Film

Man on the Moon 1999

Directed by Miloš Forman

  • Comedy, Drama, History
  • 118 min
  • R

Hello, my name is Andy and this is my movie.

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

ComedyDramaHistoryshow businesscomediansexismbiographypro wrestlingmentally unstablestand-up comedianpro wrestlersbiographical

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Character

Spare, character-led, comic and cool.

  • sparerichly built
  • character-ledplot-driven
  • gravecomic
  • cooloverwhelming
  • rawmeticulous

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39 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Provocateurs.