Ray Donovan: The Movie
{{Short description|2022 American crime drama television film}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Ray Donovan film poster.png
| caption = Film poster
| director = David Hollander
| creator = Ann Biderman
| writer = {{plainlist|
}}
| starring = {{plainlist|
- Liev Schreiber
- Eddie Marsan
- Dash Mihok
- Pooch Hall
- Kerris Dorsey
- Jon Voight
}}
| music = Marcelo Zarvos
| country = United States
| language = English
| cinematography = David Franco
| editor = Lynne Willingham
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- David Hollander
- Liev Schreiber
- Mark Gordon
- Bryan Zuriff
- Lou Fusaro
| producer = John H. Radulovic
}}
| company = The Mark Gordon Company
| network = Showtime
| released = {{start date|2022|01|14}}
| runtime = 100 minutes
| budget =
}}
Ray Donovan: The Movie is an American crime drama television film directed by David Hollander, who co-wrote it with Liev Schreiber. It is the follow-up to the seventh and final season of the television series of the same name, which aired its final episode in 2020. It centers on the title character, portrayed by Schreiber, and the relationships with his family, including brothers Terry, Bunchy and Daryll, played by Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok and Pooch Hall, respectively.
Ray Donovan: The Movie debuted on January 14, 2022, on Showtime.{{cite web |last1=Devore |first1=Britta |title='Ray Donovan': Showtime Offering First Three Episodes for Free Before Movie Premiere in January |url=https://collider.com/ray-donovan-free-episodes-showtime/ |publisher=Collider |access-date=January 9, 2022 |date=December 30, 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109191805/https://collider.com/ray-donovan-free-episodes-showtime/ |url-status=live }} The film was nominated for Outstanding Television Movie at the 74th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
Plot
Following from the events of the season 7 finale, Mickey (Jon Voight) is on the run, and Ray (Liev Schreiber) is determined to find and stop him before he can cause any more damage to his family and friends.{{cite web |last1=Jacobs |first1=Meredith |title='Ray Donovan: The Movie' Trailer: Liev Schreiber & Jon Voight Return |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1023029/ray-donovan-movie-liev-schreiber-trailer-showtime/ |website=TVinsider.com |access-date=January 9, 2022 |date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109191809/https://www.tvinsider.com/1023029/ray-donovan-movie-liev-schreiber-trailer-showtime/ |url-status=live }}
Cast
- Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan
- Eddie Marsan as Terry Donovan
- Dash Mihok as Bunchy Donovan
- Pooch Hall as Daryll Donovan
- Kerris Dorsey as Bridget Donovan
- Katherine Moennig as Lena Burnham
- Kerry Condon as Molly Sullivan
- Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan
- Bill Heck as Young Mickey
- Josh Hamilton as Kevin Sullivan
- Graham Rogers as Jacob "Smitty" Smith
- Alyssa Diaz as Teresa Donovan
- David Patrick Kelly as Matty Galloway
- Austin Hébert as Young Jim Sullivan
- Chris Gray as Young Ray Donovan{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Lynette |title='Ray Donovan: The Movie' first look: See the actor who plays the younger version of the fixer |url=https://ew.com/movies/ray-donovan-showtime-movie-chris-gray-liev-schreiber/ |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=January 9, 2022 |language=en |date=December 9, 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109191808/https://ew.com/movies/ray-donovan-showtime-movie-chris-gray-liev-schreiber/ |url-status=live }}
- AJ Michalka as Young Abby
- Chris Petrovski as Young Sean Walker
- Alan Alda as Dr. Arthur Amiot
Production
In 2020, Showtime abruptly announced that season 7 of Ray Donovan would be the end of the series. Fans of the show petitioned for a follow-up to be written after the final season left many questions unanswered.{{cite web |last1=Feldman |first1=Dana |title='Ray Donovan' Fans Will Get Their Questions Answered With Superb Movie Finale |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2021/12/07/ray-donovan-fans-will-get-their-questions-answered-with-superb-movie-finale/?sh=27165011370e |work=Forbes |access-date=January 9, 2022 |language=en |date=December 7, 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109191808/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danafeldman/2021/12/07/ray-donovan-fans-will-get-their-questions-answered-with-superb-movie-finale/?sh=27165011370e |url-status=live }} On February 12, 2020, Liev Schreiber wrote on his Instagram, "It seems your voices have been heard. Too soon to say how or when, but with a little luck and your continued support, there will be more Ray Donovan."{{cite web |last1=Dry |first1=Jude |title='Ray Donovan' Feature Film with Liev Schreiber in the Works from Showtime |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/ray-donovan-movie-liev-schreiber-showtime-1234619215/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=January 9, 2022 |language=en |date=February 24, 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109191815/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/ray-donovan-movie-liev-schreiber-showtime-1234619215/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Nemetz |first1=Dave |title=Ray Donovan Un-Cancelled? 