The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

B-movie car crash meets actor’s workshop diary. A teen actor’s fanmail to a dead TV star gets awkwardly intertwined with his own stalled career. A misfiring meta-tribute, Dolan’s vanity plate stays stuck in the rearview.

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Xavier Dolan directed The Death and Life of John F. Donovan in 2019. See Xavier Dolan's full filmography, where to start with Xavier Dolan, or where to go after you've seen everything by Xavier Dolan.

The Death and Life of John F. Donovan was released in 2019 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.