Criminal Activities
2015
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Moderately entertaining
- The Forger is a moderately entertaining, low-key combination heist film, crime picture and family drama.
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Mar 3, 2023 · Based on a true story, Maggie Peren’s “The Forger” follows the young man’s quiet, reluctant journey into heroism. He never meets with most of the over 300 people he saves, nor does he seem particularly motivated to do the work for a grander purpose.
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Apr 24, 2015 · In essence, “The Forger” is a collision between two time-honored screen genres—the heist thriller and the sentimental tragic tearjerker—but in this particular case, the ensuing cinematic Reese’s Cup is well near indigestible since the two parts never really work, either separately or together.
Mar 2, 2023 · ‘The Forger’ Review: Hiding in Plain Sight This German drama follows a young Jewish man in early 1940s Berlin who survives by falsifying passports and concealing his identity in public. Share...
- Natalia Winkelman
- Maggie Peren
The Forger is a beautifully-rendered tale about one man’s dedication to living life in the backdrop of Nazi Germany, focusing on the domestic mundanities which we often take for granted and molds...
The Forger. Joshua and his drugged-out mother wander into Carmel, Calif., and he quickly gets into trouble. A successful artist takes takes him in after his mother abandons him, and plans to...
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- Lawrence Roeck
- PG-13
- Josh Hutcherson
Apr 24, 2015 · Well-acted, low-key crime movie has violence, language. Read Common Sense Media's The Forger review, age rating, and parents guide.
Mar 2, 2023 · There is a casual vibe to The Forger, written and directed by Maggie Peren, that reflects its hero's stubborn optimism in the face of very real danger. This informal energy feels incongruous to the content at first, lending an uncomfortableness to this true story that proves very effective.
