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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 158 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.8/10. The website's consensus reads: "A sly caper carried off with director Steven Soderbergh's characteristic panache, The Christophers is a superb two-hander featuring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel at their very best." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 79 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. In The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw gave the film 5 stars and wrote "McKellen is voluble, needling, vulnerable and pathetic; Coel is calm and withholding. ... The double act of McKellen and Coel has the onscreen…
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60 of 183 · most liked firstWatched The Christophers (2025), a Steven Soderbergh film that begins like a low-key heist caper but transforms into a movie about contemporary #art, human expression and the desire to be remembered. Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are great together. Loved every second of it ❤️ #Filmsky #Moviesky 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →Caught a late afternoon movie and bubble tea as a second date with the handsome person I went out with recently. We watched THE CHRISTOPHERS which was quite good
positive · AI labelView post →First look at Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen in Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers 👀 The film will have its world premiere at #TIFF50.
neutral · AI labelView post →Ooh news on Steven Soderbergh's movie THE CHRISTOPHERS starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel!!! (What a duo!) It's out on April 10th! CANNOT WAIT -- been dying since it premiered at TIFF where I only heard good things
neutral · AI labelView post →"I realized, 'Wait a minute, my mother is a painter.' My mother quit for 12 years, and it broke my heart." - @edsolomon.bsky.social for @defector.com, i talked to Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon about making their wonderful new film, The Christophers
neutral · AI labelView post →fucking LOVED Steven Soderbergh’s new film, The Christophers, which features two fantastic performances from Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel, delivering wonderful dialogue about art by @edsolomon.bsky.social. i’m a Soderbergh guy, but really, just loved this. a highlight of TIFF.
positive · AI labelView post →"The gamesmanship and storytelling verve are as assured as we’ve come to expect from Soderbergh, but his virtuosity never eclipses the people whose personalities drive the action." The Christophers, reviewed: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Christopher's franksfilmreview.com/2026/04/17/t... Any film starring Ian McKellen is bound to be good, and The Christophers is no exception. This 2025 comedy-drama, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ed Solomon, delivers a perfect blend of humor and heartfelt moments...
neutral · AI labelView post →I would give The Christophers 10 stars if it were an option 😍 #letterBoxdFriday #lastfourwatched
positive · AI labelView post →My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of THE CHRISTOPHERS boxd.it/gjP0Bd Intellectual think-piece? Cagey game of cat-and-mouse? Blistering satire of art & commerce? Reflection on legacy? A gift for movie lovers, the great Ian McKellen is given his meatiest, most complex role in decades! Scathingly funny. #filmsky 📽
positive · AI labelView post →Ian McKellen, 86, Does Career-Best Work in New Dark Comedy ‘The Christophers’ Steven Soderbergh’s third film of 2025 is a wicked delight, with great help from the acting legend. Release date: September 7, 2025 (Canada) www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Christophers is an *awesome* movie. Soderbergh has been sort of ignored the last few years but this movie is incredible. Ian McKellan (at ~86!) and Michaela Coel both wonderful, just fantastic. It’s on Hulu, go watch it.
positive · AI labelView post →The Christophers: oh, THAT'S why they knighted Sir Ian McKellen. This man can ACT. letterboxd.com/marie_philli...
positive · AI labelView post →Should we watch Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie, South Park Bigger Longer & Uncut or The Christophers?
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CHRISTOPHERS (2025) Streaming: August 22, 2026 Hulu #TheChristophers whentostream.com/steven-soder...
neutral · AI labelView post →Review of the Week: The Christophers Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel make for a gorgeous, if unlikely, double act as a painter and his assistant in Steven Soderbergh’s generation-gap comedy, writes Nerve film critic @ellenejones.bsky.social. But is it art? www.thenerve.news/p/review-fil...
neutral · AI labelView post →I really liked Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers. Starts off like a small-scale version of one of his old crime films, but its shifts in direction repeatedly surprised me.
positive · AI labelView post →My first unqualified rave of the year is for The Christophers, a terrific heist drama that I think will only get better with repeat viewings. More movies where McKellen is not a superhero or a wizard, please.
positive · AI labelView post →First poster for Steven Soderbergh’s ‘The Christophers.’ The film stars Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel. 🎥: In select theaters | April 10th
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CHRISTOPHERS: Surprise, surprise, Steven Soderbergh's third film this year is the one I already can't wait to see again and talk about with as many people about as I possibly can. Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are each outstanding 📽️ My #TIFF review: www.thewrap.com/the-christop...
neutral · AI labelView post →“The Christophers” Review: Steven Soderbergh pumps the brakes for a self-reflective art world drama led by a masterful Ian McKellen. www.ign.com/articles/the...
