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Movie ID: 758
RT slug: the_duke
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_duke
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 96 mins
Wide release date: —
Limited release date: 2022-04-22
Festival premiere date: 2020-09-04
Streaming release date: —
Tomatometer final: 97%
Audience score final: —
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Directors: Roger Michell
Writers: Clive Coleman, Richard Bean
Producers: Nicky Bentham
MPAA rating: R
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-06-15 15:02:05
Updated: 2026-06-15 15:02:05
A 60-year-old taxi driver steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from London's National Gallery and uses the theft to campaign for pensioners.
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Canonical reviews: 148
Canonical fresh: 144
Canonical rotten: 4
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 97%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-06-15 14:05:10
Snapshot Tomatometer: 97%
Snapshot review count: 148
Snapshot fresh count: 144
Snapshot rotten count: 4
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #1318 (full_snapshot)
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| 1 | Jim Broadbent | Kempton Bunton |
| 2 | Helen Mirren | Dorothy Bunton |
| 3 | Fionn Whitehead | Jackie Bunton |
| 4 | Aimee Kelly | Irene Boslover |
| 5 | Craig Conway | Mr. Walker |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172355 | Geoffrey Macnab | iNews.co.uk | Fresh | 4/5 | 2025-01-17T00:08:22Z | 2025-01-17 00:08:22 | A reminder of the Notting Hill director’s formidable talent, and stands alongside his best work, combining humour, sharp and acerbic social observation, and a big emotional kick. |
| 172356 | Zach Youngs | InSession Film | Fresh | B | 2024-07-03T16:33:46Z | 2024-07-03 16:33:46 | The Duke is a joyful caper that makes you think about how much more we could all be doing to impact the lives of others around us if we just stuck our noses out a little bit. |
| 172357 | Farah Cheded | A Good Movie To Watch | Fresh | — | 2023-12-08T03:23:56Z | 2023-12-08 03:23:56 | Thanks to [Broadbent's] performance — and the note-perfect direction of the late, great Roger Michell — a quirky footnote of history becomes a sweet, unexpectedly moving story about solidarity and the power of the underdog. |
| 172358 | Mary Ann Brussat | Spirituality & Practice | Fresh | 5/5 | 2023-05-28T00:49:54Z | 2023-05-28 00:49:54 | A true story about a elder who steals a painting in order to help others, demonstrating the philosophy of ubuntu. |
| 172359 | Brian Susbielles | InSession Film | Fresh | A- | 2023-02-22T01:46:53Z | 2023-02-22 01:46:53 | Broadbent is absolutely wonderful and gives his best performance in many years. |
| 172360 | Robert Roten | Laramie Movie Scope | Fresh | B | 2022-12-06T20:23:16Z | 2022-12-06 20:23:16 | English comedies seem to have more than their share of eccentric characters in the very distinct British style of humor. Here, British actor Jim Broadbent fills the bill perfectly, playing a real life British eccentric, Kempton Bunton. |
| 172361 | Dallas King | Flick Feast | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-11-12T12:36:30Z | 2022-11-12 12:36:30 | Designed as a crowd pleaser for the silver screen generation, it can feel a little paint by numbers at times. However thanks to the terrific central performances, colourful caper The Duke proves life certainly ain’t grim up north. |
| 172362 | Jeffrey Overstreet | JeffreyOverstreet.com (Ghost.io) | Fresh | B- | 2022-08-20T19:44:24Z | 2022-08-20 19:44:24 | It just doesn’t feel like anybody is on their A-game. ... It's not a grand finale to [Michell's] career; it's like an encore where he plays an endearing crowdpleaser with a simple chorus about making the world a better place, one we can sing along to. |
| 172363 | Anne Brodie | What She Said | Fresh | — | 2022-08-12T15:34:47Z | 2022-08-12 15:34:47 | Gloriously witty, and comic... wonderful film. |
| 172364 | Matt Brunson | Film Frenzy | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-08-07T01:11:20Z | 2022-08-07 01:11:20 | Basically a David and Goliath tale in which the sling and stone are replaced by a cheery attitude and an open heart. |
