The Majestic
Sometimes your life comes into focus one frame at a time.
2001 | 152m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Frank Darabont |
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| Writer: | Michael Sloane |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 2001 |
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| Director: | Frank Darabont |
| Writer: | Michael Sloane |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | california, falsely accused, amnesia, prosecution, anti-communism, mistaken identity, hollywood, writer, blacklist, 1950s |
| Production Companies | Village Roadshow Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, NPV Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures, Darkwoods Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $37,317,673
Budget: $72,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jim Carrey | Peter Appleton |
| Martin Landau | Harry Trimble |
| Laurie Holden | Adele Stanton |
| Gerry Black | Emmett Smith |
| David Ogden Stiers | Doc Stanton |
| Bob Balaban | Elvin Glyde |
| Jeffrey DeMunn | Mayor Ernie Cole |
| Hal Holbrook | Congressman Doyle |
| Brent Briscoe | Sheriff Cecil Coleman |
| Ron Rifkin | Kevin Bannerman |
| James Whitmore | Stan Keller |
| Susan Willis | Irene Terwilliger |
| Catherine Dent | Mabel |
| Brian Howe | Carl Leffert |
| Karl Bury | Bob Leffert |
| Chelcie Ross | Avery Wyatt |
| Amanda Detmer | Sandra Sinclair |
| Allen Garfield | Leo Kubelsky |
| Daniel von Bargen | Federal Agent Ellerby |
| Mario Roccuzzo | Jerry the Bartender |
| Earl Boen | Newsreel Announcer (voice) |
| Bruce Campbell | Roland the Intrepid Explorer |
| Cliff Curtis | The Evil But Handsome Prince Khalid |
| Michael Sloane | Kindly Old Professor Meredith |
| Garry Marshall | Studio Executive (voice) |
| Paul Mazursky | Studio Executive (voice) |
| Sydney Pollack | Studio Executive (voice) |
| Carl Reiner | Studio Executive (voice) |
| Rob Reiner | Studio Executive (voice) |
| Matt Damon | Luke Trimble (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Sloane | Screenplay |
| Todd Sater | Rigging Gaffer |
| Jim Page | Editor |
| David Emmerichs | Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator |
| Terry Porter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Vince Filippone | First Assistant Editor |
| Lyn Matsuda Norton | Script Supervisor |
| Natalie Pope | Set Decoration |
| Ralph Nelson Jr. | Still Photographer |
| Susan Malerstein | Script Supervisor |
| Tracey Wadmore-Smith | First Assistant Editor |
| Tom Hartig | Boom Operator |
| Karyn Wagner | Costume Design |
| H. Mark Vuille | Gaffer |
| Alison Harstedt | Production Supervisor |
| Mel Metcalfe | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Frank Darabont | Director |
| David Tattersall | Director of Photography |
| Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Bill Corso | Makeup Department Head |
| Gregory S. Melton | Production Design |
| Deborah Aquila | Casting |
| Tom Carlson | Music Editor |
| Mark Ulano | Production Sound Mixer |
| Richard L. Anderson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Dean A. Zupancic | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jacob Cooney | Set Production Assistant |
| Katie Rowe | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
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| Frank Darabont | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 44 | 13 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 54 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 19 | 30 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 12 |
| 2024 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 13 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 15 | 23 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 793 | 793 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 11 | 902 | 902 |
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 mo ... vie 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.