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The Magic Christian
Billionaire Sir Guy Grand thinks nothing of throwing his endless stream of money away. He later adopts a homeless boy, Youngman and ogether, they set out to prove that anyone, and anything, can be bought with money.
14 December 1906, Hove, East Sussex, England, UK
February 3, 1914 in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, UK
October 4, 1937 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
5 September 1940, Chicago, Illinois, USA
3 December 1908, London, England, UK
11 March 1923, Islington, London, England, UK
17 February 1940, Marton, New Zealand
29 August 1923, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
February 23, 2008
Odd yet fun comedy-fantasy starring Peter Sellers and Ringo Starr.
January 01, 2000
A curdled, unfunny satire made more painful by McGrath's inappropriately jubilant style.
January 27, 2003
It's too long and too silly ("Very silly indeed!") to work in the long run, so feel free to start and stop it at will -- you won't miss a thing.
April 06, 2006
...drips with low-gloss British Mod Pop style and a would-be Richard Lester vibe, but with no clue about how to put its abundant British talent, chiefly Peter Sellers, to any worthy purpose beyond playing at adolescent cynicism.
September 10, 2007
A brazen, irreverent, and wild satire that hits more often than it misses.
June 24, 2006
The result is a variety concert of a film in which most of the acts/jokes fall flat.
September 11, 2003
Is it all of its era? Yes, most definitely. But it's also as relevant and funny and pointed as it ever was.
May 09, 2005
Funny, uncomfortable and without an ounce of benevolence.
June 14, 2013
Joseph McGrath's movie version remains an acerbic, late-Sixties dark comedy classic.
September 10, 2007
A spotty, uneven satire (from the novel by Terry Southern) with a number of good yocks, but insufficient sustained wit or related action.
September 10, 2007
Save for some eye-popping cameos, there's nothing very magic about this dated dog's breakfast of a movie.