The Forger

20142014
RR
1h 32m

John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, and Tye Sheridan in The Forger (2014)

A thief works with his father and son to forge a painting by Monet and steal the original. Together, they plan the heist of their lives.

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A thief works with his father and son to forge a painting by Monet and steal the original. Together, they plan the heist of their lives.A thief works with his father and son to forge a painting by Monet and steal the original. Together, they plan the heist of their lives.A thief works with his father and son to forge a painting by Monet and steal the original. Together, they plan the heist of their lives.

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The world's best art forger (John Travolta) makes a deal with a crime syndicate to get an early release from prison, but in return he must pull off an impossible heist - he must forge a painting by Claude Monet, steal the original from a museum, and replace it with a replica so perfect that no one will notice. He enlists the help of his father (Christopher Plummer) and son (Tye Sheridan) and together they plan the heist of their lives! —Lionsgate

Taglines
- It's never too late for one last heist.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for language and some violence
Parents guide

Trivia
John Travolta traveled to Hong Kong to study oil painting in order to prepare for his role in this film.

Goofs
Ray's head wound was sloppily stitched by his father but there was no sign of this for the rest of the film.

Quotes
Will Cutter: I just never see you guys hug, or say you love each other.
Joseph Cutter: Yeah, well I don't do that. But he knows.
Will Cutter: You sure?
Joseph Cutter: I didn't tell your grandmother either. But she knew. Why? Because words don't mean shit in this world, Will. It's what a person does for you that counts.

Connections
Features D.O.A. (1949)

Soundtracks
Higher
Written by Eric Cross and Daniel Brake

Top review

6/10

Not bad to watch.

So, deep in the heart of this picture, it's about a man trying to spend more time with his son. It's very touching.

John Travolta overall is good in this movie. He plays an incarcerated art forger who was release from prison early thanks to an old criminal contact who needs him to forge something for him while all the forger wants to do is make up for lost time with his son.

I really like the parts where Travolta's character is preparing for the heist to steel the painting and replace it with his forgery which is where this movie differs from other heist movies as it goes into what it's like to be an art forger.

Reminds me of the Art of steel starring Kurt Russell who like Travolta, I have not seen star in a movie in ages.

Not a bad movie to catch.

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Apr 27, 2015

Release date
- April 24, 2015 (United States)
Country of origin
- United States
Official site
- Official site (Japan)
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Also known as
- 驚世劫作
Filming locations
- Lynn, Massachusetts, USA
Production companies
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Budget
- $15,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $500,304

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Runtime
1 hour 32 minutes
Color
- Color
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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