A reminder of the Notting Hill director’s formidable talent, and stands alongside his best work, combining humour, sharp and acerbic social observation, and a big emotional kick.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 17, 2025

The Duke is a joyful caper that makes you think about how much more we could all be doing to impact the lives of others around us if we just stuck our noses out a little bit.

| Original Score: B | Jul 3, 2024

Thanks to [Broadbent's] performance — and the note-perfect direction of the late, great Roger Michell — a quirky footnote of history becomes a sweet, unexpectedly moving story about solidarity and the power of the underdog.

| Dec 8, 2023

A true story about a elder who steals a painting in order to help others, demonstrating the philosophy of ubuntu.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 28, 2023

Broadbent is absolutely wonderful and gives his best performance in many years.

| Original Score: A- | Feb 22, 2023

English comedies seem to have more than their share of eccentric characters in the very distinct British style of humor. Here, British actor Jim Broadbent fills the bill perfectly, playing a real life British eccentric, Kempton Bunton.

| Original Score: B | Dec 6, 2022

Designed as a crowd pleaser for the silver screen generation, it can feel a little paint by numbers at times. However thanks to the terrific central performances, colourful caper The Duke proves life certainly ain’t grim up north.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 12, 2022

It just doesn’t feel like anybody is on their A-game. ... It's not a grand finale to [Michell's] career; it's like an encore where he plays an endearing crowdpleaser with a simple chorus about making the world a better place, one we can sing along to.

| Original Score: B- | Aug 20, 2022

Gloriously witty, and comic... wonderful film.

| Aug 12, 2022

Basically a David and Goliath tale in which the sling and stone are replaced by a cheery attitude and an open heart.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 7, 2022

Directed by the late Roger Michell, this dramatization of the true-life caper of a working-class pensioner stealing a famous portrait and holding it for ransom in exchange for free 온라인카지노추천 licenses is a simple but charming cup of Northern goodness.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Jul 26, 2022

Director Roger Michell's final movie is a charming comedy/drama set in 1961 depicting the infamously true story of how Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington was stolen from the National Gallery by an unlikely thief.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 24, 2022

Little is too shaken or stirred, but it all goes down smoothly and delightfully — and with some bite.

| Jun 25, 2022

...easy to overlook, but a lot of fun for those who invest their time.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 5, 2022

It’s an old-school British caper in the Ealing Studios tradition, modestly but glowingly crafted and beautifully acted by old pros — and you leave it both buoyant and a little sad. Making that feel easy is hard.

| May 31, 2022

There are strains of the old Ealing Studios comedies — whimsical tales of plucky Brits taking on the system — running through “The Duke,” a based-on-a-true-story tale that’s enlivened by the pairing of Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren.

| Original Score: 3/4 | May 29, 2022

You won’t catch anyone accusing Roger Michell of being edgy or innovative. But in his last film, the late director pushes an audiences’ buttons with crowd-pleasing precision.

| Original Score: B | May 28, 2022

The overall feel proves cheery and enjoyable, a likable nod to people with ideas worth sharing.

| May 13, 2022

The acting is world-class and Oscar-worthy portraying endearingly eccentric characters who sustain an enduring, but slightly demented, relationship. The result is delightful, moving, and richly satisfying...

| Original Score: 4/4 | May 12, 2022

“Torn from the headlines” usually indicates a tragedy in the offing. In case of Kempton Bunton it means head-shaking delights.

| Original Score: B | May 12, 2022