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By Gary Goldstein (1,089) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 27 Dec 2018

Propelled by lovely, engaging writing and wonderful performances, Stan & Ollie, the story of the bittersweet final bow of legendary duo Stan…

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By Odie Henderson (402) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 27 Dec 2018

This film succeeds because it knows how to strike the right balance between laugh-out-loud comedy and quiet, effective drama…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 27 Dec 2018

Kudos to Coogan and Reilly, not just for their gifts of impersonation, but for detailing the bedrock connection at work and play between the two men…

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By Johnny Oleksinski (478) for New York Post (6,650) on 27 Dec 2018

Nothing salacious, and no dropped bombs here. Stan & Ollie portrays the pair less as hot-headed collaborators than a bickering married couple…

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By Jason Zinoman (21) for The New York Times (9,847) on 27 Dec 2018

Steve Coogan and John C…

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By Emily Yoshida (237) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 26 Dec 2018

This is too sunny a production to linger too long in the dark corners; even Laurel’s alcoholism is treated with a light touch when it comes…

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By Matt Glasby (349) for Total Film (3,532) on 25 Dec 2018

Gently joyous, from soup to nuts. Take your grandparents and they’ll enjoy it as much as you…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 24 Dec 2018

The reason that this old-fashioned movie works as well as it does is the transformative commitment of its two leads…

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By Phil De Semlyen (265) for Time Out (7,510) on 21 Dec 2018

There are also juicy supporting roles for Shirley Henderson and Midnight in Paris’s Nina Arianda as the comedians’ long-suffering wives,…

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By Mike D'angelo (730) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 19 Dec 2018

An opportunity to see John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan mimic two of early cinema’s most iconic figures, which is this film’s true raison d’être…

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By Chuck Bowen (756) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 14 Nov 2018

At its best, Stan & Ollie shows how the private and personal dimensions of art are achingly inseparable…

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By Guy Lodge (731) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Nov 2018

The film’s confidence falters only when it transposes the hapless slapstick of the duo’s screen act to their everyday reality…

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By Demetrios Matheou (85) for Screen International (2,241) on 07 Nov 2018

Featuring uncanny and hugely personable performances by Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel, and John C…

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By Todd Mccarthy (1,810) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 07 Nov 2018

Everything the film has to offer is obvious and on the surface, its pleasures simple and sincere under the attentive guidance of director Jon…

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By Peter Bradshaw (3,667) for The Guardian (2,969) on 07 Nov 2018

These are brilliant impersonations, the kind that can only be achieved by exceptionally intelligent actors; the superb technique of both is…

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By Oliver Lyttelton (141) for The Playlist (3,871) on 07 Nov 2018

It’s not a terrible time at the movies, but after Coogan & Pope’s previous collaboration on “Philomena” proved to be such a genuinely…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for TheWrap (3,203) on 24 Oct 2018

It gives Steve Coogan one of his finest screen roles to date and for Reilly, it’s another triumph right on the heels of “The Sisters Brothers.”…

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By William Bibbiani (788) for IGN (1,013) on 22 Oct 2018

Stan & Ollie muddles up the history a bit, as all biopics do, but it’s a film without any meaningful flaws…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 22 Oct 2018

It is eccentric, sad and stirring to the core. Oh yes – and incredibly funny, too…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for IndieWire (3,631) on 22 Oct 2018

Stan & Ollie salutes an under-appreciated comedy duo while exploring the hardships of fading into the limelight; appropriately, the movie itself…

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