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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 90/100. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 98% of the 2,359 2000s comedy movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic90/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
559 audience votes
Key crew
- Shari Springer BermanWriter
- Shari Springer BermanDirector
- Robert PulciniDirector
- Robert PulciniWriter
- Mark SuozzoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Paul GiamattiHarvey Pekar
- Hope DavisJoyce Brabner
- Judah FriedlanderToby Radloff
- James UrbaniakRobert Crumb
- Earl BillingsMr. Boats
- James McCaffreyFred
- Maggie MooreAlice Quinn
- Vivienne BeneschLana
- Daniel TayYoung Harvey
- Harvey PekarReal Harvey
- Donal LogueStage Actor Harvey
- Josh HutchersonRobin
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Themes
comic bookbiographybased on comicv.a. hospitaljunk salejellybeangreeting cardfile clerkgarage salecomic book artneuroticcomic book artist
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