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The Christophers

2026 · 100 min

A wry, nimble caper through the art world that keeps you amused and quietly moved as old grudges soften into something like grace.

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Crime
Starring
Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, Jessica Gunning
Tagline
Art can be copied. Artists cannot.
Overview
The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be "discovered" and sold after his death.

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Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Crime
Starring
Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, Jessica Gunning
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • deception
  • family
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, drama, crime
Directed by
Steven Soderbergh
Written by
Ed Solomon
Starring
Michaela Coel, Ian McKellen, Jessica Gunning, James Corden, Ferdy Roberts, Tilly Botsford, Lucy McCormick, Le Fil
Music
David Holmes
Cinematography
Steven Soderbergh
Runtime
100 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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