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      Bartleby

      PG-13 Released May 24, 2002 1 hr. 22 min. Comedy Drama List
      36% 55 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A manager (David Paymer) hires a strange employee (Crispin Glover) who, at first, is exceptionally efficient but then refuses to work. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Apr 16 Buy Now

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      Bartleby is a rather dull affair, stretched over a too-long running time.

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      bryan b I would have preferred not to have wasted time with this garbage. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Odd, awkward, funny and yet tragic look at the way society deals with people who just can't seem to fit in. Piscopo is hilarious, as usual: "What the hell are you complaining about? . . .I do love you, baby . . . Well yeah, I love her too . . . But it's two completely different types of of love - - equally beautiful. . ." Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the type of art film that requires some patience and a desire to discern message. Having read the original story and seen the short film in high school, this modern adaptation takes some creative license, yet sticks to the general plot. It's about mental health and how Bartleby draws a successful and well-aligned businessman into the world of mania. But no matter how he attmpts to help, it is for not. And this is the sad commetary on mental illness in general, but at the same time, the businessman becomes obsessed with Bartleby's trauma, so enraptured he becomes Bartleby. Great film Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I'd prefer not to leave a comment. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member 85% I prefer not to...write a detailed account of what I thought of the film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Fans of crisp in clover will enjoy it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Rated: 2/4 Oct 15, 2009 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Rated: 2/5 Jan 13, 2004 Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid It turns into a bone-dry comedy with enough weird touches to earn it a deserved cult status. Rated: 3.5/4 Mar 6, 2024 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Glover carries the film but ultimately his performance is for naught. Rated: 2.5/4.0 Sep 2, 2020 Full Review Film Threat Rated: 2/5 Dec 6, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A manager (David Paymer) hires a strange employee (Crispin Glover) who, at first, is exceptionally efficient but then refuses to work.
      Director
      Jonathan Parker
      Screenwriter
      Jonathan Parker, Catherine DiNapoli, Herman Melville
      Production Co
      Parker Film Company
      Rating
      PG-13 (Some Sexual Content)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      May 24, 2002, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 11, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $141.4K
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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