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The Deal

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Charlie Berns (William H. Macy) is a movie producer who convinces a major studio to fund a film about British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. But he rewrites the script, transforming the film into an action flick for Bobby Mason (LL Cool J), a recent convert to Judaism who is eager to play the Jewish statesman. During production, Mason is kidnapped by a radical political organization, and it is up to Berns and development executive Deidre Hearn (Meg Ryan) to save the film and its star.

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Peter Debruge Variety Jan 25, 2008
Unfortunately, the characters seem to be doing all the laughing, while the general public has nothing to cling to but the horndog flirtation between mismatched leads William H. Macy and Meg Ryan -- hardly ideal ingredients for mainstream success. Go to Full Review Stephen Farber The Hollywood Reporter Jan 25, 2008
A wacky Hollywood satire that never catches fire. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze Jan 15, 2009
The Deal could have had a more solid impact with a leaner script shaving off some of those subplot detours. And can we drop those lewd seduction routines in these movies already that hello, would never get the babe in the real world. Go to Full Review Matthew Sorrento Film Threat Apr 15, 2008
3.5/5
Lets many humorous conceits fly. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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thiago s @Thiagostone Oct 29, 2025 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajudou a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. See more Aug 4, 2020 Macy and Ryan were great. The script could have been a little tighter, but good overall. I find it funny that some are calling the story unbelievable at times. Good lord, it's a movie. Half the movies in Hollywood have unbelieveable scripts. It's called fiction,, entertainment. You loved Indiana Jones and that's ten times more unbelievabke than this movie. Anyway, solid film but not a classic See more Mar 20, 2017 Good enough to see once ....not hilarious , just a bit of feel good movie . SOMDVD See more Nov 14, 2013 Great Movie about the craziness of Hollywood See more Jan 20, 2013 La pelicula tiene un argumento interesante, es una buena e inteligente sátira al mundo del cine. Pero no aporta más que eso. La pelicula se enreda en su esencia, no divierte y dificilmente entretiene. See more Jan 12, 2013 Although it had its moments, the story was just too unbelievable and contrived. It was very self-aware and tried to be risqué, yet was done complete Hollywood fashion. See more Read all reviews
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Steven Schachter

Director

William H. Macy

Charlie Berns

Meg Ryan

Deidre Hearn

LL Cool J

Bobby Mason

Kate Blumberg

Actor

Jeremy Crutchley

Ian Chadwick
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Synopsis Charlie Berns (William H. Macy) is a movie producer who convinces a major studio to fund a film about British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. But he rewrites the script, transforming the film into an action flick for Bobby Mason (LL Cool J), a recent convert to Judaism who is eager to play the Jewish statesman. During production, Mason is kidnapped by a radical political organization, and it is up to Berns and development executive Deidre Hearn (Meg Ryan) to save the film and its star.
Director
Steven Schachter
Screenwriter
William H. Macy, Steven Schachter, Peter Lefcourt
Production Co
Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Rating
R (Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 9, 2017
Runtime
1h 40m
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