The Christophers

BBFC RatingThe Christophers

Showing: 15 May 2026 until 21 May 2026

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Certificate15
Year2026
GenreComedy, Drama
Director(s)Steven Soderbergh
Writer(s)Ed Solomon
LanguageEnglish
CountryUK, USA
Running Time1HR 39MINS
Season Main Programme
Audio Accessible

What is the value of art? Does it reside in personal expression? Cultural longevity? Financial worth? These questions fuel this gloriously entertaining comedy, directed by Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovich) and written by Ed Solomon (Now You See Me).

A mainstay of the London art scene since his starry breakout in the creative explosion of the 1960s, Julian Sklar (Ian McKellen) has drifted into a cluttered, self-imposed seclusion.

His two estranged children (James Corden, Jessica Gunning) enlist Lori (Michaela Coel), a young painter and sometime-forger, to pose as a prospective assistant and gain access to a fabled series of unfinished canvases Julian has buried deep in his home studio, in a deceptive bid to secure an inheritance for themselves.

“Coel and McKellen are an irresistible match” The Hollywood Reporter


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