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Mank

Mank

Drama · History · 2020

1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

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Mank

2020 Drama · History 2h 12m

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6.7 / 10

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1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

David Fincher

Written by

Jack Fincher

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Herman Mankiewicz

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried

Marion Davies

Lily Collins

Lily Collins

Rita Alexander

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Louis B. Mayer

Tom Pelphrey

Tom Pelphrey

Joseph Mankiewicz

Sam Troughton

Sam Troughton

John Houseman

Ferdinand Kingsley

Ferdinand Kingsley

Irving Thalberg

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Put Mank on trial.

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

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.