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02/09/06
Man Bites Dog (1993)
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Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 14
Rotten:2
Average Rating: 7.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Genre: Foreign Films
Synopsis: A mock black comic documentary that spoofs reality TV, and questions the media's role in perpetuating and abetting violence. A homicidal maniac, serial-killer, Ben Patard, is accompanied on his... [More]
Starring: Benoit Poelvoorde, Remy Belvaux, Jenny Drye, Jacqueline Poelvoorde Pappaert
Director: Remy Belvaux
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11/04/08
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02/23/08
This is an original, a stark and (sorry) biting work far more complex, both stylistically and thematically, than first meets the eye.
09/27/07
Much misunderstood, this original belgina film is a stairical stab at serial killers, our new "cultural icons"; you begin to undrstand why there are so many work in pop culture about them; the film's moral was misinterpreted by some critics.
12/25/06
a strikingly original satire carried out with unbelievable deadpan humor
10/01/05
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07/19/05
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06/17/05
Harsh, unflinching and sinfully enjoyable.
04/03/05
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01/11/05
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05/20/03
Top CriticThe film's absurdly dark humor comes with a price tag, and after a while the continuously mindless and pointless killings begin to exact a numbing toll on the viewer.
03/19/03
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01/30/03
A black comedy that's as dark as night, Man Bites Dog is a worthy successor to A Clockwork Orange as this generation's most telling and unflinching look at our views on violence.
10/06/02
a deeply compelling, if ultimately confused, indictment of screen violence as entertainment, one that continues to shock and confound
10/06/02
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09/10/02
Joins I Stand Alone and Funny Games on the list of maddeningly recondite European films that exploit the violence-in-media subtext to hide their sick, voyeuristic fantasies.
08/04/02
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02/13/01
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Latest News for Man Bites Dog
September 06, 2006:
Director of "Man Bites Dog" Dies at 38
DEAUVILLE, France -- Belgian director, screenwriter and actor Remy Belvaux, whose debut film "Man Bites Dog" became a cult hit, has died, his family announced... More...
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