Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Released Nov 1, 2022

1 hr. 48 min.

Biography

Comedy

Music

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Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson.

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Critics Consensus

Suitably silly, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story spoofs the standard biopic formula with all the good-natured abandon fans will expect.

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Audience Consensus

Fast-paced, funny, and star-studded, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the not-quite-biopic that "Weird Al" fans have been waiting for.

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Audience Member

Hilarious movie, one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a while. If you’re a fan of Weird Al you will especially appreciate this movie. There could not be a better movie about Weird Al, it’s perfect in every way. A spoof of a spoof.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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DeSaRai

Daniel Radcliffe is excellent in this role!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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E.W. S

This movie would have been 5/5 stars but they never told the audience what they made at the factory. Boo!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Carolyn H

A wonderful surprise. This movie defies expectations. Loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Shane F

Tune in to see all the truth you can handle, with Weird Al at the helm of this rollickingly fun parody of the biopic. Revel in the pure "Weird Al"ness of this journey through the life Al wishes he had, never had or perhaps had. You'll laugh, you'll gasp and you'll laugh some more. Radcliffe delivers a genuinely Al performance and the piano accordion has never been so revered! If you ever wanted to visit Albuquerque, then find a travel agent and good luck to you. If you wanted to watch Weird Al turn his hand to parodying an entire movie genre, then uh, tune in to MTV!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/24

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Tania G

This was funny and truly a parody of the master of parody.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/24

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Eric Appel

Director

Daniel Radcliffe

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Evan Rachel Wood

Madonna

Rainn Wilson

Dr. Demento

Julianne Nicholson

Mary Yankovic

Thomas Lennon

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A.A. Dowd

Digital Trends

Walk Hard got to a lot of this stuff 15 years ago, and with much more precision.

May 2, 2023

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

It’s a collection of sketches where the whole is less than the pieces.

Mar 2, 2023

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Scott Tobias

The Reveal (Substack)

A goofy made-up plot about Al’s relationship with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood) sends the film off on an unfunny tangent from which it never returns.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 19, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The film's honesty is inspiring, touching on such easily verifiable occurrences as his love affair with Madonna, his gun battle with drug lord Pablo Escobar, and the fact that “Eat It” was an original composition which Al wrote before MJ penned “Beat It.”

Rated: 3/4

Dec 26, 2023

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

... "Weird" is a celebration of Yankovic by playing loose with the truth and essentially functioning as a parody of every biography released in cinema history and any that may come next.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 8, 2023

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

It’s campy and overtly silly. It is precisely what one would expect from Yankovic.

Oct 26, 2023

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Synopsis

Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson.

Director: Eric Appel
Executive Producer: Eric Appel, Zachary Halley, Henry R. Muñoz III, Neil Shah
Screenwriter: Eric Appel, Weird Al Yankovic
Distributor: The Roku Channel
Production Co: Funny or Die, The Roku Channel, Tango Entertainment
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2022
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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