

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden, Allen Garfield, Amanda Detmer, Bob Balaban, Brent Briscoe
Director
Frank Darabont
ScreenplayMichael Sloane
MusicMark Isham
CinematographyDavid Tattersall
Sound formatsDolby, Dobly Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2001
Produced byCastle Rock Entertainment, Darkwoods Productions, NPV Entertainment, Village Roadshow Productions

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Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus
Gary van Dyk
10
The Star
Tanya Farber
14
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
1
M-Net Cinemagic
Barry Ronge
10
SAfm Screen & Co
Alan Swerdlow
10
SL
Nathan Zeno
1
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson
1
Box Office
Wade Major
5
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
15
Film Review
James Mottram
10
Empire
Angie Errigo
10

What the People say

Internet
1432 Netizens
14

Average .. 42%

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