A Hologram for the King (2016)

Drama Comedy

Rated R

97 min.

Release Date

April 22, 2016

DVD Release Date

August 9, 2016 (Buy on Amazon)

Director

Tom Tykwer

Writer

Dave Eggers, Tom Tykwer

Cast

Tom Hanks, Ben Whishaw, Tom Skerritt, Sarita Choudhury

Studio

Lionsgate

Running Time

97 minutes

MPAA Rating

Rated R for some sexuality/nudity, language and brief drug use

Cultures collide when an American businessman (Tom Hanks) is sent to Saudi Arabia to close what he hopes will be the deal of a lifetime. Baffled by local customs and stymied by an opaque bureaucracy, he eventually finds his footing with the help of a wise-cracking taxi driver (Alexander Black) and a beautiful Saudi doctor (Sarita Choudhury).... Full synopsis »

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If a Tom Hanks movie is released to theaters and no one sees it, does it even exist? A Hologram for the King is an odd-duck of a film, one that stars one of the most recognized and respected actors in the world and yet has a story, the quality, distribution company and marketing of a movie that otherwise would have gone straight to home video. Full movie review »

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