Long Shot (2019 film)

Long Shot
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJonathan Levine
Screenplay by
Story byDan Sterling
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYves Bélanger
Edited by
  • Melissa Bretherton
  • Evan Henke
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byLionsgate
Release dates
  • March 9, 2019 (2019-03-09) (SXSW)
  • May 3, 2019 (2019-05-03) (United States)
Running time
124 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[2]
Box office$53.9 million[3]

Long Shot is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Jonathan Levine and written by Dan Sterling and Liz Hannah.[4] The plot follows a journalist (Seth Rogen) who reunites with his former babysitter (Charlize Theron), now the United States Secretary of State. O'Shea Jackson Jr., Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Bob Odenkirk, and Alexander Skarsgård also star.

The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 9, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on May 3, 2019, by Lionsgate. It received generally positive reviews and praise for the chemistry between Rogen and Theron, but underperformed at the box office.[5]

  1. ^ "Untitled Seth Rogen/Charlize Theron". South by Southwest. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Mendelsohn, Scott (May 4, 2019). "Friday Box Office: 'Intruder' Opens Okay, But 'Avengers' Squashes 'Long Shot' And 'UglyDolls'". Forbes. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Long Shot (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  4. ^ McNary, Dave (February 23, 2017). "Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen to Star in Comedy 'Flarsky'". Variety. Retrieved December 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "'Long Shot' Flopped. What's Next for Rom-Coms?". 7 May 2019.