| 172365 | Jennifer Heaton | Alternative Lens | Fresh | 6/10 | 2022-07-26T12:31:12Z | 2022-07-26 12:31:12 | Directed by the late Roger Michell, this dramatization of the true-life caper of a working-class pensioner stealing a famous portrait and holding it for ransom in exchange for free TV licenses is a simple but charming cup of Northern goodness. |
| 172366 | Peter Canavese | Celluloid Dreams | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-07-24T23:51:45Z | 2022-07-24 23:51:45 | Director Roger Michell's final movie is a charming comedy/drama set in 1961 depicting the infamously true story of how Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery by an unlikely thief. |
| 172367 | Sarah Ward | Concrete Playground | Fresh | — | 2022-06-25T05:48:37Z | 2022-06-25 05:48:37 | Little is too shaken or stirred, but it all goes down smoothly and delightfully — and with some bite. |
| 172368 | Michael Ward | Should I See It | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-06-05T02:37:05Z | 2022-06-05 02:37:05 | ...easy to overlook, but a lot of fun for those who invest their time. |
| 172369 | Catherine Bray | Film of the Week | Fresh | — | 2022-05-31T18:58:27Z | 2022-05-31 18:58:27 | It’s an old-school British caper in the Ealing Studios tradition, modestly but glowingly crafted and beautifully acted by old pros — and you leave it both buoyant and a little sad. Making that feel easy is hard. |
| 172370 | Sean P. Means | The Movie Cricket | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-05-29T19:18:19Z | 2022-05-29 19:18:19 | There are strains of the old Ealing Studios comedies — whimsical tales of plucky Brits taking on the system — running through “The Duke,” a based-on-a-true-story tale that’s enlivened by the pairing of Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. |
| 172371 | Al Alexander | The Patriot Ledger | Fresh | B | 2022-05-28T01:17:13Z | 2022-05-28 01:17:13 | You won’t catch anyone accusing Roger Michell of being edgy or innovative. But in his last film, the late director pushes an audiences’ buttons with crowd-pleasing precision. |
| 172372 | Robin Holabird | KUNR (Reno, NV) | Fresh | — | 2022-05-13T21:23:43Z | 2022-05-13 21:23:43 | The overall feel proves cheery and enjoyable, a likable nod to people with ideas worth sharing. |
| 172373 | Michael Medved | The Michael Medved Show | Fresh | 4/4 | 2022-05-12T22:32:40Z | 2022-05-12 22:32:40 | The acting is world-class and Oscar-worthy portraying endearingly eccentric characters who sustain an enduring, but slightly demented, relationship. The result is delightful, moving, and richly satisfying... |
| 172374 | Robert W. Butler | Butler's Cinema Scene | Fresh | B | 2022-05-12T21:48:31Z | 2022-05-12 21:48:31 | “Torn from the headlines” usually indicates a tragedy in the offing. In case of Kempton Bunton it means head-shaking delights. |
| 172375 | Carla Hay | Culture Mix | Fresh | — | 2022-05-09T22:00:21Z | 2022-05-09 22:00:21 | The Duke is more than just a traditionally made movie about a man who goes on trial for stealing a valuable painting from London's National Gallery. It's also a witty and emotional drama about a family coping with grief. |
| 172376 | Michael Calleri | Niagara Gazette | Fresh | — | 2022-05-09T17:34:09Z | 2022-05-09 17:34:09 | Jim Broadbent delivers a performance that is exactly how we want to see a quirky chap behave. His comic timing is flawless. Helen Mirren has less to do, but she does it brilliantly. |
| 172377 | Craig D. Lindsey | Nashville Scene | Fresh | — | 2022-05-09T16:21:05Z | 2022-05-09 16:21:05 | Thankfully, The Duke is a middle-of-the-road confection that stays nice and rosy thanks to durable Oscar winners Broadbent and Mirren. |
| 172378 | John Urbancich | JMuvies | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-05-07T02:28:07Z | 2022-05-07 02:28:07 | ‘The Duke’ is the final film for prolific stage/screen/TV director Roger Michell, a man who gave jobs to Daniel Craig long before the actor did his 007 thing. Naturally, then, the final shot might leave you nicely stirred while probably not shaken. |
| 172379 | Micheal Compton | Bowling Green Daily News | Fresh | B+ | 2022-05-06T23:35:17Z | 2022-05-06 23:35:17 | Michell keeps it all moving at a brisk pace, taking an improbable story and adding a few unexpected twists and turns. The Duke is easy to like because of its seemingly effortless charm. |
