Dir. Graham Moore · Starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Johnny Flynn, Dylan O'Brien, Simon Russell Beale, Nikki Amuka-Bird · Music Alexandre Desplat
“Everyone has something up their sleeve.”
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Leonard is an English tailor who used to craft suits on London’s world-famous Savile Row. After a personal tragedy, he’s ended up in Chicago, operating a small tailor shop in a rough part of town where he makes beautiful clothes for the only people around who can afford them: a family of vicious gangsters.
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A taut, dialogue-rich chamber piece, it feels like a meticulously tailored trap. The air is thick with suspicion and unspoken threats, as sharp minds clash in a single, dangerous setting. Every word and gesture carries weight, building a sophisticated, nerve-wracking tension that grips you from start to finish.
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