The Best Offer

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The Best Offer

R,

2014,

2h 4m,

Romance/

Crime/

Drama/

Mystery & Thriller

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56%

32 Reviews

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77%

5,000+ Ratings

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From the director of Cinema Paradiso comes a romantic thriller with a playful side that proves love is worth bidding on at any price. When a mysterious heiress asks famed but unscrupulous art appraiser and auctioneer Virgil Oldman (Academy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush) to evaluate her late parents' collection yet remains forever unseen behind closed doors, it ignites a spark of curiosity in the normally austere Virgil that soon grows into an all-out obsession. Before long everything in Virgil's carefully constructed life threatens to come apart as he delves ever further into the world of intrigue surrounding his enigmatic employer.

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Ben Sachs

Chicago Reader

Jan 30, 2014

The movie's an eyeful, though, thanks to the intricate production design and many artworks on display; it's also an earful, thanks to Ennio Morricone's fittingly lush score.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Jan 24, 2014

B-

"The Best Offer" is at its best when it's decidedly weird.

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Moira MacDonald

Seattle Times

Jan 23, 2014

2.5/4

An uneven but weirdly mesmerizing drama/thriller, Giuseppe Tornatore's "The Best Offer" offers an acting showcase to Geoffrey Rush.

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Jun 11, 2020

3/5

The film is not without its share of flaws - the intentionally stilted dialogue will get on some folks' nerves - but does just enough to deliver upon expectations.

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Jason Best

Movie Talk

Jul 27, 2014

Tornatore lays on the symbolism a bit thickly, and the film's mix of accents offers a distinct whiff of Europudding. You will probably even see some of the twists coming. Yet the film is still terrifically compelling.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Mar 31, 2014

4.5/5

Part of a forger's craft involves not simply duplicating the images but replicating the strokes to be found in the original. Tornatore's film makes deft use of cinematic cliché to lead viewers astray.

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Feb 3, 2019

Amazing movie, interesting multi dimensional characters with a unique theme and amazing back ground music

Theodore R

Jun 15, 2018

Brilliant film watched last night after randomly scrolling through Amazon videos for something to watch. Great story what left me wantign it to carry on longer than it did.

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Leia R

May 28, 2018

8/10 beautiful fable

Hermione R

May 3, 2018

For the first hour this is an intriguing - if painfully slow - mystery, involving Geoffrey Rush's fastidious art expert and auctioneer defrauding the art world with his hirsute accomplice, the bizarrely Cockney Donald Sutherland. But the plotting becomes progressively ludicrous and predictable, until the only person who hasn't worked out what's going on is Rush's character. Nicely photographed in Italy, with a sinuous Morricone score.

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Hagrid G

Oct 25, 2017

" Human emotions are like works of art. They can be forged. They seem just like the original, but they're a forgery .. Everything can be faked, Virgil. Joy, pain, hate, illness, recovery, even love. " Everyone related with Virgil, except his assistant Lambert, set him up, even Billy, his partner for 25 years. Such a sad story. I hope it only happens in movies.

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Rey R

Sep 17, 2017

This film would have been fantastic without the unnecessarily vulgar nude and sexual scenes. Not only did this limit the number of viewers but detracted from the tale greatly. The sets were beautifully made and the actors all do a fine job of weaving the tapestry. I love the idea that no forgery can truly be perfect because people want to show themselves, and in these ways, even in lies, we can see who someone really is.

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Jim Sturgess

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Virgil Oldman

Donald Sutherland

Billy Whistler

Sylvia Hoeks

Claire

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Synopsis

From the director of Cinema Paradiso comes a romantic thriller with a playful side that proves love is worth bidding on at any price. When a mysterious heiress asks famed but unscrupulous art appraiser and auctioneer Virgil Oldman (Academy Award® winner Geoffrey Rush) to evaluate her late parents' collection yet remains forever unseen behind closed doors, it ignites a spark of curiosity in the normally austere Virgil that soon grows into an all-out obsession. Before long everything in Virgil's carefully constructed life threatens to come apart as he delves ever further into the world of intrigue surrounding his enigmatic employer.

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Producer: Isabella Cocuzza, Arturo Paglia
Screenwriter: Giuseppe Tornatore
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Warner Bros., Paco Cinematografica
Rating: R (Some Sexuality|Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Romance, Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 3, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $82.0K
Runtime: 2h 4m

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