| 172380 | Rob Thomas | Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-05-06T21:26:32Z | 2022-05-06 21:26:32 | “The Duke” won’t blow the doors off the multiplex the way “Doctor Strange” will this weekend, but as a good-natured salute to the Kempton Buntons of the world, it’s very satisfying. We need them now more than ever. |
| 172381 | Lisa Johnson Mandell | AtHomeInHollywood.com | Fresh | — | 2022-05-06T19:44:14Z | 2022-05-06 19:44:14 | The music, the cinematography, the directing by Roger Michell and the consumate performances all harken back to kinder, more sentimental times when cinema focused on story, character and relationships, and got it all in under two hours. |
| 172382 | Josh Bell | The Inlander (Spokane, WA) | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-05-05T21:00:26Z | 2022-05-05 21:00:26 | Michell adds just enough zippy early-1960s style to evoke the period, without ever distracting from the carefully crafted characters and warm, lived-in performances. |
| 172383 | Mark Meszoros | The News-Herald (Willoughby, OH) | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-05-05T16:40:33Z | 2022-05-05 16:40:33 | Ultimately, some may want a bit more from it, but it does have the chance to steal your heart — gone like a painting snatched in the night. |
| 172384 | Richard Whittaker | Austin Chronicle | Fresh | — | 2022-05-05T10:42:18Z | 2022-05-05 10:42:18 | The Duke may superficially seem like old hat, but in its comfortable ways there’s still a strong message. |
| 172385 | Diane Carson | KDHX (St. Louis) | Fresh | — | 2022-05-04T20:02:52Z | 2022-05-04 20:02:52 | Above all, Dolly and Kempton’s exchanges add true-to-life sparkle. Kristina Hetherington’s editing is inventive, George Fenton’s music has energy, and Mike Eley’s cinematography adds the period ambiance and droll humor of 1950s Ealing comedies. |
| 172386 | Christopher Lloyd | The Film Yap | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2022-05-04T17:14:41Z | 2022-05-04 17:14:41 | Jim Broadbent gives a twinkly, charismatic performance as an obscure Brit raconteur who stole a famous painting, with Helen Mirren as his long-suffering wife. |
| 172387 | Rex Reed | Observer | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-05-04T10:09:03Z | 2022-05-04 10:09:03 | A charming, understated and completely enjoyable frolic about how ordinary people can do extraordinary things that seems doubly startling because, while seeming implausible, it also happens to be absolutely true. |
| 172388 | Mike Scott | Times-Picayune | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-05-04T00:46:21Z | 2022-05-04 00:46:21 | Heartwarming, beautifully shot and more English than a basket of fish and chips with a side of mushy peas, it’s an easy-to-watch, easy-to-love crowd-pleaser. |
| 172389 | Sarah Knight Adamson | Sarah's Backstage Pass | Fresh | 4/4 | 2022-05-04T00:37:09Z | 2022-05-04 00:37:09 | The duo of Broadbent and Mirren are magnificent to watch together; I appreciated Mirren's restraint as she allowed Broadbent to shine in this excellent heartwarming true story. |
| 172390 | Charles Koplinski | Reel Talk with Chuck and Pam | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2022-05-03T20:13:50Z | 2022-05-03 20:13:50 | The film has charm to spare, much of that provided by screen veteran Jim Broadbent who’s able to portray Bunton, an eccentric with a heart of gold, without making him look like a fool. |
| 172391 | Tim Brennan | About Boulder | Fresh | — | 2022-05-02T17:17:11Z | 2022-05-02 17:17:11 | Its a fizzy, fun little film that I hope isnt forgotten. |
| 172392 | Joe Friar | Fort Worth Report | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-04-30T18:57:05Z | 2022-04-30 18:57:05 | An irresistible comedy anchored by wonderful performances from Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. |
| 172393 | Christopher Llewellyn Reed | Hammer to Nail | Fresh | — | 2022-04-30T01:29:16Z | 2022-04-30 01:29:16 | Stealing from museums may normally be no laughing matter, but here the entire affair is played to the comic hilt, even as it explores more serious issues of income inequality, social class, prejudice, and grief. |
