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Man on the Moon

Movie · 1999 · 114 min

A playful, perplexing, and ultimately poignant ride through a provocateur's life, blurring reality and performance.

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1999 film directed by Miloš Forman
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Year
1999
Runtime
114 min
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • art
  • celebrity
  • media
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
comedy, biographical, comedy drama, historical drama
Directed by
Miloš Forman
Written by
Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
Starring
Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love, David Letterman, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Giamatti, Patton Oswalt, Norm Macdonald
Music
R.E.M., Mike Mills
Cinematography
Anastas Michos
Runtime
114 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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