The Professor
2018 · Movie · R · 90 min · ★ 6.8 · 24% critics
After receiving a life-changing diagnosis, a world-weary college professor decides to stop following the rules and start living with sharp humor, impulsive choices, and a streak of recklessness. As he pushes against expectations, his new outlook forces him to face what matters and how he wants to spend the time he has.
Also known as Richard Says Goodbye
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2019-05-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Critic score
- 24/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (1,264 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a bittersweet, funny drama about shaking up life’s routines and finding meaning under pressure; Not for you if you dislike terminal-illness stories or find “live boldly” messages too cliché, like in Wish I Was Here.
Pros: dark humor and heart; thought-provoking themes; strong lead performance | Cons: familiar message; uneven pacing; melodrama for some
Themes
- terminal illness
- drugs
- drinking
- madness
- college professor
Cast & crew
Johnny Depp
as Richard Brown
Rosemarie DeWitt
as Veronica Sinclair-Brown
Odessa Young
as Olivia Brown
Danny Huston
as Peter Matthew
Zoey Deutch
as Claire
Devon Terrell
as Danny
Ron Livingston
as Henry Wright
Linda Emond
as Barbara
Matreya Scarrwener
as Rose
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Donna
Directed by Wayne Roberts