Malcolm in the Middle tv series
- Original title
- Malcolm in the Middle
- Year
- 2000
- Running time
- 20 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
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Linwood Boomer (Creator), Todd Holland, Jeffrey Melman, Ken Kwapis, David D'Ovidio, Peter Lauer, Levie Isaacks, Steve Welch, See 13 More
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Frankie Muniz
- Jane Kaczmarek
- Bryan Cranston
- Justin Berfield
- Catherine Lloyd Burns
- Christopher Masterson
- Erik Per Sullivan
- Craig Lamar Traylor
- David Anthony Higgins
- Cloris Leachman
- Hayden Panettiere
- Emy Coligado
- Eric Nenninger
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- TV Series. Comedy | Family Sitcom. Teen/coming-of-age. Family Relationships
- Synopsis
- TV Series (2000-2006). 7 Seasons. 151 Episodes. "Malcolm in the Middle" is the story of a middle-class family comprised of four squabbling brothers and their parents, who are just trying to "hold on until the last one turns eighteen". It is seen through the eyes of Malcolm (Frankie Muniz), a normal kid who is perfectly content skateboarding, roughhousing with his brothers and avoiding the school bully. He has even managed to accept--okay, ignore--his parents' penchant for running around the house in the nude. But Malcolm's world is suddenly turned upside down when it's discovered he has a genius IQ. He is forced into the "gifted" class, where he finds himself surrounded by a group of exceptionally bright social misfits. Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) don't have the best-kept lawn, the cleanest house or the most refined children on the block. But despite being overwhelmed by the daily chaos, at the end of the day Malcolm and his brothers know they are loved. Malcolm's oldest--and favorite--brother is Francis (Christopher Kennedy Masterson), who has been sent away to military camp as a disciplinary measure. With Francis gone, Malcolm is left in the middle between the next oldest sibling, Reese (Justin Berfield, "Unhappily Ever After")--a kid whose fists "work exactly twice as fast as his brain"--and Dewey (Erik Per Sullivan), the youngest, who is "trapped somewhere between toddler and hamster". With his endearing yet cynical wit, Malcolm navigates his way through the sometimes treacherous, always entertaining waters of childhood. But as he says, "The best thing about childhood is--at some point it stops."
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2000: Emmy: 2 premios: Best Directing and Writing. 5 Nominations2000: Golden Globe: 3 Nominations: Best Comery Series, Actor (Muniz) and Actress (Kaczmarek).2001: Emmy: 2 premios: Best Directing and Writing. 8 Nominations, incl. Best Comedy Series.2001: Golden Globe: 2 Nominations: Best Actor (Muniz) and Actress (Kaczmarek).2002: Emmy: Best Guest Actress (Leachman). 6 Nominations2002: Golden Globes: 2 Nominations: Best Actress (Kaczmarek) and Sup. Actor (Cranston)
- Critics' reviews
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"The funniest comedy since The Simpsons"
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"There are times when you wish the jokes in this series were a little funnier, but right now its unique situations make it distinctive"
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"The sweetest, funniest and most original family sitcom that has come to TV in a long time."
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"[An] oddball but smart and keenly observed family comedy about the ordinary life of an extraordinary child"
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 33 My All-Time Favorite TV Series (1192)
- 60 Best TV Series Ever Made (16)
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