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The Leading Man
“Indecent. Immoral. Irresistible. It's the role he was born to play.”
50%
Movie
1h 40m
AI Analysis
The Leading Man (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Leading Man (1996) — a movie tagged as Thriller with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect … Our models also surface themes such as ai and family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~100 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Leading Man 50% (25 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 25 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He has fallen passionately in love with Hilary, a beautiful, fiesty young actress, and is preparing to desert his perfect family, his wife Elena and three lively children. His intolerable situation is further complicated when Humphrey casts Hilary as one of the leads in 'The Hit Man'. Enter Robin Grange, a charismatic young Hollywood actor making his London theatre debut. Robin is attractive, charming and dangerous, and soon inveigles his way into everyone's life. He ingratiates himself with the cast and, quickly grasping Felix's dilemma, sets about weaving his web of mischief. He suggests that if he were to seduce Elena, she would be distracted from Felix's affair, regain her self respect, and perhaps even willingly part from the unfaithful husband to whom she clings...
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-12-12
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- TMDB rating
- 5.0
- TMDB ID
- 46338
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What is The Leading Man about?
Successful playwright Felix Webb has a new play, 'The Hit Man', in rehearsal. Directed by his old friend Humphrey, it is already being hailed as a masterpiece; but Felix can't enjoy his success. He... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Leading Man?
The official runtime for The Leading Man is approximately 100 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jon Bon Jovi
Robin Grange
Anna Galiena
Elena Webb
Lambert Wilson
Felix Webb
Thandiwe Newton
Hilary Rule
Barry Humphries
Humphrey Beal
David Warner
Tod
Patricia Hodge
Delvene
Diana Quick
Susan
Harriet Walter
Liz Flett
Nicole Kidman
Academy Awards Presenter
Tam Dean Burn
Henry
Claire Cox
Serena
Kevin McKidd
Ant
Victoria Smurfit
Annabel
- L
Laura Austin-Little
Miranda Webb
- D
Danny Worters
Danny Webb
- C
Camilla Ohlsson
Jessie Webb
- G
Geoffrey Freshwater
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