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The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

Movie
2019
2h 7m
R
English
Drama
User Score: 
6.3
Critic Score: 
24
The Death  Life of John F Donovan' Poster
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
The Death  Life of John F Donovan Poster

The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

R
Movie
2019
2h 7m
English
Drama
A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.
Rating
WATCHMODE
6.3
IMDB
The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2019) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
24

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Kit Harington
John F. Donovan
Jacob Tremblay
Rupert Turner
Natalie Portman
Sam Turner
Ben Schnetzer
Adult Rupert Turner
Thandiwe Newton
Audrey Newhouse
Susan Sarandon
Grace Donovan
Amara Karan
Mrs. Kureishi
Chris Zylka
Will Jefford Jr.
Emily Hampshire
Amy Bosworth
Jared Keeso
James Donovan
Kathy Bates
Barbara Haggermaker
Michael Gambon
Man in Diner
Sarah Gadon
Liz Jones
Susan Almgren
Aunt Faith
Ellen David
Adam's Mother
Alison Louder
Hellsome High Actress
Matthew Raudsepp
Hellsome High Actor
Trevor Hayes
Director
Pat Kiely
Director #2
Directed By: Xavier Dolan
Written By: Xavier Dolan (Screenplay), Jacob Tierney

Featured Comments/Tips

WanderingIA says...
4 years ago
Great story and acting, I liked it very much. "Things are simple... People, on the other hand, have inexplicable proclivity to make them complicated."
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Wasaq says...
4 years ago
amazing acting specially Jacob, great soundtracks, it's really a great movie
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Lee Brown Barrow says...
4 years ago
It is a flawed film - themes are touched upon but not always explored - but it's not the terrible movie that some critics perceived it to be. Xavier Dolan is incapable of making a bad movie, and this, his first in the English language, is an interesting one. It's well made, well acted, and well intentioned, and while it doesn't all come together, it does hold power on occasion.
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Bradym03 says...
5 years ago
Oof. The Death & Life of John F. Donovan was a hot mess. Not terrible, but how do you go from "Mommy" to this? It feels incredibly cliche with certain music choices that feels stripped from Xavier Dolan’s playlist. I can tell Dolan wrote the movie, because there's a character in the movie that blush over Kit Harington good looks for no other reason. The acting from everyone was at least good - Jacob Tremblay, Susan Sarandon and Kathy Bates being the stand outs, and the amazing looking cinematography made it visually pleasing.
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Featured User Reviews

SWITCH.
4 years ago
You can see Xavier Dolan reaching for something grand with this film, a bigger story than he has ever attempted before and even more romantic questions of identity and self, but while one of the problems of 'The Death and Life of John F. Donovan' is that there are too many questions being ask More
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cityguide
6 years ago
Perhaps best known as the film that Jessica Chastain’s role was cut from, Xavier Dolan’s upcoming drama is still plenty star-studded, featuring a cast that includes Natalie Portman, Jacob Tremblay, Thandie Newton, Susan Sarandon, and Kit Harington. Though little is truly known about the project More
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