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Benny & Joon

1993
Romance
Comedy
1h 38m
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. (imdb)
Directed by:
Jeremiah S. Chechik Jeremiah S. Chechik
Written by:
Barry Berman Lesley McNeil
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Starring:
William H. Macy William H. Macy Dan Hedaya Dan Hedaya Oliver Platt Oliver Platt Johnny Depp Johnny Depp Julianne Moore Julianne Moore Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn Joe Grifasi Joe Grifasi Mary Stuart Masterson Mary Stuart Masterson CCH Pounder CCH Pounder
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Genres:
Romance, Comedy, Drama
AKA:
Benny and Joon
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Benny & Joon

1993
Romance
Comedy
1h 38m
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moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
75th
A very lovely and off-beat romantic comedy involving social outsiders. The cast give it a real push. And I think Depp fans must agree that he has never ever been this charming, before or since!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 28 Sep 2010
40
31st
Benny & Joon ultimately isn't really that good. In the end, it is just too boring, and the laughs are too few and far between to make it all that enjoyable. Johnny Depp's character is certainly memorable enough, and while the other actors do their jobs just fine, they don't really get all that much development. In fact, Benny actually gets the most characterization, but since he plays an easy character to relate to, Sam still stands out, just due to some of the wacky things that he gets to do.
Rated 28 Sep 2010
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
63rd
Benny and Joon is one of the more unique romantic comedies of the lest few decades. The characters are all very original, and in my opinion, Johnny Depp has never been better. It's a sweet story with very good, yet subtle, humor. Really good!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
frederFreder
Rated 30 Jun 2007
50
36th
Likeble dramady of Misfits In Love and the troubled "normal" brother (Quinn) who is too busy caring for them to have a life of his own. Depp craftily mimics the routines of Keaton and Chaplin. Minor but charming.
Rated 30 Jun 2007
leonardisLeonardis
Rated 24 Apr 2012
83
42nd
A little predictable, but Benny & Joon is well directed thanks to Chechik along with its lead roles and performances from Depp, Masterson, and Quinn.
Rated 24 Apr 2012
purgatospurgatos
Rated 13 Nov 2010
65
40th
It tries so hard to be charming and generally just misses the mark.
Rated 13 Nov 2010
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 08 Feb 2008
69
20th
Hey, Johnny Depp as a misunderstood outsider.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
foxforcefivefoxforcefive
Rated 05 Sep 2009
92
61st
a very endearing love story that works mainly due to the great cast and their performances. by themselves, joon and sam might be a little grading, but when they're together, the chemistry they have is undeniable and incredible. aidan quinn plays the protective brother role really well and it's easy to tell how much love he has for joon. all in all, it's a nice, quirky love story that i found very enjoyable.
Rated 05 Sep 2009
foobekahFoobekah
Rated 14 Dec 2009
86
43rd
I like Aiden Quinn, and I liked how this movie said that even if you are mentally ill, you can make your own decisions in pursuit of your own happiness.
Rated 14 Dec 2009
delirium9Delirium9
Rated 13 Sep 2008
95
82nd
One of Johnny Depp's finest roles.
Rated 13 Sep 2008
actionbergActionberg
Rated 14 Feb 2008
30
7th
Shamefully stupid with insipid romance. Tone-deaf, ignorant portrayals of mental illness are not remotely aided by a disinterested Aidan Quinn who's saddled with the most blasé dialogue the 90s rom-com machine can muster.
Rated 14 Feb 2008
samsterSamster
Rated 25 Jun 2014
82
51st
Great use of I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) by the Proclaimers. A decent movie, the story line is good, and Johnny Depp does a great job in his role.
Rated 25 Jun 2014
pampaPampa
Rated 31 Oct 2009
80
70th
Muy Buena
Rated 31 Oct 2009
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 27 Nov 2021
74
46th
Cute and sweet-natured comedy-drama falls into the uncomfortable line of films that use mental illness as a convenient, and slightly troubling, prop - the vague and undefined nature of Masterson's illness makes the film seem more contrived and manipulative than it is; if the Benny & Joon relationship was a more "conventional" father-daughter story, it might have sat better. Still the film is a good reminder of how much fun Depp's oddball schtick was before it became too calculated.
Rated 27 Nov 2021
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
65
51st
Retards in love. Strange and interesting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
cestmoicestmoi
Rated 17 May 2008
50
26th
Everybody loved this movie, but for the life of me I can't figure out why. Maybe that Proclaimers song was all it really took.
Rated 17 May 2008
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 21 Sep 2010
66
51st
Wonderful cast shines in a so so rom com.
Rated 21 Sep 2010
balseirosbalseiros
Rated 02 Jun 2014
81
74th
We should always remember that is movie is not about Sam, but Benny & Joon. Their relationship is profoundly better developed but we, in our Depp-fever, are always forgetting it.
