Genre: Biography/Drama
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Lon Charles
Cast: Eric Stonestreet, Rhys Darby, Elizabeth Gillies, Joshua Jackson, Jesse Plemons, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Richard Dreyfuss, Cristin Milioti, Stephen Root, Amelia Warner, Ari Graynor, Clark Gregg
Budget: $48,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $44,412,008
Foreign Box Office: $59,651,181
Total Profit: $13,591,585
Reaction: Very rarely does a drama gross more overseas than domestically, especially a film with no big names, but the draw here is Spielberg as director. Spielberg has now directed two risky (on-paper) films for the studio, both making a profit, and this time without the benefit of a big name like Tom Hanks in the lead.
"Eric Stonestreet, long well-regarded for his comedic work on "Modern Family," delivers a career-making performance here as the tragic Fatty Arbuckle. He succeeds at showing Arbuckle's comedic stylings as well as the pathos in the courtroom." - Geoff Bray, Slant Magazine
"A new Spielberg film used to be an event, even when he made a smaller dramatic film. It's hard to get excited about his more recent work though. While there is some good work here in front of the camera, one can't help but be a bit disappointed. His recent output - films like War Horse, Lincoln and Ready Player One - has mostly felt uninspired and bland." - Chris Mears, Slashfilm
"While the film seems far more interested in the court case than the lead character, there is so much here that works - especially in regards to the casting - that it is really hard to not recommend the film." - Matthew Ellis, USA Today
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