The Christophers(2026)

R
Rated R for language.
1h 40m
- Comedy
- Drama

Release Date: Apr 10, 2026 | Limited

The children of a once famous artist hire a forger to complete some unfinished, long ago abandoned canvases so they'll have an inheritance when he dies.

Releases

Original Release | Apr 10, 2026

Box Office Results

Updated as of Jul 05, 2026 03:07 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$80,672
Total US & Canada:
$1,807,376
Total International
$2,851,081
Total Worldwide:
$4,658,457

Current Showtimes

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Fri Jul 10
Sat Jul 11
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Director & Top Cast

Steven Soderbergh
Director

Michaela Coel
Lori Butler

Ian McKellen
Julian Sklar

Jessica Gunning
Sallie Milton Sklar

Dmitri Prokopiev
Food Truck Patron

James Corden
Barnaby Sklar

Tilly Botsford

Esme

Daniel Fearn

Locksmith

Lucy McCormick

Lori's Flatmate #1

Le Fil

Lori's Flatmate #2

Dallas Campbell

Art Fight Moderator

Ferdy Roberts

Owen Appleton

Stuart Cooke

Press

Technical Specifications

Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United Kingdom,United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

The children of a once famous artist hire a forger to complete some unfinished, long ago abandoned canvases so they'll have an inheritance when he dies.

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Fun Facts

The Christophers (2026) is a black comedy where greedy siblings Barnaby (James Corden) and Sallie (Jessica Gunning) hire struggling art forger Lori Butler (Michaela Coel) to secretly complete their dying father Julian Sklar's (Ian McKellen) unfinished "Christophers" paintings, planning to "discover" them after his death for profit. Lori infiltrates his cluttered London studio posing as an assistant, igniting sharp clashes over art, legacy, and family resentment in a tense chamber drama.