| 172394 | M.V. Moorhead | Less Hat, Moorhead | Fresh | — | 2022-04-29T22:52:38Z | 2022-04-29 22:52:38 | Suffice to say that Broadbent is flawless and lovable, and has the good sense to act as straight man when Helen Mirren, as his beyond fed-up wife Dorothy, hilariously lets rip at him. |
| 172395 | Jeff Mitchell | Phoenix Film Festival | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-29T22:47:57Z | 2022-04-29 22:47:57 | 'The Duke' isn't a regal biopic, but it's a lovely one. |
| 172396 | Robert Denerstein | Denerstein Unleashed | Fresh | — | 2022-04-29T22:20:54Z | 2022-04-29 22:20:54 | The movie qualifies as a solid -- if small -- entertainment that gives Broadbent a showcase role. |
| 172397 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Fresh | — | 2022-04-29T22:16:59Z | 2022-04-29 22:16:59 | ... an amusing true-life portrait that balances quirky charm with a more serious examination of sociopolitical issues facing British seniors during the 1960s. |
| 172398 | Steven Prokopy | Third Coast Review | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-29T20:47:13Z | 2022-04-29 20:47:13 | Far from a great film, it still captures a time, place and group of attitudes to a degree that I found refreshing and thoroughly delightful. |
| 172399 | James Verniere | Boston Herald | Fresh | A- | 2022-04-29T17:53:22Z | 2022-04-29 17:53:22 | It turns out that watching Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren costar in this real-life comedy-drama is genuine fun. |
| 172400 | Bob Bloom | Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2022-04-29T17:31:47Z | 2022-04-29 17:31:47 | 'The Duke' is a crowd-pleasing, sweet, sentimental and a little messy story about an individual's responsibility to his neighbor, even if the cost is more than he can pay. |
| 172401 | Lynn Venhaus | Webster-Kirkwood Times | Fresh | B+ | 2022-04-29T16:48:35Z | 2022-04-29 16:48:35 | Michell deftly balances the drama and comedy in this bizarre true story... the screenwriters, actors and director collaborated splendidly to craft an ultimately uplifting story tinged with real-life pathos. |
| 172402 | Ty Burr | Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-29T15:58:13Z | 2022-04-29 15:58:13 | It’s a daft, lovely story, and it opens up like a flower – the final half hour is deeply and unexpectedly moving. |
| 172403 | Patrick McDonald | WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-04-29T11:44:30Z | 2022-04-29 11:44:30 | In the tradition of British heist comedies, and that it really happened, once again proves that truth is as entertaining as fiction. Broadbent is hilarious as the eccentric and very British dreamer, hilarious in the later courtroom scenes. Priceless! |
| 172404 | Jeanne Kaplan | Kaplan vs. Kaplan | Fresh | — | 2022-04-29T03:41:22Z | 2022-04-29 03:41:22 | THE DUKE is the quintessential British movie --- charming, hilarious and informative. |
| 172405 | David Kaplan | Kaplan vs. Kaplan | Fresh | — | 2022-04-29T03:40:22Z | 2022-04-29 03:40:22 | With old pros Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren heading the cast, along with a smart screenplay, this story fits deservedly into the "feel good" genre. |
| 172406 | Mark Dujsik | Mark Reviews Movies | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-29T03:21:10Z | 2022-04-29 03:21:10 | It's a combination of situational humor, political commentary, and character study -- all of it equally understated and clever... |
| 172407 | Robin Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B- | 2022-04-28T21:13:14Z | 2022-04-28 21:13:14 | the filmmakers do a solid job in telling a true-life tale that no one heard about. Well, now you do and it is a good one for us seniors. |
| 172408 | Dmitry Samarov | Chicago Reader | Fresh | — | 2022-04-28T19:32:45Z | 2022-04-28 19:32:45 | [The Duke] sometimes gets overly sentimental and rose-colored about its “simpler” early 60s milieu, but Broadbent more than carries this homage to the triumph of a little man. |
| 172409 | Chris Hewitt | Minneapolis Star Tribune | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-28T17:54:24Z | 2022-04-28 17:54:24 | This messing around with chronology could feel manipulative if the stakes of "The Duke" were higher but, instead, it's like each revelation is a little gift. |
