Behind the Candelabra (2013) movie poster

Behind the Candelabra (2013)

"Too much of a good thing is wonderful."
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👍 75%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 88%
DramaRomance

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Director
Steven Soderbergh
Runtime
1h 58m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
6.6/10 (822 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
94%
Metacritic
83

Cast

Michael Douglas as Liberace · 72% avg
Matt Damon as Scott Thorson · 73% avg
Dan Aykroyd as Seymour Heller · 74% avg
Scott Bakula as Bob Black · 69% avg
Rob Lowe as Dr. Jack Startz · 71% avg
Tom Papa as Ray Arnett
Paul Reiser as Mr. Felder · 72% avg
Bruce Ramsay as Carlucci · 71% avg

Is Behind the Candelabra good?

Most people think so. 75% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 88%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1824 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#136 / 277 · 2013
Rank among its director's films
#7 / 24 · Steven Soderbergh

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

Overview

Based on the autobiographical novel, the tempestuous 6-year relationship between Liberace and his (much younger) lover, Scott Thorson, is recounted. Wikipedia ↗

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