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Can You Ever Forgive Me?

2018 film directed by Marielle Heller
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Summary

Can You Ever Forgive Me? is a film[1]. Can You Ever Forgive Me? ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,712 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3], Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year[4]
  • Director: Marielle Heller[5]
  • Screenwriter: Nicole Holofcener[6], Jeff Whitty[7]
  • Composer: Nate Heller[8]
  • Genre: biographical film[9], comedy drama[10], drama film[11], LGBTQ-related film[12]
  • Based on: Can You Ever Forgive Me?[13]
  • Cast member: Melissa McCarthy[14], Richard E. Grant[15], Jane Curtin[16], Anna Deavere Smith[17], Dolly Wells[18], Jennifer Westfeldt[19], Ben Falcone[20], Stephen Spinella[21], Julie Ann Emery[22]
  • Producer: Anne Carey[23], Amy Nauiokas[24]
  • Production company: Searchlight Pictures[25]
  • Director of photography: Brandon Trost[26]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[27]
  • Commons category: Can You Ever Forgive Me? (film)[28]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[29]
  • Review score: 8.2/10[30], 98%[31], 87/100[32], 7.1/10[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: October 19, 2018[36], February 21, 2019[37], February 1, 2019[38]
  • Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures[39]
  • Narrative location: New York City[40]
  • Official website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/canyoueverforgiveme/[41], https://www.canyoueverforgiveme.co.uk/[42], https://tickets.canyoueverforgiveme.com/[43]
  • Film editor: Anne McCabe[44]
  • Title: Can You Ever Forgive Me?[45]
  • Has characteristic: title for Spain[46], title for Hispanic America[47]
  • MPA film rating: R[48]
  • Duration: 107 minutes[49]

Why It Matters

Can You Ever Forgive Me? has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] Can You Ever Forgive Me? is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

FAQs

What awards did Can You Ever Forgive Me? receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3] and Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year[4].

Related Entities

film Jane Curtin Melissa McCarthy New York City United States

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  28. [30] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . filmratings.com. filmratings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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