Film

The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996

Directed by Miloš Forman

  • Drama
  • 130 min
  • R

You may not like what he does, but are you prepared to give up his right to do it?

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.

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Character

Classical in form, earnest, prestige and grave.

  • classical in formformally daring
  • earnestironic
  • unpretentiousprestige
  • gravecomic
  • intimateepic

Who loves it, who doesn't

The Prestige HunterThe Prestige Hunter: loved by 33The Comfort SeekerThe Comfort Seeker: loved by 22The SincereThe Sincere: loved by 22The IronistThe Ironist: loved by 1The Ironist: disliked by 11 / 1The ArchivistThe Archivist: loved by 11The Thrill ChaserThe Thrill Chaser: loved by 11The ProvocateurThe Provocateur: loved by 11loved (4★+)disliked (2.5★ or less)

27 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Ironists.

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