''Len and Company'' is a 2015 American

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film, written and directed by Tim Godsall and Katie Knight. The film stars

Rhys Ifans Rhys Owain Evans (; born 22 July 1967), known as Rhys Ifans, is a Welsh actor. He has portrayed roles in ''Notting Hill'' (1999), '' Kevin & Perry Go Large'' (2000), and '' Enduring Love'' (2004), in addition to Xenophilius Lovegood in ''Harry ...

Juno Temple Juno Temple (born 21 July 1989) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the comedy series ''Ted Lasso'' (2020–2023) and in the fifth season of the crime drama series '' Fargo'' (2023–2024). She earned Primetime Emmy Award nomi ...

, Jack Kilmer,

Keir Gilchrist Keir David Peters Gilchrist (; born 28 September 1992) is a Canadian actor. On television, he portrayed Marshall Gregson on the Showtime comedy-drama '' United States of Tara'' (2009–2011) and headlined the Netflix comedy-drama ''Atypical'' ...

, and

Kathryn Hahn Kathryn Marie Hahn (born July 23, 1973) is an American actress. She gained prominence appearing as a supporting actress in a number of comedy films, including '' How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days'' (2003), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2 ...

. The film had its world premiere on June 20, 2015, at the

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. The film was released on June 10, 2016, by

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Plot

A withdrawn music producer's life is disrupted when his son and his protege come to his house unannounced and unexpectedly.

Cast

as Len *

as Zoe * Jack Kilmer as Max *

as William *

as Isabelle *

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as Robert *

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as Paul * Jonathan Potts as August * Mark O'Brien as Zach *

Peter Outerbridge Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966) is a Canadian actor, best known for his role as Ari Tasarov in the The CW, CW action series ''Nikita (TV series), Nikita'', Dr. David Sandström in the The Movie Network, TMN series ''ReGenesis'', Henrik "Han ...

as Frank Coulter *

Dale Whibley Dale Austin Whibley (born October 4, 1997) is a Canadian actor. He gained attention in 2015 for appearing in the Nickelodeon musical comedy ''Make It Pop'' and later he starred in the Netflix slasher film '' There's Someone Inside Your House'' (2 ...

as Derek Coulter * Chris Young as Jose * Jenny Raven as Kelly * Dennis Long as Craig *

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as Award Presenter *

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as Chad

Production

In April 2014, Jack Kilmer and

had been cast in the film, with Tim Godsall directing the film. In November 2014, it was revealed that

had also been cast in the film. with Youree Henley, Rick Jarjoura, serving as producers, Steve Golin and Kate Buckley serving as executive producers.

Release

The film had its world premiere on June 20, 2015, at the

. The film then had its North American premiere at the Special Presentations section of the

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. The film was released in a

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and through

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on June 10, 2016.

Critical reception

''Len and Company'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 70% approval rating on review aggregator website

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, based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 6.13/10. On

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, the film holds a rating of 60 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. Guy Lodge of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review writing : "It’s a spiny, sometimes edgily funny turn, making few concessions to sentimentality even as the role inches toward paternal redemption. Ifans may not succeed in making auds entirely care for Len, but he’s never dull to watch."

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