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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

  • Rated PG 13
  • 2hr 25m

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Movie Info & Cast

Producer:

Mariela Besuievsky, Amy Gilliam

Release Date:

Apr 10, 2019

Runtime:

2hr 25m

Synopsis

Toby, a disillusioned advertising executive, becomes pulled into a world of time jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.

Atom Users Reviews

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POPULAR TAGS
#original
#greatcast
#clever
#fantasy
#great
#mustsee

Reviews

  • JD
    Joe DeAngelo
    #gilliamesque
    #original
    #greatcast

    Great movie! Anybody who has enjoyed Gilliam’s other movies like Brazil, The Fisher King, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 12 Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or The Adventures of Baron Munchausen should see this one too!

    WT
    Wesley Teichmiller

    Absolutely loved it! Reminiscent of Brazil, Baron Munchausen, and Time Bandits. A magical experience. Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce gave amazing performances.

    RR
    Riane Ridge
    #greatcast
    #epic
    #mustsee

    I have been following the making of this movie, and previous attempts and iterations, for 18 out of the 25 year journey and was so excited to see it. I was not disappointed! Adam Driver was perfection alongside Jonathan Pryce who was just divine. Gilliam truly got his…

  • BG
    Brad Garner
    #clever

    Well worth the wait. A movie wrapped in a movie about a movie.

    DT
    David Trappe
    #epic

    Worth the 30 year wait!

    BS
    Barbara Steward
    #seeingitagain
    #mustsee
    #original

    Fantastic movie from start to finish. Will see it again when it is released. Definitely a must to see in a theater.

  • DE
    Darrell Eager

    Canceled! Projector bulb blew up

    SC
    Scott Crawford
    #original
    #fantasy

    After 30 minutes, I wanted to RUN. Can't stand Adam Driver

    JB
    Joreen Belocura
    #original
    #greatcast
    #fantasy

    THE MAN WHO KILLED DON QUIXOTE is by no means a perfect film, especially with an ending that almost valorizes self-delusion. However, the comic vitality of Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce, whose remarkable partnership is perfectly calibrated for maximum energy levels and…

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Metacritic

58
metacritic
Based on 25 Critics
6.8

USER SCORE (46)

Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Reviews
75
Apr 9, 2019

Of course, Gilliam’s quest to make his Don Quixote film mirrors the original novel, and the movie he finally made is like a funhouse mirror version — filled with wonderfully, sometimes disturbingly strange imagery as tragedy meets comedy meets romance meets the noble glory of the artist sacrificing nearly everything in the quest to make lasting art.

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Metacritic review by Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Chicago Sun-Times
70
Apr 9, 2019

And so while Gilliam has undoubtedly made better films and certainly greater films than The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, there is something about the ridiculous effort and mixed results that make this arguably the most Gilliam-esque. For anyone struggling with whether to give up, concerned that the result will not match the effort, Gilliam seems to be planting a flag — or more accurately charging a windmill — to say the effort is the reward.

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Metacritic review by Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
Los Angeles Times
40
Jun 5, 2018

The experience of watching it, especially given its dreamlike unreality and head-scratching punnery (this is a deeply unfunny movie) is like listening to a doddering old man for whom every story — about art, politics, local goings on — ends up being about how every woman is an evil witch that can’t be trusted.

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Metacritic review by Emily Yoshida
Emily Yoshida
New York Magazine (Vulture)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as PG-13, meaning that some material may be considered inappropriate for children under 13.
How long is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019)?
The movie is 2hr 25min long.
What's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019) about?
Toby, a disillusioned advertising executive, becomes pulled into a world of time jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobbler believes him to be Sancho Panza. He gradually becomes unable to tell dreams from reality.
Who produced The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019)?
Mariela Besuievsky and Amy Gilliam produced The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019).