The Definition of Insanity

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The Definition of Insanity

2004

1h 21m

Comedy

Drama

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60%

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5 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Determined to make it as an actor despite years of little or no success, Robert (Robert Margolis) continues to go on countless auditions, hoping to get that one big break. Robert's wife, Sally (Kelli Barnett), is growing tired of his seemingly futile aspirations, especially since they have a young child to support. Eventually, it appears that Robert may land a role in a film by director Peter Bogdanovich (Peter Bogdanovich), but will things really turn out as he has hoped?

Ronnie Scheib

Variety

[A] brilliant, audacious indie.

Mar 27, 2009

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a tiresome, periodically interminable piece of work...

Rated: 1/4

Apr 13, 2010

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Norm Schrager

Filmcritic.com

ly won't jump-start Robert Margolis' acting career, but it might get him closer to that status of working actor, just as he wished for in the film

Rated: 3/5

Oct 8, 2006

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Joshua Tanzer

Offoffoff

A movie, candid and gently self-deprecating, about the people we rely on never to achieve fame and success.

Rated: 3.25/5

Oct 19, 2005

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Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

I don't know how autobiographical this film is, but one can see Mr. Margolis, during a dark night of the soul, deciding to take matters into his own hands and making a film about his travails.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jan 1, 1800

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Soul searching movie reflecting real life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Synopsis

Determined to make it as an actor despite years of little or no success, Robert (Robert Margolis) continues to go on countless auditions, hoping to get that one big break. Robert's wife, Sally (Kelli Barnett), is growing tired of his seemingly futile aspirations, especially since they have a young child to support. Eventually, it appears that Robert may land a role in a film by director Peter Bogdanovich (Peter Bogdanovich), but will things really turn out as he has hoped?

Director: Robert Margolis, Frank Matter
Producer: Robert Margolis, Frank Matter
Screenwriter: Robert Margolis, Frank Matter
Production Co: Dirt Road Films, Soap Factory Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 21m

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