The Emperor's New Clothes offers trenchant, timely insight on the current socioeconomic climate that is only partly undermined by star Russell Brand's self-aggrandizing on-screen persona.
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The Emperor's New Clothes

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Movie Info
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Director -
Michael Winterbottom -
Screenwriter -
Russell Brand -
Distributor -
IFC Films -
Genre -
Documentary -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 6, 2015, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 31, 2017 -
Runtime -
1h 41m