J.T. LeRoy

April. 26,2019      R
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A young woman named Savannah Knoop spends six years pretending to be a transgender writer named JT Leroy, the made-up literary persona of her sister-in-law.

Kristen Stewart as  Savannah Knoop
Laura Dern as  Laura Albert
Diane Kruger as  Eva
Jim Sturgess as  Geoffrey Knoop
Courtney Love as  Sasha
Kelvin Harrison Jr. as  Sean
James Jagger as  Ben
Eric Plamondon as  Gaspard
Craig Haas as  Ennio
Adam Hurtig as  Darren

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Reviews

VividSimon
2019/04/26

Simply Perfect

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Acensbart
2019/04/27

Excellent but underrated film

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Tayloriona
2019/04/28

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Lucia Ayala
2019/04/29

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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