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Mank

Play trailer 2:37 Poster for Mank R 2020 2h 12m Biography Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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83% Tomatometer 356 Reviews 63% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish "Citizen Kane."
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Critics Consensus

Sharply written and brilliantly performed, Mank peers behind the scenes of Citizen Kane to tell an old Hollywood story that could end up being a classic in its own right.

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Christina Newland iNews.co.uk Sep 23, 2024
5/5
Its obsession with movie history minus tired romanticism makes it strangely enchanting. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Monocle Mar 13, 2021
As an example of the screenwriting art, this film itself is pretty great. Go to Full Review
Keith Uhlich (All (Parentheses)) (Substack) Dec 31, 2020
Mank is a love letter and a poison pen, though like much of its meticulous director's output, this film (that's not a film, though it's often made to look like one) is weighed down by the burden of time. Go to Full Review
James Profetto Reel James (YouTube) Jul 9, 2026
8/10
Amanda Seyfried is mind-blowing. She's the standout in this movie! Go to Full Review
Charlotte Simmons The Treatment (Substack) Apr 9, 2026
As consciously aligned and despondently honest as the subject himself. I love and loathe every second of it. Louis B. Mayer would’ve adored Project Hail Mary. Go to Full Review
Julian Singleton Cinapse Jul 12, 2025
While it’d be a stretch to compare Mank to Kane, one can’t help but admire Fincher’s film for championing a similar rebirth of such inspiring idealism in its own cynical, acerbic, yet endearing way. Go to Full Review
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David Fincher

Director

Gary Oldman

Herman J. Mankiewicz

Amanda Seyfried

Marion Davies

Lily Collins

Rita Alexander

Tom Burke

Orson Welles

Tuppence Middleton

Sara Mankiewicz

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Movie Info

Synopsis 1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish "Citizen Kane."
Director
David Fincher
Producer
Ceán Chaffin, David Fincher, Eric Roth, Douglas Urbanski
Screenwriter
Jack Fincher
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Netflix
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Biography, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 4, 2020
Runtime
2h 12m
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