The Comeback Trail

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The Comeback Trail

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2025,

1h 48m,

Comedy/

Crime

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100+ Ratings

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100+ Ratings

A film producer who owes money to a mobster tries to "accidentally" kill his aging movie star for an insurance scam so he can pay off his debt, but he soon begins to realize that the movie they're shooting is a masterpiece in the making.

Joe Leydon

Variety

Mar 5, 2025

I laughed unashamedly throughout the entire film. But your mileage may vary.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jun 22, 2021

2/5

The Coen brothers would have worked wonders here, but the director and co-writer George Gallo (he co-wrote Bad Boys) drives everything into increasingly silly sight gags...

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

Nov 21, 2020

4/5

I won't risk calling this movie a miracle, but if this year has left you in desperate need of a good laugh, look no further.

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Oct 12, 2025

57/100

If the stars of this film contributed a little they could have made their film accessible with audio description. Considering 3 of the 4 leads are at least 78, the film’s target demographic is likely to have some visual impairment.

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

May 11, 2025

The film, starring three Oscar winners, sat on the shelf for nearly five years. We weren’t missing much.

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John Serba

Decider

May 8, 2025

The Comeback Trail might appeal to the TCM crowd if it had a tighter screenplay and better balanced its messy blend of sophisticated themes and lowbrow humor. But it’s little more than a bunch of aging fellas farting around without much direction.

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Synopsis

A film producer who owes money to a mobster tries to "accidentally" kill his aging movie star for an insurance scam so he can pay off his debt, but he soon begins to realize that the movie they're shooting is a masterpiece in the making.

Director: George Gallo
Producer: Patrick Hibler, Joy Sirott Hurwitz, Phil Kim, David E. Ornston, Richard Salvatore, Julie Lott
Screenwriter: George Gallo, Josh Posner
Distributor: PRJKTD
Production Co: Rapid Farms Productions, Sprockefeller Pictures, Lucky 13 Productions, Living the Dream Films, March On Productions, Alla Prima Productions, Ingenious Media, StoryBoard Media, Scoring Berlin, Don Kee Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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