Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. This is the story of the double life of legendary showman Chuck Barris - television producer by day, CIA assassin by night.
Cast and Information
Directed By: George Clooney
Written By: Charlie Kaufman, Chuck Barris
Starring: Rutger Hauer, Matt Damon, Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Drew Barrymore, Michael Cera, Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Urbaniak, Krista Allen
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Biography
Country: Australia, Canada, Germany, USA
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind belongs to 33 collections
1. Surreal (collaborative - 47 stars)
2. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
3. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
4. Cinema Discusso Yearly Consensus (2008) (public: PeaceAnarchy - 10 stars)
5. Spy (collaborative: moderated by djross - 8 stars)
6. CIA (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 6 stars)
7. Director/star combination (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
8. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
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10. Triumvirate of Oscar Winning Actors/Actresses in the Cast (3 or more) (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 4 stars)
11. Female Shower Scene (collaborative - 2 stars)
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doctor7 | 96 99th |
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An absolutely amazing debut from director George Clooney. An offbeat movie for sure with some odd laughs properly placed, great cast, great dialog and fantastic visual tricks and style. One of the best movies around.
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AgentSnipe | 88 95th |
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This is one dark and groovy flick. Sam Rockwell should be in more movies because he can actually carry his own film. George Clooney also shows some skill behind the camera.
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| 2 | rmcowen | 100 87th |
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Gorgeous cinematography, and a compelling story that never promises a happy ending. Sam Rockwell is genius, and George Clooney and Co. know exactly how to play off of him. Simply wonderful.
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| 2 | bamsukka | 96 94th |
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Sam Rockwell lights up the screen with George Clooney excellently directing Charlie Kaufman's interesting and well written script.
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SirStuckey | 80 78th |
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As much as I enjoyed this, it pains me to hear that Clooney changed a great deal of Charlie Kaufman's script. Knowing his history it's hard for me to think this movie wouldn't have been so much better had his script been left more alone. As it stands it's still a fun and interesting movie, featuring Sam Rockwell doing what he does best (incredible acting).
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djross | 45 34th |
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Mostly well-done as far as it goes, but the point of the whole absurd thing eluded this viewer. Neither as a commentary on television nor as an exploration of the protagonist's psyche can this be considered successful, despite the fact that Clooney was clearly working hard to hone a directorial style that seems to owe more to Soderbergh than anyone else (even though Soderbergh himself has a rather variable approach). Despite the attempts at flashiness, in the end it was all rather unengaging.
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irvinejump | 81 88th |
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Dunno how true this actually is, but still an amazing story, Chuck Barris's cameo at the end is way cool
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JooJoo | 5 80th |
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Sam Rockwell is seriously under-appreciated.
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Quicky | 71 62nd |
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Nice performance by Sam Rockwell in this offbeat movie portraying the double life of television producer Chuck Barris, as he goes to ups and downs in TV-land by day, killing people off at night for the CIA. I really liked the atmosphere in the movie: not too serious, not too casual. There was also some original cinematography to please the eye.
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Barthalen | 79 77th |
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Just a bit too emotionally distant to draw the viewer in completely. Rockwell is really great, the rest of the cast not that much. A few too many scenes had overdone coloring effects/removal which felt unnecessary. Apart from that, this was a pretty enjoyable mix of sexy, refreshing and weird. Also; best Brad Pitt Matt Damon cameo ever.
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Neonman | 83 73rd |
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A colourful representation of the man who ruined American television and in/directly killed a lot of foreigners. Perhaps a bit too quick with the details, since it's a lot of film to pack in, but it's a fun watch as Rockwell proves once again he can carry a film himself, but everyone else does a pretty good job (except Clooney, who can't seem to direct himself). Wonderfully and weirdly shot, and raises more broadcast issues in a more fun style than Clooney's next film as director.
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| 1 | Giban | 100 96th |
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Dark film, brilliant acting, awesome script - is there anything else to ask for?
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CRAYON | 79 44th |
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Started off really interesting and quite funny. Towards the end I was starting to get pretty bored.
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overrated | 58 59th |
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Too much like the forced quirky coolness of the Ocean's franchise for my liking, Clooney obviously looked to Soderbergh for pointers. There are hints of greatness thanks to the botched Kaufman script but instead of having any kind of impact the film just runs through the motions.
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| 1 | untrustable | 85 78th |
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A well crafted adaptation of the rantings of a crazy old game show host. Definitely worth your time.
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TrixRabbi | 77 54th |
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The "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You" scene is the only love montage that could ever do Chuck Barris justice.
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| Average Percentile 53.39% from 3419 Ratings |  |