The Comedy

Movie

2012

1h 35m

English

Comedy, Drama

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Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.

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The Comedy

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2012

1h 35m

English

Comedy, Drama

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Cast

Swanson

Van Arman

Ben

Waitress

Restaurant Manager

Bobby

Young Woman

Hospital Nurse

Sister-In-Law

Raj

Richard

Will

Male nurse

Wealthy Man

Wealthy Woman

Antique shop patron

Taxi Driver

Woman Mistaken For Prostitute

Directed By: Rick Alverson

Written By: Rick Alverson, Robert Donne, + 1 more

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Moorogan-deleted-1458203688 says...

10 years ago

I dont think it'd be a stretch to call this one of the most relevant and brilliant films of the past 20 years. Heidecker delivers an amazing performance as Swanson, a man perhaps iconic of a generation, desensitized to everything through his own psychological defence of irony and indulgence. The film is neither satire nor, 'ironically', actually a comedy. It's an apocalyptic observation of a certain trend in our society, as we watch Swanson trying to desperately 'feel' something. The only solution comes in the form of the film's ending, which I won't spoil, but does give a small amount of closure. Alverson perfectly manages to capture the few remaining ounces of humanity in Swanson, and the frequent contrast of the characters against modernist American symbolism is a great touch.

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6abi says...

11 years ago

A long drawn out silly movie. Kinda dry.

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mike_a says...

2 years ago

Depending on what critical lens I look through I could rate this film anywhere from a 5 to a 9; It's aimless and seems to meander just like the main characters life. > "Nevertheless, the movie did get me to think, and that is a success, and almost a redemption of its own." rogerebert.com

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CONTAINS SPOILERS3/10 5 years ago

[3.4/10] What if you made a movie about a man who is completely lacking in empathy, who is spoiled, and offensive, and occasionally even abhorrent, and showed him never really growing or changing or learning anything? What if you hinted that he was more than a little broken, but and maybe even carri More

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