The Laundromat (2019 film)

The Laundromat
A pink piggy-bank wearing sunglasses, on top of a fan of international currency.
Official promotional poster
Directed bySteven Soderbergh
Screenplay byScott Z. Burns
Based onSecrecy World: Inside the Panama Papers Investigation of Illicit Money Networks and the Global Elite
by Jake Bernstein
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter Andrews
Edited byMary Ann Bernard
Music byDavid Holmes
Production
companies
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
  • September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01) (Venice)
  • September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27) (United States)
  • October 18, 2019 (2019-10-18) (Netflix)
Running time
95 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Laundromat is a 2019 American comedy-drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh with a screenplay by Scott Z. Burns. It is based on the book Secrecy World about the Panama Papers scandal by author Jake Bernstein. The film stars Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, Robert Patrick, Jeffrey Wright, David Schwimmer, Matthias Schoenaerts, James Cromwell and Sharon Stone.

The Laundromat had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2019,[2] and was released in select cinemas on September 27, 2019, before its streaming release on October 18, 2019, by Netflix. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

  1. ^ "The Laundromat". Venice Film Festival. July 15, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
  2. ^ Gr, Sala (August 6, 2019). "Biennale Cinema 2019 | The Laundromat". La Biennale di Venezia.