The Birthday Cake

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The Birthday Cake

R

2021

1h 23m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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Gio brings a cake to a memorial celebration for the 10th anniversary of his father's mysterious death, hosted by his uncle (Val Kilmer), a Brooklyn mafia boss. His life begins to change as he pieces together what really happened to his father.

Leslie Felperin

Guardian

07/14/2021

2/5

Given its meandering script and absurdly grand guignol ending, it's astonishing that The Birthday Cake could attract such a starry cast.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

06/18/2021

2/4

No matter how you slice it, this star-studded mob film still seems undercooked.

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Jeannette Catsoulis

New York Times

06/17/2021

Giannopoulos might be inexperienced, but he's canny with mood and unafraid to experiment with the rhythms of violence. I, for one, am keen to see what he does next.

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Daryl MacDonald

InSession Film

04/26/2024

C

It's a paean to better movies and you might end up asking yourself why you didn't just watch one of those instead.

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Susan Granger

www.susangranger.com

07/30/2021

2/10

There may be a great deal of competition in the category, but I nominate this crime drama as the worst Mob movie ever made!

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

07/22/2021

2/5

A barrage of mob movie cliches undermines what might have been an intriguingly offbeat tale.

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Donna L

@RT96373664 Nov 25

I liked this movie it is very underrated

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jul 12

Success in 1 hour and 23 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Steve C

@RT19610513 06/25/2024

More muddled than the batter used for baking a cake. Oh yeah, happy birthday....enjoy your slice of cake. There's a widowette party going on too.

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Peter R

@RT05365278 05/14/2024

Complete mess. Would not advise watching. Everything about it confused. Poor acting, even from the big names. Amateurish. Story could have been good if done differently.

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Damian P

@RT57805347 04/10/2024

This film was genuinely unclear, underwhelming and lacked clear direction. Also noting you can't understand one word that Uncle Angelo speaks throughout the entire movie (which I found to be ridiculous and unnecessary). Some genuine stars cast here as well as stating its a combination of 'Layer Cake and The Godfather' in the movie description (absolutely reaching) it was all too promising but what an absolute let down in the end. Some poor audio too which didn't help. Giving it two stars as it was entertaining in some moments and nice to see some familiar faces however ultimately it missed the bar.

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09/17/2022

Great Cast! But… The acting, script, cinematography, music…. Horrific. An embarrassing film for all who were involved. A real cinematic steaming pile of sh*t!

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Gio brings a cake to a memorial celebration for the 10th anniversary of his father's mysterious death, hosted by his uncle (Val Kilmer), a Brooklyn mafia boss. His life begins to change as he pieces together what really happened to his father.

Director: Jimmy Giannopoulos
Producer: Diomedes Raul Bermudez, Carlos Cuscó, Shiloh Fernandez, Siena Oberman, Danny Sawaf
Screenwriter: Diomedes Raul Bermudez, Shiloh Fernandez, Jimmy Giannopoulos
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Glanzrock Productions, Foton Pictures, Artemis, Tucci & Company, SSS Entertainment, Oceana Studios, Carte Blanche Film, SSS Film Capital, Purpose Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Drug Use|Pervasive Language|Some Sexual References|Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 18, 2021
Runtime: 1h 23m