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      Man Bites Dog

      NC-17 Released Jan 15, 1992 1h 36m Comedy Crime Drama List
      74% Tomatometer 19 Reviews 90% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben (Benoît Poelvoorde) are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them. Read More Read Less

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      James Berardinelli ReelViews Rated: 3/4 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Rated: 4/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Tom Meek Cambridge Day "Man Bites Dog" is a deliriously sharp reflection of society's secret thirst for blood and human spectacle while hypocritically maintaining a stiff moral chin. A unique one-of-a-kind that's not for all. Rated: 3.5/4 May 4, 2020 Full Review Vanessa Letts The Spectator The sheer kitsch of the characters and settings prevents a real-life audience from ever having to feel genuinely implicated. Jul 24, 2018 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com [VIDEO ESSAY] Self-reflexive social satire rarely comes with such a hilarious fury of black humor as it does in this ingenious mockumentary about filming a serial killer's pursuits. Rated: A+ Nov 2, 2015 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It proves that a catchy title does not necessarily make for a good movie. Rated: C- Jul 25, 2012 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Aender S The best comedy in French language isn't even French. On a side note got to love that Belgian accent, especially protagonist Ben's and his family's. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/16/24 Full Review Stphane T Un chef-d'oeuvre de l'humour noir! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/01/23 Full Review Nate L A sick sadistic dark comedy. The main character, Benoit, can be as hilarious as he is frightening. It's truly amazing how a group of students can make a movie this introspective and good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review s r 1001 movies to see before you die. It was original, but so brutal. I can see why it was on the list, but I don't need to see it again. It was on HBO. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Fun and original stuff but eventually this one trick joke gets tiring. Witty early on before wearing thin as the material becomes repetitive. Would work better as a character in a comedy like the fast show. Memorable but not one to revisit. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Quentin Tarantino watched this movie twice during its viewing in Cannes in 1992. Says enough. 'Man Bites Dog' is pitch-dark (fittingly shot in black-and-white) and shocking. It's cinema vérité in its most gritty, haunting and destabilising way imaginable without excessively use of gore - although multiple scenes are thoroughly shocking without a splash of blood or the wielding of a blade needed. The great performance by Benoît Poelvoorde as well as the then quite 'new way of shooting a movie' (i.e. documentary style) cannot save the film of one feeling none than disgust and absolutely no, not in the slightest, understanding (let alone compassion) for the evil protagonist. But then again, maybe that's the point: as a 'documentary viewer' (which is how you feel as spectator), what can you take before bursting in rage, disgust or dispair? Interesting piece of film to be analysed - not to be enjoyed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis The activities of rampaging, indiscriminate serial killer Ben (Benoît Poelvoorde) are recorded by a willingly complicit documentary team, who eventually become his accomplices and active participants. Ben provides casual commentary on the nature of his work and arbitrary musings on topics of interest to him, such as music or the conditions of low-income housing, and even goes so far as to introduce the documentary crew to his family. But their reckless indulgences soon get the better of them.
      Director
      Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel
      Screenwriter
      Benoît Poelvoorde, Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel, Vincent Tavier
      Distributor
      Roxie Releasing, Criterion Collection
      Production Co
      Les Artistes Anonymes
      Rating
      NC-17
      Genre
      Comedy, Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 15, 1992, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 2, 2017
      Runtime
      1h 36m
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