Swiss Army Man

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Swiss Army Man

R

2016

1h 35m

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

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Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares to end it all, until he suddenly spots a man (Daniel Radcliffe) laying by the shore. Unfortunately, he is dead and quite flatulent. Using the gassy body to his advantage, Hank miraculously makes it back to the mainland. However, he now finds himself lost in the wilderness, and dragging the talking corpse named Manny along for the adventure.

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Critics Consensus

Disarmingly odd and thoroughly well-acted, Swiss Army Man offers adventurous viewers an experience as rewarding as it is impossible to categorize.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

12/28/2016

3/5

The third act dissolves back into emo indulgence. But before then, you may just have found yourself briefly watching in wonderment, only disturbed by the nagging feeling that this is all very wrong.

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

10/03/2016

2/5

Two fine actors giving full-blooded performances can't prevent Swiss Army Man from seeming pretentious and self-indulgent.

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

10/02/2016

1/5

Incredible and not in a good way.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 31

4/5

The polarizing “Swiss Army Man” kills us with weirdness. This film lets its WTF freak flag fly and encourages you to do the same.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/02/2024

A

Daniel Radcliffe gives one of the year’s best supporting performances.

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Zach Pope

Zach Pope Reviews

08/07/2023

One of the wildest films you will ever see!

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@EcouteFilmes Dec 9

A lonely man (Hank), in his next-to-last breath, gives birth to a dead body (Manny). Like any mother who commutes the burden of unfulfilled-expectations to a child, the relationship between them slowly and painfully transforms. Hank imparts to Manny a naive version of the world, filling him with tall tales of true love and daily gratitudes. His stories and lies progressively animate the corpse, which learns to respond to it’s own name, string vowels together, and sit without support. Hank finds purpose and self-worth through this giving-of-life, and begins to use the dead body as a vessel to guide him out of depression. As Manny develops consciousness, he questions Hank about the norms informing the backbone of society. Hank grapples with the age-old dilemma of parenting--how to best equip kin for an illogical and unforgiving world, without forever dimming that tiny light for which you are responsible? Overall, the film is relatable to anyone who has ever been a parent, or child.

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Don J

@DonJuilio Nov 20

A bizarre buddy comedy hybrid of Tom Hanks' Castaway and the Ryan Gosling-led Lars and the Real Girl, Swiss Army Man is provocative and yet endearingly absurd

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Evan T

Nov 17

Its alright, kinda boring, kinda entertaining

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Morgan H

@Languidium Nov 16

a beautiful example of absurdism

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Idema E

Oct 19

This is a very weird absurd film, lots of heart felt moments and some really strange comedy, the ending is ???? but I would recommend it. Just don't expect all the answers, or this to make sense - just suspend those parts of the brain which pick holes in sequences and plot and enjoy the ride, it's a fairly unique experience.

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Jaime C

Sep 9

One of my and my girlfriend’s absolute favorite movies 10/10 have to give this a watch !!!

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Synopsis

Being stranded on a deserted island leaves young Hank (Paul Dano) bored, lonely and without hope. As a rope hangs around his neck, Hank prepares to end it all, until he suddenly spots a man (Daniel Radcliffe) laying by the shore. Unfortunately, he is dead and quite flatulent. Using the gassy body to his advantage, Hank miraculously makes it back to the mainland. However, he now finds himself lost in the wilderness, and dragging the talking corpse named Manny along for the adventure.

Director: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan
Producer: Jonathan Wang, Lawrence Inglee, Miranda Bailey, Amanda Marshall, Eyal Rimmon, Lauren Mann
Screenwriter: Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Blackbird Productions, Tadmor, Cold Iron Pictures
Rating: R (Language and Sexual Material)
Genre: Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.3M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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