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The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn poster
Directed by
Phil Alden Robinson
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 549 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A perpetually angry man learns he has a brain aneurysm and only 90 minutes to live. He races across Brooklyn trying to make amends for his past mistakes while his doctor races to find him and get him to a hospital.

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What happens

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn is a 2014 American comedy-drama film directed by Phil Alden Robinson, and starring Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage, and Melissa Leo. It is a remake of the 1997 Israeli film The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum, written and directed by Assi Dayan. The film follows an angry, bitter man whose doctor tells him that he has a brain aneurysm and has only 90 minutes to live. As the patient races around the city trying to right his wrongs, the doctor attempts to find him and take him to a hospital. The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on May 23, 2014, by Lionsgate. It was the final film starring Williams to be released during his lifetime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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