The Disaster Artist

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The Disaster Artist

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Released Dec 8, 2017

1h 43m

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Carrie Rickey

Truthdig

Franco's film is disappointing and more than a little patronizing.

Dec 14, 2017

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Ryan Gilbey

New Statesman

It's entertaining, if framed and cut a touch manically.

Dec 12, 2017

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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

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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

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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

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Craig H

James Franco's performance is the best part of the movie, the humour mostly didnt work for me, it didnt really delve into Tommy the man much as hes so private so it limited the movie and it was pretty surface level. However it's well made it does try atleast to show us the enigma that is Tommy and his kind of sad delusion of grandeur and the good and bad of him that eventually churned out this crazy cult movie, the parts reenacted from The Room itself where pretty funny.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Paul S

This is one of the funniest movies I have ever seen. The fact that everything in the movie is based off of a true story is absolutely wonderful to me, and James Franco's performance as the enigmatically ridiculous Tommy Wiseau was pure comedy. I definitely recommend this for comedy and drama fans!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/28/25

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Audience Member

Very Entertaining, Great Acting compared to the film it's about. It some how makes the original better.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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Just Some G

Fantastic Film that’s all I gotta say.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/25

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Horror fan 4

What a brilliant idea for a movie. Absolutely hilarious and James Franco was great. Tim Treakle

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Sjehehe D

Awesome. One of the best comedies ever.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/25/25

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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: Good Universe, New Line Cinema, Rabbit Bandini Productions, Point Grey
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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