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched The Christophers (2025) last night and it was a superior Steven Soderbergh film. Credible depiction of the artworld and the lead performances from Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen were outstanding.
positive · AI labelView post →Got back from seeing The Christophers Contender for film of the year! Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel are a brilliant double act - essentially a film with two people in a room talking - but it’s warm, engaging and funny - another great from Steven Soderbergh and loved David Holmes’ score 👍🏻
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching THE CHRISTOPHERS (2025). Director: Steven Soderbergh. Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel. Cantankerous painter matches wits with forger his children hired to complete his final works. Great to see McKellen headlining a film! #filmsky 📽
positive · AI labelView post →23) The Christophers. Some really fun lines and good performances, but this good-looking film is one of those “either you should have fixed this on the page or not massacred it in the edit suite” movies.
neutral · AI labelView post →Christy @christylemire.bsky.social and Alonso @aduralde.bsky.social stretch their canvases for The Christophers. #filmsky 📽
neutral · AI labelView post →I went to Lincoln Center for a special screening of THE CHRISTOPHERS and a Q&A. What fun! The film opens Friday in select theaters in US, followed by a wider release next week. UK in May! mckellen.com/wp3/index.ph... Photo by Arin Sang-urai.
neutral · AI labelView post →Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen are world-class verbal jousting opponents in Steven Soderbergh’s smart and bracingly tart comedy about art and legacy, THE CHRISTOPHERS. #TIFF25 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CHRISTOPHERS (2025) Every Soderberg movie is a hiest movie when yuu get down to it, not going to dislike Ian McClellan getting to be a mean old art queen but a little alarmed his younger now old muse/lover is revealed to have my hair and beard
neutral · AI labelView post →Also SINNERS was the best movie since forever and people stampeded out there to see it What did y'all think of THE CHRISTOPHERS anyway
neutral · AI labelView post →The last 4 movies I watched... Speed Racer The Last Jedi When Marnie Was There The Christophers #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky #moviesky boxd.it/Iqj
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CHRISTOPHERS - REVIEW 🎨🎨🎨🎨🎨 Initially, the film is about what makes an artist and how one can become cruel & bitter towards the world... but I think the bigger picture is how that cruelty can leave a large shadow on others, but with a new light can spark inspiration. #review #moviereview
positive · AI labelView post →The remarkable Steven Soderbergh’s new movie The Christophers is very very good. Great @EdSolomon.bsky.social script—smart but not didactic, sentiment but not sentimentalism. Great performance by Michaela Coel. And Ian McKellen definitely ought to get his first (!) Oscar. youtu.be/m2d1x7VuDmo?...
positive · AI labelView post →📽️ #FilmSky #NowWatching The Christophers (2025) Dir. Steven Soderbergh
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CHRISTOPHERS (2025) Streaming: May 12, 2026 VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.) #TheChristophers whentostream.com/steven-soder...
neutral · AI labelView post →FFC review: THE CHRISTOPHERS, by Angelo Muredda (@amuredda.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2026/04/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw The Christophers for a second time. Was really struck by the fact that in this movie about art, the predominant image of art is the backs of paintings. Wrote some spoilery thoughts.
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched the film The Christophers today and it was quite heartwarming at its core
positive · AI labelView post →Steven Soderbergh's THE CHRISTOPHERS came out on blu-ray this week. One of my favorite movies of the year so far.
positive · AI labelView post →Luxor theatre by Barbès - Rochechouart. Went with friends to see the Christophers film. Very fun. Great views of the station and Sacre cœur from the cafe at the top.
positive · AI labelView post →🍿 "It is properly a popcorn movie" 💥 Check out Mark's full review of NORMAL in the latest Take 🎬 📽️ Plus THE CHRISTOPHERS and OBSESSION 🎞️ + Olivia Colman & Sophie Hyde on Jimpa 🏳️🌈 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/4159fa FULL SHOW on YT 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKy...
neutral · AI labelView post →😁🫣 Creepy horror movie smiles? Guaranteed to send a chill down Mark's spine 😨 He reviews OBSESSION in the latest Take 🎬 + His verdicts on... 🎨 THE CHRISTOPHERS 💥 NORMAL & more new movies 🍿 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/4159fa FULL SHOW on YT 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKy...
