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The Fanatic

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15% Tomatometer 73 Reviews 32% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
Moose is a rabid movie fan who's obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When cheated out of his opportunity to meet Hunter, Moose gets help from a photographer who knows how to find celebrity homes. When Moose's actions begin to take a darker turn, Dunbar soon finds himself at the mercy of his increasingly dangerous stalker.
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Critics Consensus

John Travolta gives it his oddly coiffed all, but The Fanatic rings hollow as an examination of the way fan appreciation can curdle into toxic obsession.

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Stephen Romei The Australian 06/24/2020
I like [Durst's] approach to this new film, an 88-minute psychological thriller that might be compared with Martin Scorsese's King of Comedy Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian 06/11/2020
1/5
An unpleasant watch any way you slice it. Go to Full Review
Christian Holub Entertainment Weekly 09/03/2019
C-
The Fanatic has contempt for both its characters and audience. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 08/26/2023
C+
It's a bad film that for success relies on the creepy performance by John Travolta. Go to Full Review
Ernesto Zelaya Miñano ScreenAnarchy 02/03/2023
The Fanatic is a thriller, but it feels more like 90 minutes of Fred Durst venting and getting a lot of things off his chest. Go to Full Review
Dallas King Flick Feast 11/12/2022
1/5
It dreams of being an entertaining thriller and commentary about the dangers of toxic fandom. Unfortunately this is one Hollywood dream that became a nightmare with an end result that is just toxic. Go to Full Review
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TAMARA B Dec 21 John travolta did a great job in this movie.I don't know why it's getting bad reviews. See more Lukas A @Lukasapel Dec 18 You know the movie is good when the entire audience thinks it’s terrible because they missed the entire concept and theme of the movie. The point is that the protagonist who is clearly mentally disabled and the antagonist which is a normal person who is also a jackass are only put into this situation because they are unaware of their flaws. See more Christian D @Christian4202 Dec 18 John Travolta made me do it. I believed in this movie because it was John Travolta. I turned it off after 10 minutes. It’s a sad movie for a brilliant man to be staring in. Bad taste. See more Eric S @CoolBean Dec 17 It's so bad. It is one of the worst films of the century. It's almost as bad as Riff Raff. Painful garbage See more April L @roselove483 Dec 13 People say they want representation of all kinds of people—until it’s not in a 100% positive light. Travolta delivers a surprisingly strong performance in a role unlike anything he’s done before. The film is tense and nail-biting, however, the ending feels rushed and needed more closure. I spent the whole movie trying to figure out why it had such low ratings. I definitely don’t think it deserved below 4 stars. See more Nathan F @LittleTommyThrockmorton Dec 12 One of my favourite so bad it's good movies. I'll never be able to look at an English Bobby without thinking of Moose saying "poppycock" in an exaggerated accent ever again. "Great Balls of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis has been similarly changed forever. I also agree with Moose that we should be able to order milkshakes from a cocktail bar. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Moose is a rabid movie fan who's obsessed with his favorite celebrity action hero, Hunter Dunbar. When cheated out of his opportunity to meet Hunter, Moose gets help from a photographer who knows how to find celebrity homes. When Moose's actions begin to take a darker turn, Dunbar soon finds himself at the mercy of his increasingly dangerous stalker.
Director
Fred Durst
Producer
Oscar Generale, Daniel Grodnik
Screenwriter
Dave Beckerman, Fred Durst
Distributor
Quiver Distribution
Production Co
Daniel Grodnik Productions
Rating
R (Some Strong Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 30, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2019
Runtime
1h 28m
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