Movie · Comedy · Drama

Laurel & Hardy, one of the world’s greatest comedy teams, set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As the charm and beauty of their performances shines through, they re-connect with their adoring fans. Even as the tour becomes a hit, Stan & Ollie can’t quite shake the specter of Laurel & Hardy’s past; the long-buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver’s failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages, they are aware that they may be approaching their swan song, trying to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.

2018 · 1h 37m
Director Jon S. Baird

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Stan & Ollie

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Laurel & Hardy, one of the world’s greatest comedy teams, set out on a variety hall tour of Britain in 1953. Diminished by age and with their golden era as the kings of Hollywood comedy now behind them, they face an uncertain future. As the charm and beauty of their performances shines through, they re-connect with their adoring fans. Even as the tour becomes a hit, Stan & Ollie can’t quite shake the specter of Laurel & Hardy’s past; the long-buried ghosts, coupled with Oliver’s failing health, start to threaten their precious partnership. A portrait of the most tender and poignant of creative marriages, they are aware that they may be approaching their swan song, trying to rediscover just how much they mean to each other.

COMMON SENSE

Gentle, affectionate portrait of aging legendary comics.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.5
Reviews 224
Fresh 206
Rotten 18

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Studio
Entertainment One
Released
2018
Run Time
1 hr 37 min
Rated
PG for some language, and for smoking.
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom, Canada
© 2018 Entertainment One

Languages

Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (AD, AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩), Spanish (Latin America) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), English (United Kingdom) , English (United States) (SDH), Bulgarian , Czech , Hungarian , Polish , Portuguese (Brazil) , Russian , Slovak , Spanish (Latin America) , Ukrainian

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
Audio descriptions (AD) refer to a narration track describing what is happening on screen, to provide context for those who are blind or have low vision.