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Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

Comedy • R • 1999 • 1 hr 53 min
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7.6
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7.7

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

Staring

John Cusack, John Malkovich, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Mary Kay Place

Directed By

Spike Jonze

Written By

Charlie Kaufman

Attributes

ComplexWatch By Myself

Genre

ComedyDramaFantasy

Release Date

December 3, 1999

User Reviews

Nathan Marmaduke
Nathan Marmaduke
Super underrated, this movie is hilarious, haunting, and completely weird in all the right ways
Tom
Tom
Entertaining, straight outta left field, good for a laugh and a think.
Nicholas Stafford
Nicholas Stafford
Something about small doors makes me giggle inside, and boy does this movie have em
Tuomo Sipola
Tuomo Sipola
Weird fantasy story about a puppeteer and his relationships.
Chris
Chris
Brilliant indie drama comedy movie, excellent characters and acting. Unique story and scenes, must see classic
Aron Klassen
Aron Klassen
How can you not love this film? It's completely weird and everyone puts forward a perfect performance. Truly wonderful in every way.
Gus Mather
Gus Mather
Very unsettling, slightly charming, and no surprise it was written by Charlie Kaufman. This film creates a strange thriller/comedy blend.
Andrew Conway
Andrew Conway
Spectacular writing of such a unique concept. All actors are 100% committed and you’ll be laughing the whole time!
M.
M.
Such a sad, ridiculous, impossible, charming story. I love that they took the sadness and made fun of it in such a inconvable way.
Leigh Blount
Leigh Blount
Get your head right before watching this bizarre!!! I love Malkovich! Hilarious!!

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Ratings
901 (3%)
3,659 (11%)
14,808 (46%)
12,598 (39%)
7.6 – Based on 31.9k ratings
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Being John Malkovich | John Malkovich Goes Into His Own Head
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Being John Malkovich | Malkovich Inside Malkovich Scene | Netflix
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Being John Malkovich (1999) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Cast & Crew

Spike Jonze
Spike
Jonze
John Cusack
John
Cusack
John Malkovich
John
Malkovich
Cameron Diaz
Cameron
Diaz
Catherine Keener
Catherine
Keener
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place
Orson Bean
Orson
Bean
Charlie Sheen
Charlie
Sheen
Reggie Hayes
Reggie
Hayes
W. Earl Brown
W. Earl Brown
Carlos Jacott
Carlos
Jacott
Charlie Kaufman
Charlie
Kaufman

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