The Life of David Gale (2003) movie poster

The Life of David Gale (2003)

"The crime is clear. The truth is not."
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👍 81%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 25%
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Director
Alan Parker
Runtime
2h 10m
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.4/10 (2,157 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
19%
Metacritic
31

Cast

Kevin Spacey as David Gale · 73% avg
Kate Winslet as Bitsey Bloom · 72% avg
Laura Linney as Constance Hallaway · 71% avg
Rhona Mitra as Berlin · 68% avg
Gabriel Mann as Zack Stemmons · 71% avg
Matt Craven as Dusty Wright · 70% avg
Jim Beaver as Duke Grover · 71% avg
Cleo King as Barbara Kreuster

Is The Life of David Gale good?

Most people think so. 81% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 25%, but audiences disagreed.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#1122 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#65 / 149 · 2003
Rank among its director's films
#5 / 8 · Alan Parker

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

Overview

A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row. Wikipedia ↗

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