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Breakfast of Champions

1999Movie1 h 50 minR

ComedyDrama
41
WeakGoodWatch score
IMDb4.6Metacritic426.5Rotten Tomatoes28%32%

A melancholic, bleak comedy movie about the mind and society, with standout characters.

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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Story

In a world gone mad, you can trust Dwayne Hoover.

A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celebrity, loved and trusted by everyone. Then one day, he wakes up and realizes that his life is a total mess! But between the headaches posed by his pill-popping wife, a mistress who won't leave him alone, and a cross-dressing sales manager, Dwayne has picked a bad week for a midlife crisis.

Feels like

  • Dark Satire
  • Absurdist Comedy
  • Psychological Drama
  • Small Town Dysfunction
  • Midlife Crisis
  • Cynical
  • Character Study
  • Bleak Humor

Cast

24 of 30

Crew

Directed by
Alan Rudolph
Written by
Alan Rudolph, Kurt Vonnegut
Produced by
David Blocker, W. Mark McNair, David Willis
Music by
Mark Isham

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Facts

February 18, 1999 · 1 h 50 min · R

Released
February 18, 1999
Runtime
1 h 50 min
Age rating
R
Content
Strong Language, Drug Use, Sexual Content
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Original language
English
Also spoken
French
Made in
United States
Budget
$12 million
Available in
131 countries
Keywords
based on novel or book

Q&A

4 questions, like "Where can I stream Breakfast of Champions?"

Questions about Breakfast of Champions

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Where can I stream Breakfast of Champions?

PrimefuboTVThe RokuShout! Factory TVPlexFawesomeShout! Factory

In the United States, Breakfast of Champions streams on Prime, fuboTV, and Shout! Factory, and it is free with ads on The Roku, Shout! Factory TV, Plex, and Fawesome. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 130 other countries.

Is Breakfast of Champions worth watching?

41
WeakGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 41 (IMDb 4.6, Rotten Tomatoes 28%, and Metacritic 42). Audiences rate it higher (48 out of 100) than critics (35).

Will Breakfast of Champions make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly absurd humor (7 of 10) and dark humor (7 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Breakfast of Champions?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 8 for melancholy, against 3 for hopefulness.