The Comedian (2016)

Directed by

Taylor Hackford

Genre

comedy drama

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 170 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An aging insult comic struggles to stay relevant and manage his anger after a prison stint. He tries to revive his career and connect with people, including a younger woman he meets.

slow-burnmelancholicbleakdarkly comicgrittydowntroddenreflectivewry

What happens

The Comedian is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman, Richard LaGravenese, Art Linson, and Jeff Ross. The film stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, Patti LuPone, Greer Barnes and Harvey Keitel. The film had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 11, 2016, and was released by Sony Pictures Classics on December 9, 2016. The film opened to negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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