| 172410 | Frank Swietek | One Guy's Opinion | Fresh | B+ | 2022-04-28T14:48:30Z | 2022-04-28 14:48:30 | A delicious crowd-pleaser in the old Ealing mode, a fact-based dramedy about a little man with a dream who bests the system by sheer pluck. |
| 172411 | Tom Santilli | Movie Show Plus | Fresh | B- | 2022-04-28T14:14:10Z | 2022-04-28 14:14:10 | Broadbent always seems to work with a twinkle in his eye and a spring in his step, and his scenes with Helen Mirren make "The Duke" just barely bearable. |
| 172412 | Mark Feeney | Boston Globe | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-04-27T23:50:22Z | 2022-04-27 23:50:22 | The Duke is appealing and wayward, too, if also given to both slickness (split screens? really?) and more than a dollop of sentimentality. |
| 172413 | Adam Graham | Detroit News | Fresh | B | 2022-04-27T23:21:30Z | 2022-04-27 23:21:30 | It's all very sweet and light, with a message about the importance of standing up for one's beliefs at its center. Nothing wrong with that at all. |
| 172414 | Mick LaSalle | San Francisco Chronicle | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2022-04-27T22:16:46Z | 2022-04-27 22:16:46 | Ultimately, “The Duke” tells an enjoyable real-life story. |
| 172415 | Bill Goodykoontz | Arizona Republic | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-04-27T22:01:37Z | 2022-04-27 22:01:37 | If you want pinpoint accuracy, watch a documentary. If you want to see top-notch actors inhabit characters in genuine and ultimately moving ways, The Duke is a much better option. |
| 172416 | Brian Eggert | Deep Focus Review | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-27T21:58:44Z | 2022-04-27 21:58:44 | Even though it seems like lighter fare, the story has a way of sneaking up on you. |
| 172417 | Noah Gittell | Washington City Paper | Fresh | — | 2022-04-27T21:42:01Z | 2022-04-27 21:42:01 | It will put a smile on your face, and while its conclusion might feel simplistic, The Duke never promised to tell the truth. It’s got higher aspirations than that. |
| 172418 | Dennis Schwartz | Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews | Fresh | B | 2022-04-26T23:24:22Z | 2022-04-26 23:24:22 | Broadbent brilliantly plays an endearing character you can't help caring about. |
| 172419 | Michael O'Sullivan | Washington Post | Fresh | 2.5/5 | 2022-04-26T20:14:33Z | 2022-04-26 20:14:33 | A sweet package made sweeter by two of England’s finest actors. |
| 172420 | Laura Clifford | rec.arts.movies.reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2022-04-26T18:36:49Z | 2022-04-26 18:36:49 | This is a great story, beautifully told, combining a do-gooder with a heart of gold with the only theft in the history of the National Gallery. |
| 172421 | Pat Padua | Spectrum Culture | Fresh | 67/100 | 2022-04-25T22:22:23Z | 2022-04-25 22:22:23 | Despite its wizened subject and courtroom setting, this comedy-drama has the breezy air of a director in the bloom of youthor of a seasoned artist determined to prove hes still got it. Reader: he does. |
| 172422 | Danny Brogan | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 3/5 | 2022-04-25T20:39:35Z | 2022-04-25 20:39:35 | A carefree way to spend 90 minutes, The Duke won't feel like a theft of any precious family viewing time. |
| 172423 | Fiona Underhill | MovieJawn | Fresh | — | 2022-04-25T19:30:03Z | 2022-04-25 19:30:03 | A British period film that deals with working class characters and that actually has a protagonist attempting to wrestle with social issues and effect change is refreshing. Worth watching for Broadbent and Whitehead's performances. |
| 172424 | Asher Luberto | Book & Film Globe | Fresh | — | 2022-04-25T17:52:53Z | 2022-04-25 17:52:53 | In the tradition of his earlier work, Michell has elegantly interspersed the intrigue of The Duke with snippets of humor that give everything a laid-back feel. |
| 172425 | Nicholas Bell | IONCINEMA.com | Rotten | 2/5 | 2022-04-25T17:05:53Z | 2022-04-25 17:05:53 | While there’s nothing innately wrong with The Duke, it’s merely an old-fashioned flavor of a film, nothing more. |
