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Summary
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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- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 90Audiences 80GoodWatch 84
Metascore90
User score8.3
Letterboxd · 563 K ratings4.1/5
IMDb7.7
Box office
1.8×its budget
- Budget
- $13 M
- Worldwide
- $23 M
Worldwide it earned $10 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 53 min
Longer than most comedies, +13 min on the typical 100
typical 100113Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries, rent or buy in 54 more
+28Released
1999
October 29, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaFantasyLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchMade in
United States
BAFTA Awards2000
- Best Original Screenplay2000Won
- Best Supporting Actress2000Nominated
MTV Movie & TV Awards2000
- MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker2000Won
Academy Awards2000
- Directing2000Nominated
- Writing (Original Screenplay)2000Nominated
- Actress in a Supporting Role2000Nominated
Golden Globe Awards1999 to 2000
- Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture2000Nominated
- Best Supporting Actress, Motion Picture1999Nominated
César Awards2000
- Best Foreign Film2000Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards2000
- Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2000Nominated
- Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture2000Nominated
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role2000Nominated
- Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture2000Nominated
Directors Guild of America Awards2000
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film2000Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 28 more63 people
- 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
Gregory SporlederDrunk at Bar
Charlie SheenCharlie
Reggie HayesDon
K.K. DoddsWendy
Judith WetzellTiny Woman
Octavia SpencerWoman in Elevator
Ned BellamyDerek Mantini
Eric WeinsteinFather at Puppet Show- MLMadison LancDaughter at Puppet Show
Kevin CarrollCab Driver
Gerald EmerickSad Man in Line
Richard FancyJohnson Heyward
Patti TippoMalkovich's Mother
Daniel HansenBoy Malkovich
Directing · 3
- Spike Jonze Director
- Thomas Patrick Smith First Assistant Director
- Mark S. Constance Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Charlie Kaufman Writer, Executive Producer
Production · 7
- Michael Kuhn Executive Producer
- Steve Golin Producer
- Michael Stipe Producer
- Vincent Landay Producer
- Sandy Stern Producer
- Kim Davis-Wagner Casting
Camera · 2
- Lance Acord Director of Photography
- Ben Kaller Camera Production Assistant
Editing · 1
- Eric Zumbrunnen Editor
Sound · 13
- Carter Burwell Original Music Composer
- Ren Klyce Sound Designer
- Malcolm Fife Sound Designer
- David Abrahamsen Sound Designer
- Nick Peck Sound Designer
- Elliott Koretz Supervising Sound Editor
Art · 4
- K.K. Barrett Production Design
- Peter Ramsey Storyboard Artist
- Gene Serdena Set Decoration
- Peter Andrus Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Casey Storm Costume Design
Lighting · 1
- David Burroughs Gaffer
Other crew · 16
- Dan Bradley Stunt Coordinator
- Scott Rogers Stunts
- Eric Chambers Stunts
- Bob Elmore Stunts
- Ray Lykins Stunts
- Cris Thomas-Palomino Stunts
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