Being Human (1994)
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50% of critics liked it
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43% of users liked it
(3,129 ratings)
Five fables, each set in a different historical era, make up this quirky comedy from director Bill Forsyth. Each tale features Robin Williams as a basically decent but troubled average man named Hector. Beginning with the Bronze Age, where Hector struggles for survival against barbarians, the film… More Five fables, each set in a different historical era, make up this quirky comedy from director Bill Forsyth. Each tale features Robin Williams as a basically decent but troubled average man named Hector. Beginning with the Bronze Age, where Hector struggles for survival against barbarians, the film proceeds through Roman times, the Middle Ages, and the 16th century, concluding in the present day, where Hector is a divorced father attempting to reconcile with his children. The film clearly intends to draw parallels between these stories in order to illustrate the universal nature of human experience, though the segments themselves vary widely in tone, from broadly comic to philosophically reflective. Additionally, some may find the film's attempts at creating a fantasy atmosphere rather cloying, while others may be charmed by the project's determined oddness and whimsicality. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bill Forsyth
- Written By
- Bill Forsyth
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- May 6, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Never comes to a boil.
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Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Just when you think the parts are never going to connect, they do so quite movingly
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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Daring movie that will appeal immensely to mystics.
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Cast
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Robin Williams
as Hector
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John Turturro
as Lucinnius
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Anna Galiena
as Beatrice
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Vincent D'Onofrio
as Priest
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Hector Elizondo
as Dom Paulo
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Lorraine Bracco
as Anna
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Lindsay Crouse
as Janet
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Kelly Hunter
as Deirdre
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Helen Miller
as Betsy
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Charles Miller
as Tom
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William H. Macy
as Boris
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Grace Mahlaba
as Thalia
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Theresa Russell
as The Storyteller
- Jonathan Hyde
- Lizzy McInnerny
- Sharon Howard-Field
- Susie Figgis
- Eoin Carlyle
- Andrew Flanagan
- Bill Nighy
- David McGowan
- Eoin McCarthy
- Ewan McGregor
- Gavin Mitchell
- Iain Andrew
- Iain McAleese
- Irvine Allen
- Maudie Johnson
- Max Johnson
- Michael Nardone
- Robert Carlyle
- Robert Cavanah
- Seamus Gubbins
- Tony Curran
