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The Fisher King

1991

Terry Gilliam

Jeff Bridges, Robin Williams, Amanda Plummer, Mercedes Ruehl ...

7.0

15,055

Drama. Comedy. Fantasy Terry Gilliam directed this adaptation of Richard LaGravenese's mystical (and mythical) tale of redemption in the hard-time town of New York City. Jeff Bridges is shock radio DJ Jack Lucas, whose low opinion of humanity lends itself well to his radio talk show, where the enmity rubs off on his listeners. One fan in particular takes Jack's rants to heart and goes to a fancy restaurant with a gun, murdering innocent diners. Jack is so ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Variety	"The Fisher King has two actors at the top of their form, and a compelling, well-directed and well-produced story"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'The Fisher King' is a disorganized, rambling and eccentric movie that contains some moments of truth, some moments of humor, and many moments of digression (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"A modern epic that fuses myth with hard-edged reality, it's a one-of-a-kind, thoroughly engaging experience"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Restores our belief in the power of movies to transform reality, even temporarily. So what if it's not perfect? It's magic"	POS
United States	Caryn James The New York Times	"A big, messy, exuberant movie that is better scene-for-scene than it is as a whole."	POS

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