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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 98%
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In Theaters: October 19, 2018
On DVD: February 19, 2019 On Digital: February 5, 2019
R | 1h 47m | Comedy, Drama
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Best-selling author Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy), who wrote biographies of celebrities such as Tallulah Bankhead, Estée Lauder and Dorothy Kilgallen in the 1970s and '80s, and profiles of other stars such as Katharine Hepburn, has fallen on hard times. Turning to criminal life, she begins a lucrative scam with her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant) by forging hundreds of letters purportedly written by luminaries as Dorothy Parker, Noël Coward, and Lillian Hellman, then selling her "memorabilia" to dealers across the country. Based on the memoir by Lee Israel.
Director: Marielle Heller
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Producer(s): Amy Nauiokas, Anne Carey, David Yarnell
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone
Writer(s): Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty
Official Site: canyoueverforgiveme.com
54 votes and 15 Reviews
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Rotten Tomatoes® Score 98%
81%
In Theaters: October 19, 2018
On DVD: February 19, 2019 On Digital: February 5, 2019
R | 1h 47m | Comedy, Drama
Watch Trailer
Best-selling author Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy), who wrote biographies of celebrities such as Tallulah Bankhead, Estée Lauder and Dorothy Kilgallen in the 1970s and '80s, and profiles of other stars such as Katharine Hepburn, has fallen on hard times. Turning to criminal life, she begins a lucrative scam with her loyal friend Jack (Richard E. Grant) by forging hundreds of letters purportedly written by luminaries as Dorothy Parker, Noël Coward, and Lillian Hellman, then selling her "memorabilia" to dealers across the country. Based on the memoir by Lee Israel.
Rotten Tomatoes® Score 98%
81%
In Theaters: October 19, 2018
On DVD: February 19, 2019
On Digital: February 5, 2019
R | 1h 47m | Comedy, Drama