neutral · AI labelView post →I really loved the new Steven Soderbergh/Ed Solomon joint THE CHRISTOPHERS. It's like a crime movie that melts into something warmer and more curious, with all kinds of ideas about art and people. And it would be worth watching just for the performances by Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel.
positive · AI labelView post →Finally caught up to THE CHRISTOPHERS. And yeah, I was probably always going to love it -- Soderbergh is my favorite director -- but it's thrilling to watch a movie pose the questions of where art comes from, and what it means to the people who put it into the world. A beautiful picture.
positive · AI labelView post →My #lastfourwatched for #letterboxdfriday. 1941 for Christopher Lee, Matrix Revisited for Hugo Weaving, Short Term 12 (the short film) because Brand New Day reminded me how much I love the movies of Destin Daniel Cretton, and finally, FINALLY got to see The Christophers thanks to interlibrary loan.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thrilled to welcome @edsolomon.bsky.social to Picturehouse Central on 26 Aug for a Q&A following a special screening of The Christophers 🎟️ www.picturehouses.com/movie-detail...
neutral · AI labelView post →My review of The Christophers (dir. Steven Soderbergh) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ma...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Christopher's franksfilmreview.com/2026/04/17/t... Any film starring Ian McKellen is bound to be good, and The Christophers is no exception. This 2025 comedy-drama, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Ed Solomon, delivers a perfect blend of humor and heartfelt moments...
neutral · AI labelView post →Wake up lovers of Steve Soderbergh: his new film, the fascinating THE CHRISTOPHERS, will be getting a theatrical release starting April 10 via Neon. Can't wait for more people to see this as well as take in the great work of stars Ian McKellen and Michaela Cole. Read my review below to get ready 📽️
neutral · AI labelView post →I've bought a ticket to THE CHRISTOPHERS since it's Soderbergh's last movie I'll watch at this stage. I was wondering why I was being given free tea & biscuits before the session as if this was a new practice my local had taken on. ...It's a fucking Senior Morning Tea special screening.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE CHRISTOPHERS. What a lovely little acerbic treat. I laughed, I cried. Perfect casting, great performances from Michaela Cole and Ian McKellen. And boy does it MOVE for a movie of this kind. Zigging where you expect it to zag.
positive · AI labelView post →First trailer for Steven Soderbergh's ‘THE CHRISTOPHERS’, starring Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel. The film follows two siblings who hire a forger to complete their late father's paintings and make them valuable. In select theaters April 10. #TheChristophers #StevenSoderbergh
neutral · AI labelView post →haven’t been enamored of a new Soderbergh film in quite some time, so I’m very pleased to report that The Christophers is absolutely wonderful. Now to take a big sip of coffee and see what his newest project is…
positive · AI labelView post →We ❤️ Bob Odenkirk's action movie glow-up 🤩 Check out Mark's full review of NORMAL in the latest Take 🎬 + THE CHRISTOPHERS 🎨 OBSESSION 😱 And OLIVIA COLMAN on JIMPA 🏳️🌈 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/4159fa FULL SHOW On YT 📺 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeKy...
neutral · AI labelView post →Saw the Christophers tonight and it was brilliant 🎥 🖼️ 🎨 Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen's are astoundingly good in a movie full of rich dialogue, ambiguity and twists. Steven Soderbergh was on forme and it was a treat 👌 Go watch it!
positive · AI labelView post →Saw Steven Soderbergh's new jam, THE CHRISTOPHERS. Livelier/more entertaining than last year's BLACK BAG and PRESENCE. As w/ those films, though, this felt like a B side, a tossed off curio. And for a movie about forgeries and the damage wrought by an art monster, THE CHRISTOPHERS is oddly anodyne
neutral · AI labelView post →The Christophers review – Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel spar in smart Soderbergh original www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
neutral · AI labelView post →Fall festival premieres I am excited about so far: Rose of Nevada, new Lucretia Martel, John Early’s movie, Shu Qi’s directorial debut, Tsai’s new movie, Blue Heron, Dracula Park, Rental Family, The Christophers, Kathryn Bigelow’s new movie (which I presume will be evil and formally impeccable)
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching 'The Christophers' and yeah great cast, great script, but the real greatness of the movie is that casting James Corden as an unlikable ass finally made me appreciate casting James Corden in a movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Had a great movie watching weekend. Really enjoyed The Christophers and You, Me & Tuscany. #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
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