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Being John Malkovich (1999)

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All Time

of 190,142

310

1990's

of 24,698

35

1999

of 6,784

8
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  179
  
  Drama of 1999
  
  of 680
  
  4
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  24

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Being John Malkovich (1999) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.2073

Avg Critic Score:3.1521

Being John Malkovich (1999) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

What an endlessly inventive movie this is! Charlie Kaufman, the writer of "Being John Malkovich," supplies a stream of dazzling inventions, twists and wicked paradoxes. ...read the complete Being John Malkovich movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Either Being John Malkovich gets nominated for best picture, or the members of the Academy need portals into their brains. ...read the complete Being John Malkovich movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

This is the kind of strange film that one would expect to be released as an art-house indie, yet here it is playing as a mainstream mall film. ...read the complete Being John Malkovich movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

In just a few years, with a flurry of wildly imaginative films and three Oscar nominations, Kaufman has managed to join the likes of David Mamet, Stephen King, William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde on the short list of screenwriting superstars....read the complete Being John Malkovich (1999) review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

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Frankie Paiva

Craig Schwartz (Cusack escaping his usual cute boyishness type of role) is an out of work puppeteer whoâ€™s desperately failing in his career. So he decides to take a job filing at Lestercorp, a company that is on the 7 1/2 floor of a local office...read the complete Being John Malkovich (1999) review at Frankie Paiva

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filmtext.com

Genau so ist es. Wir haben es schon immer geahnt, aber hier führt es endlich einmal einer vor. Büroarbeit läßt nicht genug Kopffreiheit, wozu auch stehen, wenn man die meiste Zeit sitzt. Craig, ein glückloser Marionettenspieler (John Cusack),...read the complete Being John Malkovich (1999) review at filmtext.com

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Decent Films Guide - faith on film

Being John Malkovich is a film of startling originality and creativity, a work of continual invention and hauntingly vivid imagery. First-time director Spike Jonze, who starred as the fourth of Three Kings in that equally bold and confident masterpiece,...read the complete Being John Malkovich (1999) review at Decent Films Guide - faith on film

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