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Benny & Joon

Benny & Joon

Comedy • PG • 1993 • 1 hr 38 min
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6.8
IMDb
7.1

A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.

Staring

Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, Aidan Quinn, Julianne Moore, Oliver Platt

Directed By

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Written By

Barry Berman, Lesley McNeil

Attributes

SimpleLight

Genre

ComedyDrama

Release Date

April 16, 1993

User Reviews

Reece R
Reece R
So cute. A great portrayal of love and mental illness.
Dani
Dani
The blended Peanut Butter Crunch shake is not as good as it looks. The movie is pretty good, though!
Carla
Carla
It's beautiful; the quirk, the clothes, the perfomatic ways of Sam...
Saylor McLain
Saylor McLain
I'd say this is a good movie all in all. The characters are interesting and so are their interactions. Depp knocked it out of the park!
Olitina
Olitina
It was cute. Not my favorite but it has charm. Johnny is pure charisma, as usual.
Emilia
Emilia
For those who appreciate the intricacies of the human condition and are secret romantics at heart, it's perfect
Ellie
Ellie
Cute and humorous, a feel-good movie to watch when you’re feeling down.
David
David
I shamelessly rate this a 10/10 on account of it's a feel-good movie and I always feel good watching it. Has a heart and soul. Lovely.
Michael
Michael
Different. Kinda like a hipster movie before they were called hipsters.
Dave K.
Dave K.
The epitome of 90's quirky-romance 7/10 A wonderful film with heart & soul!

Stats

Ratings
67 (3%)
417 (20%)
1,191 (56%)
454 (21%)
6.8 – Based on 2.1k ratings
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Cast & Crew

Jeremiah S. Chechik
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Johnny Depp
Johnny
Depp
Mary Stuart Masterson
Mary Stuart Masterson
Aidan Quinn
Aidan
Quinn
Julianne Moore
Julianne
Moore
Oliver Platt
Oliver
Platt
CCH Pounder
CCH
Pounder
Dan Hedaya
Dan
Hedaya
Joe Grifasi
Joe
Grifasi
William H. Macy
William H. Macy
Liane Curtis
Liane
Curtis
Barry Berman
Barry
Berman
Lesley McNeil
Lesley
McNeil

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