Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
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Character
Contemporary, meticulous, open-ended and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- rawmeticulous
- resolvedopen-ended
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
99 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
Where do you stand?
Answer first; then see how everyone, and your circle, split.
“Is this Spike Jonze's best work?”
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“Is John Cusack the best thing in Being John Malkovich?”
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“Is it funnier than it is smart?”
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A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
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Cast
- John CusackCraig Schwartz
- Cameron DiazLotte Schwartz
- John MalkovichJohn Horatio Malkovich
- Catherine KeenerMaxine Lund
- Orson BeanDr. Lester
- Mary Kay PlaceFloris
- W. Earl BrownFirst J.M. Inc. Customer
- Carlos JacottLarry the Agent
- Willie GarsonGuy in Restaurant
- Byrne PivenCaptain Mertin
Crew
- Spike JonzeDirector
- Charlie KaufmanWriter
- Lance AcordDirector of Photography
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
- Eric ZumbrunnenEditor
- Michael StipeProducer
- Sandy SternProducer
- Steve GolinProducer
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Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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