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Long Shot

Long Shot

Comedy · Romance · 2019

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

Movie details

Long Shot

“Unlikely but not impossible.”

2019 Comedy · Romance 2h 5m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.8 / 10

127.3K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

82 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

67 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jonathan Levine

Written by

Dan Sterling · Liz Hannah

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Charlotte Field

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen

Fred Flarsky

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Lance

June Diane Raphael

June Diane Raphael

Maggie Millikin

Ravi Patel

Ravi Patel

Tom

Andy Serkis

Andy Serkis

Parker Wembley

Bob Odenkirk

Bob Odenkirk

President Chambers

Court is in session

Put Long Shot on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.