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The Minus Man

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The Minus Man (1999)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:19

Rotten:14

Average Rating:5.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A placid drifter named Vann (Owen Wilson) inhabits a small town looking for a fresh start on life. His passive demeanor and appearance hides the fact that he's a serial killer. He wanders the... A placid drifter named Vann (Owen Wilson) inhabits a small town looking for a fresh start on life. His passive demeanor and appearance hides the fact that he's a serial killer. He wanders the country preying on the desperate and lonely. Although, in this particular town, he becomes romantically entangled with a postal worker (Janeane Garofalo) and their relationship may be the one thing that can put an end to his murderous ways, or will it? An offbeat psychological drama from the producers of SLING BLADE and the writer of BLADE RUNNER that presents an eerie look into the mind of a serial killer. [More]

Starring: Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Mercedes Ruehl, Brian Cox

Starring: Owen Wilson, Janeane Garofalo, Mercedes Ruehl, Brian Cox, Dwight Yoakam, Sheryl Crow, Dennis Haysbert

Director: Hampton Fancher

Director: Hampton Fancher
Screenwriter: Hampton Fancher
Producer: David L. Bushell, Fida Attieh

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The film's measured pace might not be for every viewer, but it added greatly to the tension.

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
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09/18/01
Tom Block
Tom Block
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A marginal but very interesting work.

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Chuck Rudolph
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Dennis Lim
Dennis Lim
Village Voice

This creepy serial killer tale had more fright in it than the more highly touted "Felicia's Journey."

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Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

An odd, odd (did I say odd) portrait of a serial killer set against a backdrop that is plum smack in the middle of white bread, Ozzie and Harriet, America.

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01/01/00
Elias Savada
Elias Savada
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Coming at a time when people seem to be looking outwards for causes of violence, this movie challenges us to instead reflect inwards.

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Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
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...too sluggish and too dispassionate to make much of an impression.

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