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The Pretenders
Directed by
James Franco
Not Rated
2019
1h 35m
[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)
4.8
20%
37%
5.2
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A love triangle involving a photographer, a director and an actress.
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Cast of The Pretenders
Jane Levy
Catherine
James Franco
Maxwell / Director
Juno Temple
Victoria
Brian Cox
Henry
Shameik Moore
Phil
Jack Kilmer
Terry
Mustafa Shakir
Mr. Stanish
Tyler Alvarez
Doug
Antoni Porowski
Antoni
Dennis Quaid
Joe
Nana Ghana
Brunette Model Partier
Danielle Burgess
Madeline
Lindsay Mushett
Prostitute
Jacqueline Honulik
Kim
Denisa Juhos
1970's Model
Mathilde Dehaye
Prostitute
Tamzin Brown
Jodie
Jean-Francois Poirier
Gilles
Christopher Mendez
Rooftop Bartender (uncredited)
Josh Boone
Writer
The Pretenders Ratings & Reviews
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
... as shallow as its characters, who aren't worthy of our emotional investment.
Common Sense Media
Jeffrey M. Anderson
James Franco's love triangle is clearly enamored of film history and the French New Wave, and that enthusiasm helps somewhat, but the characters never really come to life or connect with one another.
Film Threat
Alex Saveliev
Quantity over quality seems to be Franco's motto. He's quite consistent in how inconsistent he is.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
[T]here's little that's sincere about this story.
Los Angeles Times
Katie Walsh
Is this a film about bohemian artists or a parody of a film about bohemian artists? Because if we're supposed to take this laughably trite and sexist claptrap seriously, one has to laugh.
New York Times
Glenn Kenny
It descends into several discrete modes of misogyny.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
The whole production feels masturbatory instead of observant.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
The Pretenders is clever and cleverly performed, often visually alluring, observant, stylish and shallow.
The Hollywood Reporter
Jordan Mintzer
Flat-footed performances, a shoddy script, sloppy filmmaking and faux-clever homages to directors like Godard, Truffaut and Bertolucci that will probably only entice viewers in, well, the first year of film school, should they happen to see it.
Variety
Mark Keizer
It's skillful enough to tickle the mind and the emotions but not effective enough to fully engage them.
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