Melissa McCarthy
Lee Israel
Tagline
Her greatest work will be her biggest crime.
Overview
When a bestselling celebrity biographer is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.
Director
Marielle Heller
Screenplay
Nicole Holofcener
Screenplay
Jeff Whitty
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Status
Released
Budget
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Revenue
$8,586,944.00
Original Language
English
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Cast
Richard E. Grant
Jack Hock
Dolly Wells
Anna
Ben Falcone
Alan Schmidt
Gregory Korostis...
Andrei
Jane Curtin
Marjorie
Stephen Spinella
Paul
Christian Navarr...
Kurt
Pun Bandhu
Agent Doyle
Erik LaRay Harve...
Agent Solanas
Brandon Scott Jo...
Glen
Shae D'Lyn
Nell
Rosal Colon
Rachel
Anna Deavere Smi...
Elaine
Marc Evan Jackso...
Lloyd
Marcella Lowery
Guest at Party
Roberta Wallach
Tom Clancy Grou...
Tina Benko
Karen
Sandy Rosenberg
Yale Librarian
Kevin Carolan
Tom Clancy
Ben Rauch
Coat Check Guy
Ethel Fisher
Mrs. Unger
Chris Lamberth
Exterminator
Joanna Adler
Arlene
Mary B. McCann
Judge
Michael Laurence
Fenwick
Michael Cyril Cr...
Harry
Alice Kremelberg
Server
Moisés Acevedo
Stationery Cler...
Lucy DeVito
Gossipy Office ...
Josh Evans
Boss in Office
Ricky Garcia
Security Guard
Charlotte Mary W...
Cubicle Worker
Marcus Choi
Another Cubicle...
Justin Vivian Bo...
Lounge Singer
Tim Cummings
Craig
Havilah Brewster
Toni
Dann Fink
Male (voice)
Zabryna Guevara
Female (voice)
Bonita Hamilton
Female (voice)
Dan McCabe
Male (voice)
Sean Oliver
Male (voice)
Lori Prince
Female (voice)
Armando Riesco
Male (voice)
Sandy Rustin
Female (voice)
George Aloi
Literary Agent ...
Tiffany Blair
Lady with Bird ...
Linwood Brown
Prosecutor (unc...
Kevin Cristaldi
Other Dealer (u...
Barbara Ann Davi...
Bookstore Emplo...
Peter Donovan
Greg (uncredite...
Antoine Drye
Musician in Bar...
Liz Eng
Lisa (uncredite...
George R. Golden
Bookshop Browse...
Anne Hollister
Young Girl at V...
Katie Kocik
Bookstore Custo...
Ron Maestri
Book Store Cust...
Doris McCarthy
Dinner Guest (u...
Wayne J. Miller
Pancake Man at ...
Bill Walters
Homeless Man (u...
Featured Reviews
Lee Israel was selfish, cold, sad, and disreputable. She was also really fun to know. Sookie nails this one.
Mad props to Melissa McCarthy for turning it around with this after _Happytime Murders_ and _Life of the Party_. Actually after basically every single thing I've seen her in up until this point. I hon ...Show More
**_Unexpectedly emotional, with a towering central performance_** > _I had never known anything but up in my career, had never received even one of those formatted no-thank-you slips that successfu ...Show More
Melissa McCarthy is outstanding in this retrospective dealing with the more "creative" aspects of the later career of acclaimed author Lee Israel. She genuinely elicits sympathy for the emptiness in, ...Show More
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