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The Extra Man

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A flamboyant literature professor (Kevin Kline), who escorts rich old women on the side, teaches his cross-dressing roommate (Paul Dano) his unique perspective on life.
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Ty Burr Boston Globe Rated: 2/4 Nov 24, 2011 Full Review Cliff Doerksen Chicago Reader [A] drearily quirky mess. Sep 23, 2010 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News An entertaining kinky kick of a movie, a lightweight delight about dreamers and dilettantes. Rated: B Sep 10, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Though Kevin Kline’s performance as an escort to rich old Manhattan ladies isn’t the only reason to see The Extra Man, it’s the main one. Rated: 3/4 Aug 9, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) Difficult to recommend when the sample is enough to instill fear. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 18, 2022 Full Review Troy Patterson Spin Extra Man's superfluous oddities threaten to obscure its peculiar charms. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 25, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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nancy h I liked the quirky and innocent feel of the movie. Paul Dano's performance is top notch. I enjoyed John C, Riley's role also. The movie treated a sensitive subject (a young man's gender identity) respectfully. An interesting and watchable little movie. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/16/23 Full Review Jenn G I don't know why these movies don't get better reviews. I really liked this movie. I read the book, so maybe that made me more into it? I really like Jonathan Ames wit! It's quirky with, I guess, non-mainstream sexuality. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review w r It's to bad there's not an expiration date on movies. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm not sure what all the bad reviews are about. I found the movie charming and the original story line refreshing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A lost opportunity to be a very good movie ! Not to mention the last 20 minutes... That's a pity: The acting is well done and the main characters are empathetic more than bizarre. But something went wrong at the end... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Just kinda pointless with no reward 2.2 Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A flamboyant literature professor (Kevin Kline), who escorts rich old women on the side, teaches his cross-dressing roommate (Paul Dano) his unique perspective on life.
Director
Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Producer
Anthony Bregman, Stephanie Davis
Screenwriter
Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Ames, Shari Springer Berman
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
3 Arts Entertainment
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 30, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 17, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA)
$453.1K
Runtime
1h 48m
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