The Benefactor

Theatrical - Limited 2016-01-15

Cast Richard Gere Dakota Fanning Theo James
Directed by Andrew Renzi
Written by Andrew Renzi

Genres: Drama

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6/10

Synopsis

A philanthropist meddles in the lives of newly-married couples in an attempt to relive his past.

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Malcolm McDowell takes the lead in supernatural film The Benefactor

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Twenty-six years after menacing Captains Kirk and Picard in STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, Malcolm McDowell is teaming up with that film's director David Carson on the indie film THE BENEFACTOR – which will be Carson's first directorial credit in twelve years....

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Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Following the death of her parents, a young woman (Dakota Fanning) and her doctor husband (Theo James) are taken under the wing of a family friend, a wealthy philanthropist (Richard Gere) with no family and more than a few...

Richard Gere is holding a tight leash in The Benefactor trailer

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What the hell does Richard Gere want? Usually he’s a fairly mild-mannered guy, but, from time to time, he has the capacity to secretly be a prick and that’s what THE BENEFACTOR looks to be going for. With a lot...

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Review: The Benefactor

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Following the death of her parents, a young woman (Dakota Fanning) and her doctor husband (Theo James) are taken under the wing of a family friend, a wealthy philanthropist (Richard Gere) with no family and more than a few...

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Malcolm McDowell Halloween

Malcolm McDowell takes the lead in supernatural film The Benefactor

Twenty-six years after menacing Captains Kirk and Picard in STAR TREK: GENERATIONS, Malcolm McDowell is teaming up with that film's director David Carson on the indie film THE BENEFACTOR – which will be Carson's first directorial credit in twelve years....

Posted 6 years ago

All Articles

Review: The Benefactor

Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: Following the death of her parents, a young woman (Dakota Fanning) and her doctor husband (Theo James) are taken under the wing of a family friend, a wealthy philanthropist (Richard Gere) with no family and more than a few...

Richard Gere is holding a tight leash in The Benefactor trailer

Posted 10 years ago

What the hell does Richard Gere want? Usually he’s a fairly mild-mannered guy, but, from time to time, he has the capacity to secretly be a prick and that’s what THE BENEFACTOR looks to be going for. With a lot...

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