The Fanatic

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The Fanatic

R

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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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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Oaklee D

The performances by John Travolta and Devon Sawa are fantastic in this otherwise ok thriller film directed by Fred Durst.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

08/10/25

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Gregory T

Excellent acting jobs from John Travolta and Devon Sawa, each delivering deeply engrossing and uncomfortable performances for opposite reasons. I would have enjoyed "The Fanatic" a lot more if the ending didn't devolve into unnecessarily harsh torture porn, leaving me feeling sick. It's obvious the film could have ended much differently and still kept its plot and message intact.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/27/25

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Jens B

Phenomenal! This baffling vanity projects delivers big time! Maybe John Travolta's best performance since "Carrie"? Go watch it, it's incredibly entertaining and only 80 minutes long.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/17/25

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Stoner J

From rock-rapper to screenwriter. I don’t think Fred Durst should be writing movies. Terrible. What kept me watching was the nice high gloss picture, good music, and Travolta’s oddball performance. Besides that, nothing to like here.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/08/25

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Alfie M

Absolutely fantastic. John Travolta really connects with me and it's so Comedic. Tremendous.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/03/25

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Jelisije J

This is not a its so bad its good movie ....... this was just a abad movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/04/25

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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: 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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