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IMDb rating
6.9
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7.4

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Critic Mark Kermode
rated 6

...it’s jovially neutral fare, preferring to frame its story as an unashamedly old-fashioned underdog tale – an absurdist struggle of the little man against monolithic bureaucracy.

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Cast & Crew

Roger Michell
Director
Helen Mirren
As Dorothy Bunton
Jim Broadbent
As Kempton Bunton
Andrew Havill
As Sir Philip Hendy
Matthew Goode
As Jeremy Hutchinson
James Wilby
As Judge Aarvold
Anna Maxwell Martin
As Mrs. Gowling
Richard McCabe
As Rab Butler

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Based on a true story, "The Duke" is a heartwarming and humorous movie about Kempton Bunton, a 60-year-old taxi driver who steals Goya's portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London in 1961. Kempton's motive is to use the painting as collateral to demand that the government provide free television for the elderly. What follows is a series of unexpected events that turn Kempton's life upside down and ultimately lead to a remarkable transformation. With an all-star cast, including Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren, "The Duke" is a feel-good film that will leave audiences inspired and uplifted.

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The Duke was released in theaters on March 25, 2022.