MOVIE · 2018
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
ComedyCrimeDrama107 min
In 1970s and ’80s New York, celebrity biographer Lee Israel has fallen out of step with publishers and can barely keep herself afloat. Melissa McCarthy is Lee, a prickly, funny writer who turns her talent for voice and detail toward forging private letters from dead literary figures and passing them off as the real thing. Richard E. Grant’s Jack Hock slips into the scheme as Lee’s drinking companion and uneasy partner, trailing her through used bookstores, bars, and cramped apartments. The story stays close to Lee’s daily hustles, her cat-filled home life, and the literary world she knows how to imitate.
Find out what fits your taste.
Rate movies and shows in ReelRecs, save your next watch, and get personal recommendations from the Reel Recs online service. Free on iPhone and Android.
Where to watch in US
These offers have not all been recently verified. Check the provider for current availability.
Rent
- Amazon Prime Video
- Apple TV
- Fandango At Home
- Google Play Movies
- YouTube
Buy
- Amazon Prime Video
- Apple TV
- Fandango At Home
- Google Play Movies
- YouTube
Availability checked October 24, 2026. Offers can change. Rentals and purchases are separate from subscriptions.
More to consider
The Disaster Artist (2017)
In Hollywood, aspiring actor Greg Sestero befriends the bafflingly confident Tommy Wiseau, and their odd partnership turns into the making of 2003’s The Room. Dave Franco is Greg, drawn in by Tommy’s total lack of self-…
The Irishman (2019)
Pennsylvania, 1956: truck driver and war veteran Frank Sheeran is pulled into the Bufalino crime family after a chance meeting with mob boss Russell Bufalino, a connection that moves him from hauling meat into the cente…
Lady Bird (2017)
In 2002 Sacramento, Christine “Lady Bird” McPherson is a Catholic school senior dreaming of the East Coast while chafing against home, class expectations, and the mother who knows her too well. Saoirse Ronan is Lady Bir…
Catalogue checked October 30, 2026. Use ReelRecs with an assistant