Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins
A uniquely compelling exploration of fame and identity. The drama, inspired by one of Hollywood's most infamous real-life mysteries, follows a 1950s private detective who, investigating the mysterious...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 6, 2007
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Flixster Reviews (3,120)
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September 30, 2009Great film with some great performances. I really enjoyed it but the one thing that annoyed me, and this is more of a pet hate, was the fact that the whole film was very accurate in depicting exactly what happened, yet the main character is fictitious! It actually works quite wel...( read more)
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February 18, 2009"I can see the pieces. How they should fit. How I want them to fit."
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The question of whether actor George Reeves committed suicide or was murdered has been subject to much theorising for decades, and will go down in history as one of Hollywood's great unsolved myster -
December 15, 2008When I was four or five years old I watched George Reeves as Superman every morning before school. You have to remember that this was almost 25 years after he first donned the cape and tights. I didn't know about the suicide, I just assumed that he was Christopher Reeve's dad (I ...( read more)
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December 8, 2008Hollywoodland is a fascinating and really underrated character study about two guys who both wish they were something they aren't - one wishes he was a top detective, the other an A-list actor. I thought it was one of the best films of 2006 - sadly, few agree with me. It was ig...( read more)
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December 2, 2008The atmosphere is right; Adrien Brody as the detective and Ben Affleck as TV's 'superman' George Reeves, are great in their roles; but the interest for its convoluted and disjointed plot decreases every minute.
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October 30, 2009Nice movie..but it just faded away without an end it deserves, I thought.
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August 25, 2009Nokkuð góð mynd en ég bjóst reyndar við því að fá einhvern botn í ráðgátuna sem um er fjallað. Þess vegna gekk myndin ekki alveg í mig en hugmyndn að henni er fín og væri eflaust betri á bók.
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August 17, 2009i probably got lost in my thoughts at some point, because i found the credits rolling and myself not realising anything about what happened. but brody was awesome.
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August 10, 2009Good film. Ben Affleck has his best performance to date. Brody and Lane were also great. The film was good it had alot of mystery to it which remains unsolved.
Critic Reviews
September 15, 2006
Pete Hammond, Maxim
September 14, 2006
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Reeves had an easy but peppy presence that was very likable, and Affleck's moroseness doesn't do him justice. full review
September 10, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
... even though parts of the picture don't quite hold together, in the end, it sticks with you. full review
September 8, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Hollywoodland explores an intriguing bit of Hollywood history, and through the strength of its performances keeps us engaged and entertained. full review
September 8, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
In his generous spirit toward a forgotten icon, Affleck turns the death-obsessed Hollywoodland into, of all things, a film about resurrection. full review
September 8, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV
But the picture has serious problems, and in the end it sinks beneath the weight of its awkward narrative concept. full review
September 8, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
While it doesn't innovate, it does surprise. full review
September 8, 2006
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Could it be that Hollywoodland is something like real life -- a muddle that goes down, down and away? full review
September 5, 2006
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
For every Burt Lancaster, there have been thousands of George Reeveses, and Affleck pays them the kind of fond homage -- an offer of limelight -- that they otherwise never get. full review
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