The Stand In

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The Stand In

R

2020

1h 41m

Romance

Comedy

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100+ Ratings

A stand-in takes over an actress's career and identity after performing her community service for tax evasion.

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Critics Consensus

Despite impressively committed work from Drew Barrymore in a dual role, The Stand In struggles to find the humor in a premise with no shortage of comedic potential.

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Leslie Felperin

The Hollywood Reporter

12/19/2020

This satire misfires.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

12/11/2020

As movies go, The Stand In certainly isn't a headliner. Yet like its title character, the movie and its star get about as much mileage as they can out of this opportunity.

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Nell Minow

RogerEbert.com

12/11/2020

1/4

The film's meanders somewhere between comedy-ish and drama-ish, never managing either.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

09/09/2022

0.5/5

The Stand In is an exercise in cinematic soul-sucking banality.

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Jade Budowski

Decider

04/15/2021

Even Barrymore's boundless charm can't save The Stand In.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

03/22/2021

It's a feature length revenge fantasy, in which the adoring civilian finally finds out firsthand how exhausting and dehumanizing it is to be a celebrity.

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Maren S

@MarenJane 01/16/2024

Pleasant surprise! This was a fun and funny flick with some great cameos and Drew! I loved both of her characters. Solid humor.

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@RT73619889 12/24/2022

Really terrible - not what I'd expect from Drew Barrymore

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James L

@Jag87Up 10/08/2022

So awkward, really everything about this is so rushed, poorly executed and super, super awkward. Usually lover Drew Barrymore so I tried this despite the horrific reviews. Trust the horrifying reviews-super, super, bad.

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02/10/2022

Oh dear God, this was horrifically awful. I wasted 35 minutes of my life, painfully watching this miserable movie and hoping that it would get better, but it didn't. And I couldn't spend any more time on it. Nooooo thank you Drew!

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01/25/2022

I can't believe how silly, lifeless, and insulting, The Stand In was. Even the extras looked lethargic and out of place.

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Arthur B

@Arthur135 01/08/2022

Nonsensical nonsense

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Synopsis

A stand-in takes over an actress's career and identity after performing her community service for tax evasion.

Director: Jamie Babbit
Producer: Tom McNulty, Chris Miller, Brian O'Shea, Ember Truesdell, Caddy Vanasirikul
Screenwriter: Sam Bain
Distributor: Saban Films
Production Co: Wrigley Media, Flower Films, Ingenious Media, The Exchange, Polyphemus Productions
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual Reference)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2020
Runtime: 1h 41m