The read
Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
Carter Page III, a middle-aged gay man in Washington, D. C., is a "walker", a single man who escorts other men's wives to social events so the husbands do not have to. One of the women he escorts, Lynn Lockner, is the wife of a United States senator and is carrying on an affair with a lobbyist. When she finds the lobbyist murdered, she embroils Carter in an investigation that leads to the highest levels of the federal government.
Ratings
IMDb5.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic51/100
112 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul SchraderDirector
- Paul SchraderScreenplay
- Anne DudleyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Woody HarrelsonCarter Page III
- Kristin Scott ThomasLynn Lockner
- Lauren BacallNatalie Van Miter
- Ned BeattyJack Delorean
- Moritz BleibtreuEmek Yoglu
- Lily TomlinAbigail Delorean
- Willem DafoeLarry Lockner
- Mary Beth HurtChrissie Morgan
- William HopeMungo Tenant
- Steven HartleyCast
- Geff FrancisCast
- Garrick HagonCast
Stills
Themes
senatesenatorbartendercover-upmurderlgbtgay theme