Unlikely but not impossible.
Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter — much to the dismay of her trusted advisers.
Long Shot (2019) is a comedy and romance film directed by Jonathan Levine, released on May 2, 2019 with a runtime of 2h 5m. It stars Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and June Diane Raphael. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 2,954 ratings.
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Charlize Theron
as Charlotte Field
Seth Rogen
as Fred Flarsky
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
as Lance
June Diane Raphael
as Maggie Millikin
Ravi Patel
as Tom
Andy Serkis
as Parker Wembley
Bob Odenkirk
as President Chambers
Alexander Skarsgård
as Prime Minister James Steward
Tristan D. Lalla
as Agent M
Braxton Herda
as Young Fred
Aviva Mongillo
as Young Charlotte
Randall Park
as Boss
Directed by Jonathan Levine, written by Dan Sterling, Liz Hannah and Dan Sterling, produced by Seth Rogen, James Weaver and Beth Kono.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 2,954 ratings.
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) Who would have thought that the first (positive) surprise of the year would be a movie starring Seth Rogen in a romantic-comedy?! This genre has been having trouble for the past few years (only a handful of films are worthy of high praise), but Long Shot's amazing cast called my attention at the beginning of 2019 when I was organizing my…
Reviewed on May 3, 2019
Oddly mild and politically centrist-affirming for a movie about a woman who spends the majority of the movie trying to enact a climate-benefit policy. Also kind of exists in this weird in-between purgatory world where it's "so woke" and "not like those other RomComs where the guy gets the hot girl just because" but is simultaneously like... The slovenly ~nice guy~ still gets this political powerhouse stunner of a…
Reviewed on August 25, 2019
What I hate about the political people is that the right is dissing this because of the way it starts out and the environmental policies at the heart of the campaign... and the Left is saying how horrible it is because a Republican was Black, and had a point, and was still a good person. So, once more we have a film that you are not supposed to like because meh politics... but at least it's a film that both sides…
Reviewed on January 12, 2023
US Secretary of State "Charlotte Field" (Charlize Theron) has some fairly stellar approval ratings ahead of her impending bid for the Presidency when she encounters "Fred" (Seth Rogan) at a swanky soirée. She the epitome of chic, he that of chavdom. It turns out they dated many moons ago and against the advice of her staff, she decides that he could be useful as her speechwriter. A stroke of genius or a fit of…
Reviewed on February 10, 2024
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Long Shot (2019) is available to stream on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Long Shot (2019) includes Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, O'Shea Jackson Jr., June Diane Raphael and Ravi Patel. The film was directed by Jonathan Levine. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Long Shot was released on May 2, 2019 and runs for 2h 5m.
Long Shot (2019) holds an average rating of 6.7 out of 10 from 2,954 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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