The Majestic

Sometimes your life comes into focus one frame at a time.

6.8
20012h 32m

Production

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Set in 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.

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Trailers & Videos

Thumbnail for video: The Majestic (2001) Original Trailer

The Majestic (2001) Original Trailer

Thumbnail for video: The Majestic | WWID | Warner Bros. Entertainment

The Majestic | WWID | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Thumbnail for video: The Majestic | Where's The Magic? | Warner Bros. Entertainment

The Majestic | Where's The Magic? | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Thumbnail for video: The Majestic | Read The Statement | Warner Bros. Entertainment

The Majestic | Read The Statement | Warner Bros. Entertainment

Thumbnail for video: The Majestic | Communist | Warner Bros. Entertainment

The Majestic | Communist | Warner Bros. Entertainment

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Original Theatrical Trailer #2

Cast

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Jim Carrey

Peter Appleton

Photo of Martin Landau

Martin Landau

Harry Trimble

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Laurie Holden

Adele Stanton

Photo of Gerry Black

Gerry Black

Emmett Smith

Photo of Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

Elvin Glyde

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Jeffrey DeMunn

Mayor Ernie Cole

Photo of Hal Holbrook

Hal Holbrook

Congressman Doyle

Photo of Brent Briscoe

Brent Briscoe

Sheriff Cecil Coleman

Photo of Ron Rifkin

Ron Rifkin

Kevin Bannerman

Photo of James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Stan Keller

Photo of Susan Willis

Susan Willis

Irene Terwilliger

Photo of Brian Howe

Brian Howe

Carl Leffert

Photo of Karl Bury

Karl Bury

Bob Leffert

Photo of Chelcie Ross

Chelcie Ross

Avery Wyatt

Photo of Amanda Detmer

Amanda Detmer

Sandra Sinclair

Photo of Allen Garfield

Allen Garfield

Leo Kubelsky

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Daniel von Bargen

Federal Agent Ellerby

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Mario Roccuzzo

Jerry the Bartender

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Reviews

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GenerationofSwine

10/10

It's time for the Majestic review....

...RED SCARE!!!!

It makes a play at it in the very start of the film. It loudly proclaims that, HEY, WATCH THIS MOVIE, IT'S ABOUT FREE SPEECH AND THE HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST!!!!! And it does it as loud as it can...

...and then it kind of forgets what the movie is about up until the last 15 minutes.

However, the bulk of the movie does seem like the kind of film that would fit in the Hollywood Blacklist Era. The plot, the acting, the setting, all seems to be very much a 1950s feel good movie...

...and then it veers off again and delivers on the 1st Amendment moral to end the film with a light heavy hand...if that makes sense.

So, it feels disjointed, but in a way that oddly fits the premise to begin with. Almost as if it is trying to be a movie in a movie, which might have been the point.

Watch it once, it will entertain you. Watch it more than once and you'll be bored.

You've reached the end.