New Comedy ‘Fackham Hall’ Lands Impressive Rotten Tomatoes Score

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Spoof movies are becoming increasingly popular, and the recent high ratings for Fackham Hall on Rotten Tomatoes suggest this trend will continue. Building on the success of The Naked Gun, which brought back Leslie Nielsen’s comedic police films, Fackham Hall playfully parodies popular British historical dramas. The series Downton Abbey, known for its depiction of an aristocratic family and their staff, is a clear influence, as Fackham Hall also takes inspiration from films like Gosford Park and adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels.

Fackham Hall features a well-known cast, including Tom Felton, famous for playing Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter, and Damian Lewis from the show Billions. The film also stars Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Emma Laird, and Jimmy Carr, who helped write the script. The story centers on the Davenport family and their staff, and follows the drama that unfolds during a wedding. Here’s what the movie is about:

A new staff member develops an unusual connection with the youngest daughter of a prominent British family. This happens while the Davenports – Lord and Lady Davenport and their family – are struggling to cope with the disastrous wedding of their oldest daughter to her untrustworthy cousin.

I’m so excited for Fackham Hall to come out on December 5th, and it’s already getting great reviews! Rotten Tomatoes shows it’s currently ‘Fresh’ with a 73% rating based on critics’ opinions. What I’m hearing is that the movie brilliantly pokes fun at old-fashioned ideas using classic comedic techniques, and everyone’s loving the acting and timing. We’ll have to wait and see what audiences think, but I’m hoping they agree with the critics! Even if you haven’t seen the original, it sounds like you can still enjoy Fackham Hall – as Julian Roman from MovieWeb points out in his review, you don’t need any prior knowledge to get the jokes.

Fackham Hall is a hilarious show that playfully pokes fun at differences in social class, unequal treatment of genders, and common storytelling clichés, guaranteed to have audiences laughing out loud.

‘Fackham Hall’ Follows ‘The Naked Gun’ to Spoof Movie Glory

The recent Naked Gun movie has been surprisingly well-received by critics, earning an 87% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and audiences seem to love it too, giving it a 72% score. This new film revives the classic comedy series known for its silly, fast-paced humor – think Airplane! and Hot Shots! – and helped popularize parody movies. After a long break following a string of poorly-made spoofs like Date Movie and Epic Movie, The Naked Gun successfully brought back the genre, earning $102 million around the world.

A new Scary Movie is coming, bringing back the popular horror movie spoofs that started a quarter-century ago. The original creators and many of the actors are returning for the sixth film in the series. This installment will poke fun at current horror trends and recent movies, and it’s scheduled for release in June. Filmmakers are hoping it receives the same positive reception as comedies like The Naked Gun and Fackham Hall. If audiences and critics continue to enjoy these spoofs, we might see even more movies in the future, targeting new horror hits.

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2025-12-04 23:07