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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Daily Film Fix (355) on 19 Jan 2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool contains performances bigger than the film itself, but the movie is also a solid take on the waning years…

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By Dean B (197) on 18 Jan 2018

Annette Bening is always terrific and does not disappoint here...but it is a slow moving tedious depressing film--Appreciate that it is based…

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By Tim Appelo (178) for AARP Movies for Grownups (302) on 18 Jan 2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool shows Gloria Grahame's softer side -- so it's the absolute opposite of the noir films that made her famous…

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By Chris R (1,477) on 18 Jan 2018

Annette Bening is always terrific and does not disappoint here...but it is a slow moving tedious depressing film--Appreciate that it is based…

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By John B (4,244) on 18 Jan 2018

Annette Bening is always terrific and does not disappoint here...but it is a slow moving tedious depressing film--Appreciate that it is based…

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By Ilja S (505) on 18 Jan 2018

Annette Bening is always terrific and does not disappoint here...but it is a slow moving tedious depressing film--Appreciate that it is based…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 17 Jan 2018

It’s only upon reflection that viewers may realize that, despite its nominal title character, the movie never delves that deeply into who…

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By Brent_Marchant (762) on 14 Jan 2018

A vastly underrated gem that definitely deserves wider attention -- and more recognition -- than it has received thus far…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for Flickering Myth (680) on 12 Jan 2018

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool contains upper-echelon work from everyone involved and is a powerful portrait of Hollywood love that never…

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By Richard Roeper (2,737) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 12 Jan 2018

Director McGuigan and screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh paint Film Stars Don't Die ... in unapologetically sentimental tones…

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By Anita Katz (182) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 12 Jan 2018

Together these characters generate so much chemistry that - for awhile at least - we can ignore the movie's shortcomings…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 11 Jan 2018

The movie, directed by Paul McGuigan, may be a bit tame and well-behaved for its subjects. But it’s a valentine, not a psychodrama…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 11 Jan 2018

Annette Bening is so good in Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool that it makes up for a story that’s slighter than it should be…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Time (1,811) on 11 Jan 2018

Bell is terrific at conveying Peter’s impatience with Grahame’s movie-star neediness as well as his ultimate reckoning with how much he…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jan 2018

[Annette] Bening's is a real character study and conveys the bundles of emotions and memories of an actress at the end of her career…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 11 Jan 2018

As in her 20th Century Women, Benning once again seduces a younger man with her dance moves, she and Bell grooving to each other and a disco…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 10 Jan 2018

Here and there, particularly in flashback, Bening gets a scene or a moment to invest in and shine, but for truly a surprising length of time,…

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By Mark Demetrius (73) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 10 Jan 2018

a tearjerker which won't necessarily jerk your tears…

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By Mike Mcgranaghan (1,821) for Aisle Seat (1,783) on 09 Jan 2018

Bening and Bell sell the material, creating an unlikely partnership that earns your compassion…

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By Roger Tennis (246) for Cinemaclips.com (246) on 09 Jan 2018

Annette Bening lights up the screen in this stunning portrait of a fading star…

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