| 172426 | Bill Newcott | The Saturday Evening Post | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-04-25T02:25:15Z | 2022-04-25 02:25:15 | As he did throughout his illustrious filmography, in RogerMichell...again peels back the layers of British culture and class, introducing us to characters who are comfortable with the nations stubbornly staid ways and those chafing against it. |
| 172427 | Richard Propes | TheIndependentCritic.com | Fresh | 3.5/4.0 | 2022-04-23T14:31:48Z | 2022-04-23 14:31:48 | There are times I look up at the big screen during a film featuring Jim Broadbent and I simply smile. The Duke is one of those times. |
| 172428 | Joey Magidson | Awards Radar | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-23T14:23:59Z | 2022-04-23 14:23:59 | The Duke caps Michells career in a gently enjoyable manner. |
| 172429 | Rachel LaBonte | Screen Rant | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-04-22T20:27:11Z | 2022-04-22 20:27:11 | Though it lags slightly in the middle, The Duke is an overall delightful depiction of a remarkable true story led by heartwarming performances. |
| 172430 | Leonard Maltin | leonardmaltin.com | Fresh | — | 2022-04-22T17:01:47Z | 2022-04-22 17:01:47 | This is an unmistakably British import. Its quiet charm stakes a claim for mature viewers but dont mistake "offbeat" for "bland." Theres nothing banal or predictable about this lighthearted tale, which is based on a true story. |
| 172431 | Gary M. Kramer | Salon.com | Fresh | — | 2022-04-22T11:25:19Z | 2022-04-22 11:25:19 | "The Duke" is completely agreeable, and pleasant, but it could have been more arch or cynical. This film ends up being as likable as its puckish hero, who gets by on his good will. |
| 172432 | Joe Morgenstern | Wall Street Journal | Fresh | — | 2022-04-22T01:40:01Z | 2022-04-22 01:40:01 | One of the pleasures -- even privileges -- of watching a film like this is seeing what superb actors are able to do with material that doesn’t aspire to greatness. The story is charming, the performances are exceptional. |
| 172433 | Elizabeth Weitzman | TheWrap | Fresh | — | 2022-04-21T21:27:09Z | 2022-04-21 21:27:09 | Happily, Michell is more interested in the grifter than the grift. And Broadbent, expanding luxuriously into his ideal leading role, is absolutely delightful. |
| 172434 | Jocelyn Noveck | Associated Press | Fresh | 3/4 | 2022-04-21T18:27:29Z | 2022-04-21 18:27:29 | Their touching chemistry does the trick, and Broadbent is darned near perfect as a man whose Robin Hood-like principles won out in the most unlikely of scenarios. |
| 172435 | Amy Nicholson | New York Times | Rotten | C+ | 2022-04-21T17:46:11Z | 2022-04-21 17:46:11 | Bunton is a rabble-rouser and a compelling hero for this film by the director Roger Michell, who died in September after a career of humanist charmers including "Notting Hill" and "Venus." It is a pity that the script mires Bunton in a soggy family drama |
| 172436 | Peter Rainer | Christian Science Monitor | Fresh | — | 2022-04-21T17:06:51Z | 2022-04-21 17:06:51 | The theft itself, and the subsequent (overdone) trial scene that functions as its prologue and aftermath, are in many ways secondary to the film’s humane charms. What’s best about The Duke are its witty grace notes. |
| 172437 | Nicole Ackman | Next Best Picture | Fresh | 7/10 | 2022-04-20T19:14:43Z | 2022-04-20 19:14:43 | It's a perfect rainy day film that your parents and grandparents will likely love. Something I'm sure the late Roger Mitchell would be very proud of. |
| 172438 | Brian Orndorf | Blu-ray.com | Fresh | B+ | 2022-04-20T17:32:44Z | 2022-04-20 17:32:44 | Solid entertainment, with Michell finding a tonal balance that keeps the story afloat and the fine acting prominent, making his best film in nearly two decades. |
| 172439 | Molly Adams | In Review Online | Fresh | — | 2022-04-20T14:40:08Z | 2022-04-20 14:40:08 | With a story as absurd as this one, Michells characteristic restraint flourishes the materials, and his understated direction willingly takes a backseat to let his actors performances run the show. |
| 172440 | Edward Douglas | The Weekend Warrior (Substack) | Fresh | 8/10 | 2022-04-20T13:53:10Z | 2022-04-20 13:53:10 | Probably one of Michells stronger movies, so its even sadder that its also his final film. |
| 172441 | Brent Simon | AV Club | Fresh | B- | 2022-04-20T10:08:57Z | 2022-04-20 10:08:57 | If the film isn’t quite as complicated as one might sometimes wish it to be, that isn’t to say that this unassuming version of its decidedly strange true tale is anything other than agreeable on its own terms. |
