The Fanatic

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Released Aug 30, 2019

1h 28m

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Jennifer R

John Travolta is phenomenal.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Jeff M

This is so astoundingly bad on every conceivable level possible that it almost needs to be seen to be believed. It comes close to "so bad it's good" territory, but I spent the entire movie just feeling embarrassed for everyone involved. What was Travolta thinking? This is a two-time Oscar nominated actor! Walking around in clothes I wore as a nerdy high school freshman and delivering lines as if he were auditioning for the dinner theater version of RAIN MAN, it's the most awkward and uncomfortable thing I've seen in ages. I'm always willing to suspend credibility from time to time in service of a good movie, but this stinker has plot holes that literally defy gravity. One would be inclined to believe they're watching a parody if the whole endeavor wasn't so obviously sincere. Unbelievable! This is one of the worst films of the 2000s!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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angela g

i actually liked this movie for real i would not call it a so bad its good i really liked this movie john Travolta did a great job being a autistic movie fan with some funny lines but actually john Travolta and devon Sawa both did great jobs at acting Fred durst from Lim biscuit should do a other movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

11/28/23

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Alessandro B

actually a good movie, I dont understand the bad reviews.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/10/23

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Scott R

A thought it was brilliant, not into all the details and plots and whatever people moan about. Never seen Travolta play someone like that and just thought he was fantastic, funny character with issues, but with arses in the world can push them over the edge....the bit at the end just topped it off too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/30/23

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Cazzy Y

A brilliant film and performance by John Travolta. I really can't understand why this movie hasn't scored higher on rotten tomatoes! I would have no problem in recommending this to anyone!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Fred Durst

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John Travolta

Moose

Devon Sawa

Hunter Dunbar

Jessica Uberuaga

Brenda

Josh Richman

Aaron

Ana Golja

Leah

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

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

Jun 24, 2020

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

An unpleasant watch any way you slice it.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 11, 2020

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Christian Holub

Entertainment Weekly

The Fanatic has contempt for both its characters and audience.

Rated: C-

Sep 3, 2019

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It's a bad film that for success relies on the creepy performance by John Travolta.

Rated: C+

Aug 26, 2023

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Ernesto Zelaya Miñano

ScreenAnarchy

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.

Feb 3, 2023

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

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.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 12, 2022

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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: Andrea Iervolino
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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