Directed by Marielle Heller Written by Nicole Holofcener   Jeff Whitty   Cast Melissa McCarthy ... Lee Israel Richard E. Grant ... Jack Hock Dolly Wells ... Anna Ben Falcone ... Alan Schmidt Gregory Korostishevsky ... Andre Jane Curtin ... Marjorie Stephen Spinella ... Paul Christian Navarro ... Kurt Pun Bandhu ... Agent Doyle Erik LaRay Harvey ... Agent Solanas Brandon Scott Jones ... Glen Shae D'lyn ... Nell (as Shae D'Lyn) Rosal Colon ... Rachel (as Rosal Colón) Anna Deavere Smith ... Elaine Marc Evan Jackson ... Lloyd Marcella Lowery ... Guest at Party Roberta Wallach ... Tom Clancy Groupie Tina Benko ... Karen Sandy Rosenberg ... Yale Librarian Kevin Carolan ... Tom Clancy Ben Rauch ... Coat Check Guy Ethel Fisher ... Mrs. Unger Chris Lamberth ... Exterminator Joanna Adler ... Arlene (as Joanna P. Alder) Mary B. McCann ... Judge (as Mary McCann) Michael Laurence ... Fenwick Michael Cyril Creighton ... Harry Alice Kremelberg ... Server Moisés Acevedo ... Stationery Clerk (as Moises Acevedo) Lucy DeVito ... Gossipy Office Worker Josh Evans ... Boss in Office Ricky Garcia ... Security Guard Charlotte Mary Wen ... Cubicle Worker Marcus Choi ... Another Cubicle Worker Mx Justin Vivian Bond ... Lounge Singer (as Justin Vivian Bond) Tim Cummings ... Craig Havilah Brewster ... Toni Towne The Cat ... Jersey Dann Fink ... Male (voice) Zabryna Guevara ... Female (voice) Bonita Hamilton ... Female (voice) Dan McCabe ... Male (voice) Sean Oliver ... Male (voice) Lori Prince ... Female (voice) Armando Riesco ... Male (voice) Sandy Rustin ... Female (voice) Uncredited Cast George Aloi ... Literary Agent Tiffany Blair ... Lady with Bird Linwood Brown ... Prosecutor Marmee Regine Cosico ... Museum Patron Kevin Cristaldi ... Other Dealer Barbara Ann Davison ... Bookstore Employee Peter Donovan ... Greg Antoine Drye ... Musician in Bar Scene Liz Eng ... Lisa George R. Golden ... Bookshop Browser Anne Hollister ... Young Girl at Vet Katie Kocik ... Bookstore Customer Ronald Scott Maestri ... Book Store Customer Doris McCarthy ... Dinner Guest Wayne J. Miller ... Pancake Man at Counter Leroy Phillips Jr. ... Pedestrian Bill Walters ... Homeless Man Produced by Bob Balaban   Anne Carey   Shani Geva   Pamela Hirsch   T.K. Knowles   Amy Nauiokas   Jawal Nga   John O'Grady   Chuck Ryant   David Yarnell   Original Music by Nate Heller

Additional Info Premiere: September 01, 2018 DVD Release: February 19, 2019 Blu-ray Release: March 26, 2019 Country: Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Websites: Production Companies Archer Gray Bob Industries Searchlight Pictures TSG Entertainment (in association with) Distributors Searchlight Pictures   (2018) (USA) (theatrical) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,333 / 20,725 Site Ranking #2,329 Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) #2,330 Night Watch (2004) #2,331 Mary Queen Of Scots (2018) #2,332 Child's Play (2019) #2,333 Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) #2,334 Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (2015) #2,335 Wyatt Earp (1994) #2,336 Life (1999) #2,337 Color Out Of Space (2019)