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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Released Nov 1, 2022

1h 48m

Biography

Comedy

Music

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Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson.

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Critics Consensus

Suitably silly, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story spoofs the standard biopic formula with all the good-natured abandon fans will expect.

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Fast-paced, funny, and star-studded, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the not-quite-biopic that "Weird Al" fans have been waiting for.

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A.A. Dowd

Digital Trends

Walk Hard got to a lot of this stuff 15 years ago, and with much more precision.

May 2, 2023

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

It’s a collection of sketches where the whole is less than the pieces.

Mar 2, 2023

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Scott Tobias

The Reveal (Substack)

A goofy made-up plot about Al’s relationship with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood) sends the film off on an unfunny tangent from which it never returns.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 19, 2022

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The film's honesty is inspiring, touching on such easily verifiable occurrences as his love affair with Madonna, his gun battle with drug lord Pablo Escobar, and the fact that “Eat It” was an original composition which Al wrote before MJ penned “Beat It.”

Rated: 3/4

Dec 26, 2023

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

... "Weird" is a celebration of Yankovic by playing loose with the truth and essentially functioning as a parody of every biography released in cinema history and any that may come next.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 8, 2023

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Lee Zumpe

Tampa Bay Newspapers

It’s campy and overtly silly. It is precisely what one would expect from Yankovic.

Oct 26, 2023

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Eddie M

Hilarious mockumentary/parody film whether or not you're a fan of Weird Al

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/24

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Audience Member

Didn't help that I went into it not knowing it was a spoof, initially I was like geez this seem far fetched, and of course as the movie went on realised that none of this could possibly have happened. Possibly not my kind of humour, wasn't any real LOL moments for me or any strong emotion other then curiosity as to what his earlier life was actually like since the movie didn't answer that. I rate it moderate, but great, not bad but an easy watch

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/13/24

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John T. H

one of the greatest music artists ever! gone too soon... 1959-1985 RIP

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

05/12/24

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Audience Member

Hilarious movie, one of the funniest movies I’ve seen in a while. If you’re a fan of Weird Al you will especially appreciate this movie. There could not be a better movie about Weird Al, it’s perfect in every way. A spoof of a spoof.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/25/24

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DeSaRai

Daniel Radcliffe is excellent in this role!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/24/24

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E.W. S

This movie would have been 5/5 stars but they never told the audience what they made at the factory. Boo!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Eric Appel

Director

Daniel Radcliffe

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Evan Rachel Wood

Madonna

Rainn Wilson

Dr. Demento

Julianne Nicholson

Mary Yankovic

Thomas Lennon

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Synopsis

Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson.

Director: Eric Appel
Producer: Lia Buman, Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, Tim Headington, Whitney Hodack, Max Silva, Weird Al Yankovic
Screenwriter: Eric Appel, Weird Al Yankovic
Distributor: The Roku Channel
Production Co: Funny or Die, The Roku Channel, Tango Entertainment
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Music
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 4, 2022
Runtime: 1h 48m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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