Meg Ryan and William H. Macy in The Deal (2008)

The Deal

Movie2008• R• 1h 40m
ComedyRomance
⭐ 5.6 / 10(3,887)

A Hollywood producer starts with his nephew's script on Disraeli, Jewish PM in 1800s UK, and ends filming in Cape Town with a black action star. Will a movie be made? Will he score Deidre?

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 40m
Released
2008
Country
Canada, South Africa, United States

Details

Release year: 2008

Storyline

A Hollywood producer starts with his nephew's script on Disraeli, Jewish PM in 1800s UK, and ends filming in Cape Town with a black action star. Will a movie be made? Will he score Deidre?

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Did you know

• In addition to playing the role of Charlie Berns in the film, William H. Macy also reads the audio book upon which the film is based.

• When Meg Ryan's character is looking up the information on what William H. Macy's character had done recently, she uses IMDb.

• Although a film about Hollywood, especially the film culture, and produced with the participation of Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit, "The Deal" was "Filmed entirely on location in Cape Town, South Africa".

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

Funny Movie on a Movie

šŸ‘ 44 Ā· 1/23/2008
⭐ 5/10

Good actors, weak plot.

šŸ‘ 7 Ā· 3/27/2020
⭐ 6/10

Wanted So Much To Love This Movie...But

šŸ‘ 14 Ā· 4/6/2008

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
1.85 : 1
Color
Color
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