'There Will Be More,' Liev Schreiber Says |url=https://tvline.com/2020/02/12/ray-donovan-renewed-season-8-liev-schreiber-showtime/ |website=TVline.com |access-date=January 9, 2022 |date=February 12, 2020 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213054815/https://tvline.com/2020/02/12/ray-donovan-renewed-season-8-liev-schreiber-showtime/ |url-status=live }} Following the announcement of a television film follow-up, in 2021, Showtime's President of Entertainment Gary Levine stated that the audience would be satisfied with the ending of the film, admitting "we did hear from fans, and we are nothing if not responsive to our audience. I think this Ray Donovan two-hour movie will go a long way to making that landing more graceful."{{cite web |last1=White |first1=Peter |title='Ray Donovan': Showtime Unveils Trailer & Sets Premiere For Feature Film Follow-Up |url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/ray-donovan-movie-trailer-liev-schreiber-showtime-premiere-1234879058/ |publisher=Deadline |access-date=January 9, 2022 |date=November 22, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130201736/https://deadline.com/2021/11/ray-donovan-movie-trailer-liev-schreiber-showtime-premiere-1234879058/ |url-status=live }}
Principal photography began in May 2021 and was wrapped in a few months, with the film shot in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts.{{cite web |last1=Flores |first1=Saul |title=Showtime filming for 'Ray Donovan' in New Haven this week |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Showtime-to-film-Ray-Donovan-movie-in-New-16228494.php |website=New Haven Register |access-date=16 January 2022 |date=June 6, 2021 |archive-date=January 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220116192701/https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Showtime-to-film-Ray-Donovan-movie-in-New-16228494.php |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Croke |first1=Karen |last2=Muchnick |first2=Jeanne |title='Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,' 'Ray Donovan' are back: Crews spotted filming in Westchester |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/people/suburbarazzi/2021/06/25/marvelous-mrs-maisel-walters-hot-dogs-ray-donovan-filming/5333592001/ |website=lohud |access-date=19 January 2022 |date=June 25, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119193617/https://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/people/suburbarazzi/2021/06/25/marvelous-mrs-maisel-walters-hot-dogs-ray-donovan-filming/5333592001/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Slane |first1=Kevin |title=Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight film scenes in Boston for 'Ray Donovan' movie |url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2021/07/08/liev-schreiber-jon-voight-ray-donovan-movie-boston/ |website=Boston.com |access-date=9 January 2022 |date=July 8, 2021 |archive-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109191816/https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2021/07/08/liev-schreiber-jon-voight-ray-donovan-movie-boston/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Gokhale |first1=Stuti |title=Where was Ray Donovan: The Movie Filmed? |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-ray-donovan-the-movie-filmed/ |website=TheCinemaholic |access-date=19 January 2022 |date=January 13, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119193617/https://thecinemaholic.com/where-was-ray-donovan-the-movie-filmed/ |url-status=live }}
Reception
Kerris Dorsey received an honorable mention for TVLine's Performer of the Week ending on January 15, 2022.{{cite web |title=Performer of the Week: Michael C. Hall |url=https://tvline.com/2022/01/15/michael-c-hall-dexter-new-blood-finale-performance/ |website=TVLine |access-date=January 15, 2022 |date=January 15, 2022 |archive-date=January 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115150825/https://tvline.com/2022/01/15/michael-c-hall-dexter-new-blood-finale-performance/ |url-status=live }}
=Critical response=
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|81|6.4|16|If Ray Donovan: The Movie doesn't accomplish everything that a proper final season could have achieved, it nevertheless satisfies with a prologue and epilogue to the fixer's family woes.|ref=yes|access-date=July 30, 2024}} {{cite web |title=Ray Donovan: The Movie |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ray_donovan_the_movie |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=18 January 2022 |language=en |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118184105/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ray_donovan_the_movie |url-status=live }}
=Accolades=
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.sho.com/titles/3508117/ray-donovan-the-movie}}
- {{IMDb title|14124268|Ray Donovan: The Movie}}
Category:2022 television films
Category:2022 crime drama films
Category:2022 in American television
Category:2020s English-language films
Category:American crime drama films
Category:American drama television films
Category:American crime television films
Category:English-language crime drama films
Category:Films scored by Marcelo Zarvos
Category:Sequel films to television series