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No Such Thing

Play trailer Poster for No Such Thing R Released Oct 12, 2001 1h 41m Fantasy Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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33% Tomatometer 43 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Disgusted with human evolution, a foul mouthed monster (Robert John Burke) kills anyone who crosses his path. When a news crew sent to investigate the monster disappears, a guileless young woman (Sarah Polley) is dispatched to follow up on the story. She befriends the monster and becomes his only hope in ending his life of misery.
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Stocked with talented stars but lacking any clear idea of what to do with them, No Such Thing is ultimately far too uneven to recommend.

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Rex Reed Observer I watched the brainless insanity of No Such Thing with mounting disbelief. Apr 10, 2002 Full Review Stephanie Zacharek Salon.com No Such Thing may be far from perfect, but those small, odd Hartley touches help you warm to it. Apr 5, 2002 Full Review Desson Thomson Washington Post Everything's serious, poetic, earnest and -- sadly -- dull. Rated: 2.5/5 Mar 29, 2002 Full Review Dread Central No Such Thing is not a horror movie; it's an intelligent monster movie. Rated: 3.5/5 Nov 10, 2006 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Instead of arresting a downward-spiralling career, Hartley's latest folly (one of the worst movies in Cannes 2001) shows what happens to an iconoclastic director when he neglects his intsinctive talent for small, quirly indies and goes uproariously big. Rated: 1/4 Mar 10, 2006 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 1.5/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Delwin G I found it to be a very uninique and original movie. Definitely not for the masses...its that good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review Jeffrey P Underrated. While it is a familiar type of story in more ways than one, not at all surprised if it's based on some old fable or fairy tale, it was well done and was able to keep my focus and interest. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a horror movie. More like an Icelandic-American afterschool special. The monster has been around since the beginning of time. He has lived in Iceland for ages yet he has a New York accent. I made it near to the end but could not finish. My review is don't waste your time. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This was the best movie I've ever seen, maybe the best movie ever made...until they make 'The Long Walk' ...a short story by Stephen King. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Love this movie. District 9 type feel; with the monster (or alien, in District 9) seeming to represent humankind's self-created Satan. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member La vi hoy por cable se veia prometedora por la historia luego se puso aburridisima, que hacen Julie Christie y Helen Mirren? y una inexpresiva Sarah Polley le va mejor como directora. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Hal Hartley

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Sarah Polley

Beatrice

Robert John Burke

The Monster

Helen Mirren

The Boss

Julie Christie

Dr. Anna

Baltasar Kormákur

Dr. Artaud

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No Such Thing

ROBERT BURKE stars in United Artists Films' (with American Zoetrope) satiric fable MONSTER HELEN MIRREN as The Boss and ROBERT JOHN BURKE as the Monster in Hal Hartley's satiric fable NO SUCH THING (from United Artists with American Zoetrope). SARAH POLLEY, JULIE CHRISTIE, and director HAL HARTLEY on the set of the satiric fable NO SUCH THING (from United Artists with American Zoetrope). View more photos

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Synopsis Disgusted with human evolution, a foul mouthed monster (Robert John Burke) kills anyone who crosses his path. When a news crew sent to investigate the monster disappears, a guileless young woman (Sarah Polley) is dispatched to follow up on the story. She befriends the monster and becomes his only hope in ending his life of misery.
Director
Hal Hartley
Producer
Hal Hartley, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Cecilia Kate Roque
Screenwriter
Hal Hartley
Distributor
United Artists, MGM/UA Home Entertainment Inc.
Production Co
United Artists, True Fiction Pictures, American Zoetrope
Rating
R (Brief Violence|Language)
Genre
Fantasy, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 12, 2001, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 3, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$60.0K
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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