Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- sardonic
- darkly comic
- adult movie night
- crime comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a sharply constructed and highly entertaining crime comedy, with its ensemble and art-world premise driving its appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The inheritance scheme depends on monetizing a famous painter's unfinished canvases and artistic reputation.
Julian Sklar's children hire a forger to improve their prospects before his death.
The estranged family organizes an elaborate deception around the artist's declining health and estate.
Lori Butler is recruited to complete abandoned paintings as if they belonged to the famous artist.
Films like The Christophers, and why
The Thomas Crown Affair
shared art-world crime, inheritance scheming, and sardonic comedy
The Royal Tenenbaums
shared family deception, criminal plotting, and darkly comic tone
The Spanish Prisoner
shared con-game mechanics, eccentric characters, and witty crime-comedy energy
Movie Details
- Director
- Steven Soderbergh
- Release Date
- 2026-03-30
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (79)
Cast
- Michaela Coel
- Ian McKellen
- Jessica Gunning
- James Corden
- Ferdy Roberts
- Tilly Botsford
- Lucy McCormick
- Le Fil
- Daniel Fearn
- Dmitri Prokopiev
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Christophers about?
- A struggling forger becomes entangled in an inheritance plot when an artist's children try to turn abandoned canvases into a final payday.
- What is The Christophers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Christophers as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Christophers violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Christophers.
- What did critics think of The Christophers?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a sharply constructed and highly entertaining crime comedy, with its ensemble and art-world premise driving its appeal.
- Which films are like The Christophers?
- Films with a similar feel include The Thomas Crown Affair, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Spanish Prisoner.
- How long is The Christophers?
- The Christophers runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Christophers?
- In United States, The Christophers streams on Hulu.
