What Just Happened?

What Just Happened? (2008)

  • 51% of critics liked it
    (138 reviews)

  • 24% of users liked it
    (11,888 ratings)

Inspired by the personal memoirs of Hollywood producer Art Linson, Barry Levinson's fictional showbiz comedy stars Robert De Niro as a struggling movie producer who has just suffered through his second divorce, and slowly finds his soul being ground up in the machinations of the Hollywood machine.… More

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R, 1 hr. 53 min.
Directed By
Barry Levinson
Written By
Art Linson
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 19, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Feb 24, 2009
Magnolia Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post

    In some ways, What Just Happened feels like an attempt to, if not make amends for moviemaking myopia, at least show how easily the contagion takes hold.

  • Tom Long, Detroit News

    What Just Happened? is just a plain clumsy movie.

  • Rick Groen, Globe and Mail

    What Just Happened? has already happened and, to everyone but Levinson, that shouldn't be surprising.

  • Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

    The sharpest Hollywood satire since The Player.

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    You'd probably need a veteran Hollywood psychiatrist to explain Tinseltown's fascination with its own muck.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jeff "


    What Just Happened? Is a unique comedy that has plenty of laughs. The comedy displayed on screen is off the wall, and may not appeal to a large audience, but this film manages to be a lot of fun. I thought the plot, though at times was well thought out, and the story was interesting,… More

  • jay n


    Who cares.

  • Lewis C


    What Just Happened reminded me of Entourage, from beginning to end. I expected Vince and the boys to come sauntering on screen at any second. That never happened, but the movie still managed to be entertaining. The basic story is about a few days in the life of a movie producer.… More

  • First L


    Robert DeNiro plays a bigtime hollywood producer who walks a constant tightrope between placating the petulant creative forces and the studio executives with the money. It's a game he plays pretty well until the combination of a film that ends with a dead dog and Bruce… More

  • Lady D


    A very odd film, a great star cast with a great level of acting, but the plot was incredibly boring, the highlight of which was will Bruce willis shave off his beard? The cast just seemed a bit of overkill to me for this kind of film and whats worse is the film within the film was… More

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