Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017 · Movie · R · 105 min · ★ 6.4 · 73% critics
In late-1970s Liverpool, a young actor begins an unlikely romance with an older, once-famous screen star. As their connection deepens, she leans on him and his family for comfort, and their relationship is tested by fame’s fading glow, family pressures, and worsening health.
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Details
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-11-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 (180 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tender, melancholy true-life romance with strong performances and a focus on love under pressure; Not for you if you dislike slow dramas or illness-centered stories like Ammonite or Maestro.
Pros: moving, adult romance; strong lead performances; warm family dynamic | Cons: slow, sometimes padded; heavy, tearful tone; uneven character depth
Themes
- 1970s
- biography
- liverpool, england
- cancer
- based on memoir or autobiography
- older woman younger man relationship
- fading star
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2018 · nominated
Cast & crew
Annette Bening
as Gloria Grahame
Jamie Bell
as Peter Turner
Julie Walters
as Bella Turner
Stephen Graham
as Joe Turner, Jr
Kenneth Cranham
as Joe Turner
Leanne Best
as Eileen
Vanessa Redgrave
as Jeanne McDougall
Frances Barber
as Joy
James Bloor
as Dan
Tom Brittney
as Tim
Directed by Paul McGuigan