Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Released Nov 1, 2022

1h 48m

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 Says

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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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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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

Half the fun of Weird is enjoying the way Yankovic and director Steve Appel skewer the traditional musical bio-pic.

Rated: 3/4

Jul 1, 2024

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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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Stephen L

In my opinion, I had low expectations for this film and initially believed it would be a forgettable experience. However, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was an exceptional comedy film, one of the best I have seen in 2014. Daniel Radcliffe's performance was remarkable, and it was evident that he thoroughly enjoyed his role. Overall, I highly recommend this film.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Takbeir D

Unexpectedly entertaining. A masterpiece.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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Frank B

Started off entertainingly enough. Then just spiralled into 'weird' nonsense.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Fiona T

Loved the beginning! Got really silly about half way through and had to turn it off. Did the director lose interest and spend the rest of the movie stoned??? Such a disappointment as the start was so promising. Could have been comedy gold 😒

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Eddie M

Hilarious mockumentary/parody film whether or not you're a fan of Weird Al

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Audience Member

Didn't help that I went into it not knowing it was a spoof, initially I was like geez this seem far fetched, and of course as the movie went on realised that none of this could possibly have happened. Possibly not my kind of humour, wasn't any real LOL moments for me or any strong emotion other then curiosity as to what his earlier life was actually like since the movie didn't answer that. I rate it moderate, but great, not bad but an easy watch

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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Madonna

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Mary Yankovic

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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
Producer: Lia Buman, Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, Tim Headington, Whitney Hodack, Max Silva, Weird Al Yankovic
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
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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