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Man on the Moon (1999) | Ranked Top 10% · CriticCrunch

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Man on the Moon

Movie1999·118 min

Man on the Moon

Directed by Miloš Forman

Comedy Drama History

A comedy drama film directed by Miloš Forman.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 10%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.2/10

2K ratings

About Man on the Moon

The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Layered (6 of 9)
Humor: Funny (6 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Heartfelt (7 of 9)
Texture: Playful, Contemplative
Story Tags: obsession, ambition hubris, late 20th century, showbiz media, music performance, new york, los angeles, colleagues, group found family, outsider misfit, anti hero, rise and fall, nonlinear flashback

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Details

Director: Miloš Forman
Language: English

Cast

Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Courtney Love

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How Man on the Moon Ranks

All movies

Top 10%

1990s movies

Top 10%

Comedy movies

Top 7%

1990s Comedy movies

Top 8%

★Miloš Forman films#3 of 11

Top 10% All movies.

the vibe

Man on the Moon Vibe

What it feels like

measuredbittersweetmoderatelayeredfunnypersonalheartfelt

playful

contemplative

What it's about

rise & fallnonlinear flashbackobsessionambition hubrisoutsider misfitanti-herocolleaguesgroup found familyshowbiz & mediamusic performanceNew YorkLos Angeleslate 20th century

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

layered 6/9layered 6/9

humor

funny 6/9funny 6/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

heartfelt 7/9heartfelt 7/9

texture

playfulplayful