Rated 02 Jun 2014
mephistoMephisto
Rated 17 Dec 2008
100
76th
FINGERPAINTS
Rated 17 Dec 2008
korteeKortee
Rated 08 Aug 2012
72
75th
oh 90's...
Rated 08 Aug 2012
mlightle3mlightle3
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
84th
Engaging and uplifting romance comedy.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 15 Aug 2010
64
84th
#00s(e)#, liked, oldies(2) }*{ #90s(m)#, story, (J Depp)
Rated 15 Aug 2010
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 May 2008
90
97th
johnny depp plays an excentric extremely well, a very good romantic comedy.
Rated 17 May 2008
bernie20bernie20
Rated 05 Apr 2013
98
89th
I loved this movie. The quality of the film was not great, but other than that it was amazing. The acting was great. The relationships between the characters was very interesting. It was serious issues, with a sense of humor.
Rated 05 Apr 2013
batface89batface89
Rated 28 Jul 2008
78
30th
Cute movie and Johnny Depp is just so darn cute.
Rated 28 Jul 2008
twinlornatwinlorna
Rated 02 Sep 2009
85
57th
Loved the performances.A sweet film.Bonus,Depp as Chaplin,Keaton.
Rated 02 Sep 2009
punchy_mcgooPunchy-McGoo
Rated 11 Jan 2008
73
61st
I recall really enjoying this little movie. I doubt it would hold up.
Rated 11 Jan 2008
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 24 Oct 2011
1
1st
I hate this movie so much it causes a sort of Margot Kidder reaction anytime it's brought up. One can only tear out so many clumps of hair in a lifetime.
Rated 24 Oct 2011
jerryorkjerryork
Rated 19 Oct 2007
87
50th
Quirky comedy. Excellent performances by Depp, Masterson and Quinn.
Rated 19 Oct 2007
starbriteStarbrite
Rated 08 Jul 2010
80
48th
Good cast and soundtrack and sweet story.
Rated 08 Jul 2010
timon88Timon88
Rated 28 Jun 2012
49
44th
Intermittently charming, but there sure is a lot of mugging going on... a cast with a lot of talent, (mostly) poorly utilized. The song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers is the best thing about this movie.
Rated 28 Jun 2012
angrypierreangrypierre
Rated 06 Apr 2007
78
69th
Charming, and yet another vehicle for Johnny Depp to exhibit his incredible talents.
Rated 06 Apr 2007
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 25 Apr 2008
18
3rd
Contains nauseating levels of allegedly adorable quirkiness. I hated this movie so much.
Rated 25 Apr 2008
k44renk44ren
Rated 20 Aug 2007
85
57th
extremely odd but funny & touching- I love the scene in the diner where he was dancing with the spoons & the iron-grilled grilled cheese *heh*
Rated 20 Aug 2007
cienegacienega
Rated 01 Jun 2021
100
97th
My all-time favorite feel-good movie. It's cute, quirky, and heartwarming. The actors do a great job portraying their characters.
Rated 01 Jun 2021
martrynmartryn
Rated 29 Jun 2013
71
54th
This film was sorta depressing. While it was neat to see Johnny Depp do crazy shit for a while, he was, more or less, an idiot. And Masterson's character was almost completely unlikable. I guess I hate incompetence, and the film seemed to flaunt it. Meh.
Rated 29 Jun 2013
croweycrowey
Rated 22 Nov 2021
45
31st
Too self-consciously cute for my liking. Like a kid who's learned "precociously endearing" catchphrases from television and uses them to milk coos of adulation from weakminded adults. The characters were rather annoying.
Rated 22 Nov 2021
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 04 Mar 2009
60
72nd
This film taught me how to make grilled cheese sandwiches.
Rated 04 Mar 2009
starrestarre
Rated 10 May 2012
90
50th
Funny, touching and engaging. Mary Stuart Masterson plays Joon as fiesty, intelligent and in control despite her illness, a beautiful performance. Johnny Depp is as watchable as ever. Uncomfortable enough in the right places, funny and touching in all the right places too. Some critics think it santises mental illness - I submit that it shows a person is more than their illness and can have love, happiness and a life they enjoy despite it.
Rated 10 May 2012
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 07 Jun 2018
40
9th
hi every1 im new!!!!!!! *holds up spork* my name is Johnny depp but u can call me t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m!!!!!!!! lol…as u can see im very random!!!! thats why i came here, 2 meet random ppl like me _… lol so random ecks dee
Rated 07 Jun 2018
dawne3dawne3
Rated 08 May 2010
95
87th
Johnny Depp is brilliant. I love how he makes the balloon sing and irons the grilled cheese.
Rated 08 May 2010
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
50
36th
Depp. Nuff said.