| 172442 | Julian Roman | MovieWeb | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-04-19T21:35:35Z | 2022-04-19 21:35:35 | The Duke is a heartwarming film that deftly tackles classism, coming to terms with grief, and the indignity of racial slights. Jim Broadbent delights as an irrepressible dreamer. The Duke is a ray of cinematic light. |
| 172443 | Jared Mobarak | The Film Stage | Fresh | B | 2022-04-19T14:26:52Z | 2022-04-19 14:26:52 | You almost have to wonder how a story this crazy needed sixty years to finally get a big screen adaptation, but I'm glad it did since I don't think anyone could have filled Bunton's shoes quite like the affable Broadbent. |
| 172444 | Avi Offer | NYC Movie Guru | Fresh | — | 2022-04-19T01:06:28Z | 2022-04-19 01:06:28 | A crowd-pleasing, funny and charming throwback to Ealing Studios' classic British comedies. It will make you stand up and cheer. Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren are terrific. |
| 172445 | Anthony Lane | The New Yorker | Fresh | — | 2022-04-15T11:23:45Z | 2022-04-15 11:23:45 | The film confirms that one of Michell’s enduring themes was exasperation—an unglamorous emotion, familiar to us all but, unlike rage, seldom given its cinematic due. |
| 172446 | Jane Freebury | The Canberra Times (Australia) | Fresh | 5/5 | 2022-04-11T12:00:12Z | 2022-04-11 12:00:12 | Old-fashioned it may be, but the revolutionary spirit of this gloriously absurd comedy about a masterpiece that was borrowed for the greater good, a crime caper with roots in British social realism and in Ealing classic comedies, will sit well at any time |
| 172447 | Luke Goodsell | ABC News (Australia) | Fresh | — | 2022-04-07T20:23:17Z | 2022-04-07 20:23:17 | The Duke is the kind of film that Hollywood, for better or worse, doesn't make anymore: smart, character-driven, a mischievous twinkle in the eye -- a movie that can comfortably entertain an entire family without a glimpse of spandex. |
| 172448 | Matthew Toomey | ABC Radio Brisbane | Fresh | B | 2022-04-06T01:27:57Z | 2022-04-06 01:27:57 | Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent relishes the chance to play such a fun character and that same vibe will rub off on audiences. |
| 172449 | Wenlei Ma | News.com.au | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-04-01T06:30:46Z | 2022-04-01 06:30:46 | There's always space in this world for a gentle, affable dramedy starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren. |
| 172450 | Paul Byrnes | Sydney Morning Herald | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-04-01T00:25:02Z | 2022-04-01 00:25:02 | Casting Jim Broadbent as the lovable but hopeless Kempton is the film’s first good decision. No one is more comfortable in the role of an average British bloke, especially one from the lower middle or working classes. |
| 172451 | Thomas Caldwell | ABC Radio Melbourne | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-03-31T05:14:52Z | 2022-03-31 05:14:52 | It is funny, sweet and sentimental without ever feeling overly saccharine or heavy-handed, even when it increasingly panders to expectations and pushes credibility to the point that it is clearly taking massive liberties with the details. |
| 172452 | Cameron Meier | MeierMovies.com | Fresh | 3.25/5 | 2022-03-29T19:51:18Z | 2022-03-29 19:51:18 | While it wont exactly steal your heart, The Duke is a royal treat. |
| 172453 | Peter Gray | The AU Review | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2022-03-26T08:59:47Z | 2022-03-26 08:59:47 | A geriatric Oceans Eleven, if you will, The Duke pits the incomparable Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren together as the ageing, unwilling thief and his put-upon wife, respectively, consistently elevating the already marvellous material throughout. |
| 172454 | James Croot | The Post NZ | Fresh | 4/5 | 2022-03-24T21:27:50Z | 2022-03-24 21:27:50 | The Duke is a fabulous showcase for one of the seemingly forgotten greats of British acting in Jim Broadbent and fitting fictional swansong by the brilliant director Roger Michell. |
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