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Being John Malkovich

“Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.”

1999 · 1 h 53 min
Directed by Spike Jonze
ComedyDramaFantasy

Cast

John Cusack Cameron Diaz Catherine Keener John Malkovich Ned Bellamy Eric Weinstein

Credits

Written by: Charlie Kaufman

Plot

A struggling puppeteer in New York, Craig, finds a small door that leads to the mind of John Malkovich for fifteen minutes, and sells tickets to the experience, in a bizarre comedy from Charlie Kaufman's script.

Sinekatalog’s take

A bizarre, original and funny comedy of identity.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.7 / 10 (371,903 votes)
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