Rated 26 May 2007
saudadesaudade
Rated 28 Aug 2017
55
74th
This movie taught me that if you act perfectly normal but sometimes you like to wear a scuba mask and make a smoothie out of cereal, then you're completely insane and your brother must take care of you. But that's okay, because you'll find a handsome boyfriend that's as loony as you are because he -get this- ENJOYS COMEDY!
Rated 28 Aug 2017
determinist1determinist1
Rated 15 Nov 2008
85
44th
A good movie
Rated 15 Nov 2008
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 06 Feb 2017
55
28th
The movie has it's charms but the characters can be quite nauseating.
Rated 06 Feb 2017
oldgoatoldgoat
Rated 20 Feb 2010
72
57th
Cute, sweet, and underrated.
Rated 20 Feb 2010
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
80
88th
Romance is for all.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
nothingsgoodNothingsGood
Rated 28 Jul 2020
75
83rd
Whimsical, charming, curious and heartbreaking. Few romantic comedies have benefited from their soundtrack as much as Benny & Joon.
Rated 28 Jul 2020
freqflyerfreqflyer
Rated 01 Aug 2009
75
36th
Solid movie. A bit overacted, though. Quinn huffs and puffs, and Masterson doesn't really pull of the retard role very well.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
ratedec10_iiratedec10
Rated 14 Aug 2007
59
14th
I couldn't pass up a Johnny Depp/Aidan Quinn film. Turned out to be too quirky for my taste(if that's even possible).
Rated 14 Aug 2007
porporcoroporporcoro
Rated 14 Aug 2007
92
58th
Benny (Quinn) and Joon (Masterson) are brother and sister living in a small town where Benny is a well respected local mechanic and Joon is his mentally unstable sister. Things in their ho-hum life change when Sam (Depp) is given to the siblings after a losing hand in poker. Sam is an illiterate boy who loves old movies and Buster Keaton and wins the heart of Joon in this unorthadox love story.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
robinmayRobinMay
Rated 15 Aug 2008
80
84th
Adian Quinn and Johnny Depp. Sigh. Plus, some great one lines: "Some cultures, are defined by their relationship to cheese." - Joon
Rated 15 Aug 2008
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 24 May 2011
71
60th
The very definition of charming.
Rated 24 May 2011
cairosmithcairosmith
Rated 04 Jan 2019
19
10th
An absolute mess in tone, style, editing, and a dozen other departments. Feels more like the first outing of a hobbyist director than anything approaching a major motion picture.
Rated 04 Jan 2019
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 01 Mar 2007
50
35th
Not bad.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
moviemanwillmoviemanwill
Rated 04 Sep 2011
50
24th
Depp almost saves this mess of a film. Almost.
Rated 04 Sep 2011
savagelucy42SavageLucy42
Rated 14 Aug 2007
77
40th
Cute movie. Nothing to write home about.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
boobjuiceBoobjuice
Rated 22 Jul 2007
51
50th
Too cutesy-quirky for me now, though I liked it when I was younger... probably because of Johnny Depp. C'mon people, I'm not made of wood.
Rated 22 Jul 2007
xakkmasterXakkMaster
Rated 24 Aug 2008
78
55th
Not at all a typical romantic comedy, though many of Benny's scenes lack remarkable note in their originality. The main draw is the off-beat characters and the fact that Johnny Depp and Mary Masterson share a love that is more unique and genuine than most "higher profile" rom-coms ever accomplish. Depp's character is extremely likeable and there are a handful of memorable lines.
Rated 24 Aug 2008
myszatekMyszatek
Rated 10 Sep 2009
80
74th
Delightful experience.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
isobelmoonIsobelmoon
Rated 16 Dec 2008
51
46th
A film to pass time in a good manner.
Rated 16 Dec 2008
katelynkatelyn
Rated 18 Mar 2010
100
95th
Love it so much.
Rated 18 Mar 2010
jstryjstry
Rated 07 Feb 2008
45
22nd
I used to really like this one, now I'm not quite sure why. Mary Stuart Masterson is great though!
Rated 07 Feb 2008
beadingoffbeadingoff
Rated 02 Jul 2009
91
54th
There *is* a lid for every pot. Sweet love story.
Rated 02 Jul 2009
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
65
49th
Not well made, but the characters and actors are very appealing. Enjoyable film overall.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 11 Mar 2020
71
85th
Seen: 2.
Rated 11 Mar 2020
buglovinbuglovin
Rated 03 Jul 2008
72
81st
One of the best Depp films of all time. The homages to the silent film era are spot on, and really lend some heart to this film.
Rated 03 Jul 2008
ivyyivyy
Rated 30 Jul 2008
88
97th
hahahahah haha hahaha ha ha muhtesemdi...
Rated 30 Jul 2008

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