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Me and Orson Welles (2008)

114 min · Coming Of Age, Drama, Komödie, comedy drama, drama film

Popularity4.5/5
12-month trend6.8k3.0kExpand

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6.8k02025-09: 3,633 views2025-10: 4,898 views2025-11: 5,931 views2025-12: 5,038 views2026-01: 6,784 views2026-02: 4,720 views2026-03: 4,523 views2026-04: 3,418 views2026-05: 3,475 views2026-06: 3,035 views2026-07: 3,247 views2026-08: 3,671 views
Sep3.6kOct4.9kNov5.9kDec5.0kJan6.8kFeb4.7kMar4.5kApr3.4kMay3.5kJun3.0kJul3.2kAug3.7k

2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Richard Linklater

Cast

Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan

The story

In New York City in the fall of 1937, 17-year-old high-school student Richard Samuels meets Orson Welles, who unexpectedly offers him the role of Lucius in Caesar, the first production of his new Mercury Theatre repertory company. The company is immersed in rehearsals at its Broadway theater. Charmed by Welles, Richard learns that he is having an affair with the leading actress while his wife is pregnant.

Catalogue themes and tags

1930s, Actress, Broadway, Career, Career Woman, Career ladder, Diva, Genius, George Orson Welles, Intrige, Jugendschwarm, Julius Caesar, Mercury Theater, Produktionsassistentin, Renovation, Theatermilieu, Woman between two Men

Genres

Coming Of Age, Drama, Komödie, comedy drama, drama film
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