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Cecil B. Demented (2000) · CriticCrunch

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Cecil B. Demented

Movie2000·88 min

Cecil B. Demented

Directed by John Waters

Comedy Crime Action

A comedy crime film directed by John Waters.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 49%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.4/10

305 ratings

About Cecil B. Demented

A young lunatic director and his devoted cult of cinema terrorists kidnap a Hollywood movie goddess and force her to star in their radical underground movie.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Light (9 of 9)
Texture: Stylized, Playful
Story Tags: freedom rebellion, obsession, showbiz media, american regional, strangers forced together, villain protagonist, anti hero, kidnapping hostage, con deception

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Details

Director: John Waters
Language: English

Cast

Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt

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How Cecil B. Demented Ranks

All movies

Top 49%

2000s movies

Top 42%

Comedy movies

Top 44%

2000s Comedy movies

Top 35%

John Waters films#6 of 11

Top 49% All movies.

the vibe

Cecil B. Demented Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkintenseapproachablefunnybroadlight

stylized

playful

What it's about

kidnapping hostagecon deceptionfreedom rebellionobsessionvillain protagonistanti-herostrangers forced togethershowbiz & mediaamerican regional

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

light 9/9light 9/9

texture

stylizedstyled