

The Comeback Trail
2020-11-12 · 104 min · ★ 5.8
Two movie producers who owe money to the mob set up their aging movie star for an insurance scam to try and save themselves. But they wind up getting more than they ever imagined.
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Production details
- Directors
- George Gallo
- Production companies
- Cloudburst Entertainment, Alla Prima Productions, Don Kee Productions, Ingenious Media, Living the Dream Films, Lucky 13 Productions, March On Productions, Rapid Farms Productions, Scoring Berlin, Sprockefeller Pictures, StoryBoard Media
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 25,000,000
Top Cast
Robert De NiroMax Barber
Morgan FreemanReggie Fontaine
Tommy Lee JonesDuke Montana
Zach BraffWalter Creason
Emile HirschJames Moore
Kate KatzmanMegan Albert
Patrick MuldoonFrank Pierce
Malcolm BarrettXavier Clay
Eddie GriffinDevon
Vincent SpanoJoey Silva
Blerim DestaniBoris
Frances Lee McCainMarge (Old Actress)
Julie Lott GalloSophie Renee
Melissa GreenspanTina Blair
Jermaine WashingtonKenny
Desiree GeraldineLori Jones
Morse BicknellGerman Director
Paul WittenDanny
Dan HanksDead End Actor
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