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The Disaster Artist

R Released Dec 8, 2017 1h 43m Comedy Drama TRAILER for List
91% Tomatometer 351 Reviews 85% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
The incredible true story of aspiring filmmaker and Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau as he and his best friend defiantly pursue their dreams and embark on the hilarious odyssey of making the now-infamous, cult classic "The Room."
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Oh, hai Mark. The Disaster Artist is a surprisingly poignant and charming movie-about-a-movie that explores the creative process with unexpected delicacy.

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Robert Daniels 812filmreviews The Room falls under the category of "so bad it's good." The Disaster Artist, directed by James Franco, looks to capture everything that went wrong, and a few things that miraculously went right. Rated: 3.5/4 Sep 5, 2018 Full Review Carrie Rickey Truthdig Franco's film is disappointing and more than a little patronizing. Dec 14, 2017 Full Review Ryan Gilbey New Statesman It's entertaining, if framed and cut a touch manically. Dec 12, 2017 Full Review Benedict Seal Vague Visages The film is an innocent love song to the movies and all its crazy quirks. The Hollywood dream lives on proudly in The Disaster Artist. Dec 5, 2023 Full Review Vadim Rizov Filmmaker Magazine Disaster Artist is a one-joke movie, and that joke is a person, but it’s a very good joke abetted by a very good supporting cast (including Seth Rogen doing his spot-on thing) and the fringe period details... Jan 11, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Capturing the same balance of admiration, mockery, and craft as Tim Burton's Ed Wood (1994), Franco's film pays homage to a cinematic rarity. Rated: 3/4 Mar 17, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Movie B Who’d ever think that a movie about one of the movies that is often regarded as one of the worst movies of all time makes one of my favourite movies of all time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/01/24 Full Review ed w wow, what a waste of time, about a waste of time Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/03/24 Full Review Jordan R I thought it was a great movie based on the making of a shitty one! Think if Jaws was about the making of sharknato lol! I love James and Dave Franco both! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/15/24 Full Review donnie m HORRIBLE acting-the talking is SO over the top bad-can't keep watching so if you can-i'll check back on reviews later Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/09/24 Full Review Sarah A liked a lot very odd made me watch The Room great double feature Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Alec B Occasionally fun and even interesting for stretches but this mostly feels like a missed opportunity. The movie ultimately reinforces rather than deconstructs Wiseau's mystique and even when it appears to be taking him to task for his terrible behavior it still puts the focus back on his unexplainable friendship with Sestero. I think if this was made by someone who loves "The Room" a little less and didn't involve Wiseau at all "The Disaster Artist" might have been as good as everyone thinks it is. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The incredible true story of aspiring filmmaker and Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau as he and his best friend defiantly pursue their dreams and embark on the hilarious odyssey of making the now-infamous, cult classic "The Room."
Director
James Franco
Producer
James Franco, Evan Goldberg, Vince Jolivette, Seth Rogen, James Weaver
Screenwriter
Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
Distributor
A24
Production Co
Rabbit Bandini Productions, New Line Cinema, Point Grey, Good Universe
Rating
R (Some Sexuality/Nudity|Language Throughout)
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 8, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 17, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.1M
Runtime
1h 43m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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