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Baghead

Baghead

2008
Comedy, Drama
1h 24m
The Duplass Brothers explore the minutiae of relationship dynamics in this in-depth study of a group of desperate actor friends. And a bag. And a head.
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Baghead

2008
Comedy, Drama
1h 24m
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Rated 31 Jul 2009
66
14th
Kinda forgettable, but admirable attempt at "something"...I'm just not sure exactly what their ultimate aim was. It started off promisingly enough with a cute bit about trying to sneak into an after-party and the early explorations of the relationships shared by the characters. But at some point, it ran off the rails and people stopped acting like real people and started acting like characters in a movie, which is never a good thing in these types of low-budget flicks.
Rated 09 Mar 2009
72
73rd
Mumblecore meets Blair Witch... and it's pretty damned entertaining. I think I give mumblecore movies something of a free pass, considering the majority of people hate on the pseudo-genre. Oh well, I liked it.
Rated 18 May 2010
60
38th
The Duplass Brothers hate tripods.
Rated 01 Nov 2016
20
0th
Baghead did not work for me on any level. There was no humor or horror. One would expect at least one of the two from a comedy horror film. The premise sounded great, but its execution was not. I enjoy low budget movies when they are raw, creative, or visionary. I didn't sense any of these in my viewing.
Rated 30 Aug 2020
85
77th
Perhaps the most meta, genre-bending of the original mumblecore cohort. Of course, true to the genre, humor eases the lo-fi formal elements. The empathetic portrayal and character depth are middle of the road for the cohort. A little too cleanly resolved for the genre and my tastes.
Rated 07 Jul 2009
87
62nd
I was surprised to be glued to the screen. A simple film with a unique twist.
Rated 15 Feb 2009
64
28th
I liked it, then I hated it. Then I liked it again. Then I hated it! Then I liked it! WHAT?!
Rated 23 Sep 2016
78
59th
Charming with strong characters driving a narrative, which for the mumblecore genre puts it at the high end of its brethren. I'm a big fan of the aesthetics, so seeing it all come together to create some truly affecting and with a couple legit jump scares is wonderful.
Rated 17 Dec 2008
5
44th
Not as good as The Puffy Chair but by no means a bad film. Mark Duplass really needs to invest in a tripod, it was almost like he was saying WE ARE LOW BUDGET, GET IT? This movie could've been a lot better but it was an enjoyable 80 minutes. Greta Gerwig is sexy.
Rated 04 May 2015
60
54th
Cute.
Rated 24 Jul 2013
60
52nd
Ha. Well I certainly wasn't expecting that. It's not a horror movie it's a romantic comedy. The final line of "goodnight movie girlfriend" broke my heart
Rated 16 Feb 2011
30
78th
"For all the use of first takes and jerky camera moves, the John Cassavetes invoked by Baghead is not the indie pioneer saint but his Faustian thespian-husband character in Rosemary's Baby." - Bill Weber
Rated 27 Apr 2009
65
68th
Not what I expected, but not bad. Not particularily interesting characters, but a decent watch.
Rated 02 Jun 2013
40
19th
This movie is not a political satire, despite what it looks like. And sound like.
Rated 15 Aug 2012
65
45th
My least favorite of the Duplass brothers films to date but it's still worthy a watch if your a fan. The fact that they keep their movies run times tight helps make even their lesser efforts very watchable.
Rated 24 Sep 2014
2
1st
Low budget, low thinking and low sense
Rated 22 Apr 2009
80
70th
"A sly poke at indie filmmaking, a non-stop roller-coaster of sexual and romantic politics, and (yes) a slightly scary thriller when all is said and done."
Rated 12 Jun 2010
90
82nd
severely realistic feel between the handheld camera and the startlingly true-to-life script. i loved the vagueness of the genre as well, this is a fantastically unique film.
Rated 10 May 2020
65
23rd
I see low budget, I see Greta, I click.....boy was I wrong about this one to lighten the mood at 3am while high.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
70
61st
They've made a movie about trickery that neatly tricks its viewers into laughing, then screaming, then laughing again.
Rated 22 Feb 2009
60
27th
22 Subat 09, if2009. 17:00. emek sinemasi. festivalde izledigim son film. & daha iyi olacabilirdi. fakat yinede eglenceli bir 90 dakika gecirtiyor. bagimsiz, dusuk butceli ve samimi bir film.
Rated 24 Sep 2012
15
17th
4 unlikeable idiots go to a cabin to write a film script, despite having no skill or imagination. One of them dreams about a killer, another has a Blair Witch idea. After an hour of listening to these people talk about their startlingly uninteresting lives, it turns into the weakest most uninspired slasher film before ending with a drawn-out exposition of what just happened, for anyone who might have slept through most of the film. Terrible film, made worse by an air of indie smugness.
Rated 31 Jul 2008
3
28th
A somewhat enjoyable union of mumblecore and horror with a "movies about making movies" gloss to it. You'll be able to see the ending a mile away if you've ever seen a movie before and I'm not crazy about it getting all "Blair Witch" in the final act, but the four characters are solid enough that the journey there is amusing. Also, I have a crush on Greta Gerwig.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
75
56th
Fresh evidence that simpler is often better in horror films. The thoroughly clever script effectively plays with its premise as the characters try to determine if this scary figure is real or imagined, while also taking advantage of the ease of impersonating him to play pranks on one another. their jolts. The final twist is fairly easy to predict, even if it is executed with reasonable effectiveness. More than anything else, it's the playfulness of the movie that sticks.
Rated 23 Mar 2023
60
49th
Intriguing genre exercise where the relationships dynamics matter way more than the actual quasi-horror material. Always nice to see a bunch of desperate actors doing desperate things to get some attention, even poking at themselves from time to time.

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