The Closer

Name: The Closer
Genre: Drama
Released: 1990-01-01
Rating: 5.8

It's not the money, it's the action.

Drama1h 26m

🍅67%

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67%

Tomatometer

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81%

Popcornmeter

5.8

TMDB

Storyline

The story follows a skilled negotiator, an expert at closing difficult deals, who becomes entangled in a complex web of deception, manipulation, and power while trying to maintain his position in an environment where ambition and betrayal are commonplace. A film about themes such as morality in business, the pressure of success, and how far someone is willing to compromise their principles for money and control.

Details

DirectorDimitri Logothetis

ReleasedJan 1, 1990

Status

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

5 fresh · 2 rotten

Critics consensus

“Closer's talented cast and Mike Nichols' typically assured direction help smooth a bumpy journey from stage to screen.”

67% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Nell Minow

RTCommon Sense MediaDec 22, 2010

Searing story of betrayal isn't for kids.

Radheyan Simonpillai

RTAskMen.comJun 7, 2010

Closer is no joke and it's got the brave, mature performances of an all-star cast to prove it. It's a movie in which characters feel each other up with their hands and knock each other down with words.

Todd McCarthy

RTVarietyMar 19, 2009

Like dramas by Pinter and others, what seems trenchant and perfectly pitched in the theater can come off as arch even when skillfully transferred to film.

David Walsh

RTWorld Socialist Web SiteFeb 15, 2021

'People are filthy, they're not worth lifting a finger for.' Closer conveys this sentiment more powerfully than anything else.