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The Polka King

The Polka King

Comedy • 2017 • 1 hr 35 min
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5.0
IMDb
6.0

Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.

Starring

Jack Black, Jenny Slate, Jason Schwartzman, Jacki Weaver, J.B. Smoove

Directed By

Maya Forbes

Written By

Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky

Attributes

SimpleLight

Genre

Comedy

Release Date

January 12, 2018

User Reviews

Janucide
Janucide
Jack Black nailed his role and made the plight believeable. Also delightfully edutaining!
David Carey
David Carey
Watch the documentary about the real guy afterwards, shows how spot on Jack Black's performance was. Enhanced my opinion of it big time.
Lucas Healey
Lucas Healey
Jack Black makes this entertaining. It’s just so crazy how this movie is based on a true story. Fun but lacks depth.
Jason Celaya
Jason Celaya
Not as good as I hoped, but Jack Black does put on a pretty stout performance
Jonathan Maurice
Jonathan Maurice
Blandly humorous, mildly interesting. Nothing particularly stands out, but a decent "I dunno what to watch on Netflix today" movie.
Kioko
Kioko
Very quirky film about a true story. I enjoy Jack Black's comedy quite a bit. Just kind of meh, I guess. But funny!
BasedRobin
BasedRobin
Uninteresting story, it looks like a documentary about a loser
Zi
Zi
If you are interested in biography, you would like it .
Josh
Josh
I didn't know a genre as energetic as polka could have such a boring movie
Ethan Menzel
Ethan Menzel
Intended to be a comedy but was not. More of a true story

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230 (19%)
381 (32%)
532 (45%)
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5.0 – Based on 1.2k ratings
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Trailer
The Polka King | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix

Cast & Crew

Maya Forbes
Maya
Forbes
Jack Black
Jack
Black
Jenny Slate
Jenny
Slate
Jason Schwartzman
Jason
Schwartzman
Jacki Weaver
Jacki
Weaver
J.B. Smoove
J.B.
Smoove
Robert Capron
Robert
Capron
Willie Garson
Willie
Garson
Vanessa Bayer
Vanessa
Bayer
Robert Macaux
Robert
Macaux
Mary Klug
Mary
Klug
Maya Forbes
Maya
Forbes
Wallace Wolodarsky
Wallace
Wolodarsky

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