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Human Nature

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  • 1h 36m
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Human Nature (2001)
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Play trailer2:13
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as an ape.A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as an ape.A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as an ape.
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  • Director
    • Michel Gondry
  • Writer
    • Charlie Kaufman
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Rhys Ifans
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michel Gondry
  • Writer
    • Charlie Kaufman
  • Stars
    • Tim Robbins
    • Patricia Arquette
    • Rhys Ifans
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 83User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Human Nature
    Trailer 2:13
    Human Nature

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    Patricia Arquette in Human Nature (2001)
    Rhys Ifans in Human Nature (2001)
    Patricia Arquette and Tim Robbins in Human Nature (2001)
    Miranda Otto and Rhys Ifans in Human Nature (2001)
    Tim Robbins in Human Nature (2001)
    Patricia Arquette and Michel Gondry at an event for Human Nature (2001)
    Patricia Arquette and Michel Gondry at an event for Human Nature (2001)
    Michel Gondry at an event for Human Nature (2001)
    Michel Gondry at an event for Human Nature (2001)
    Patricia Arquette, Miranda Otto, Michel Gondry, and Rhys Ifans at an event for Human Nature (2001)
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    Top cast

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    Tim Robbins
    Tim Robbins
    • Dr. Nathan Bronfmanas Dr. Nathan Bronfman
    Patricia Arquette
    Patricia Arquette
    • Lila Juteas Lila Jute
    Rhys Ifans
    Rhys Ifans
    • Puffas Puff
    Ken Magee
    • Police Detectiveas Police Detective
    Sy Richardson
    Sy Richardson
    • Police Detectiveas Police Detective
    David Warshofsky
    David Warshofsky
    • Police Detectiveas Police Detective
    Hilary Duff
    Hilary Duff
    • Young Lila Juteas Young Lila Jute
    Stanley DeSantis
    Stanley DeSantis
    • Doctoras Doctor
    • (as Stanley Desantis)
    Peter Dinklage
    Peter Dinklage
    • Frankas Frank
    Toby Huss
    Toby Huss
    • Puff's Fatheras Puff's Father
    Bobby Harwell
    • Congressmanas Congressman
    Daryl Anderson
    Daryl Anderson
    • Congressmanas Congressman
    Bobby Pyle
    • Young Puffas Young Puff
    Chase MacKenzie Bebak
    • Young Nathanas Young Nathan
    • (as Chase Bebak)
    Mary Kay Place
    Mary Kay Place
    • Nathan's Motheras Nathan's Mother
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
    • Nathan's Fatheras Nathan's Father
    Rosie Perez
    Rosie Perez
    • Louiseas Louise
    Miguel Sandoval
    Miguel Sandoval
    • Wendall the Therapistas Wendall the Therapist
    • Director
      • Michel Gondry
    • Writer
      • Charlie Kaufman
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Many of the scenes in the forest are allusions to or recreations of scenes in the Björk music video "Human Behavior", also directed by Michel Gondry.
    • Goofs
      Puff was raised by a madman who never taught him basic language skills or anything about human life. So how does he know the story of being stolen from his mother's apartment?
    • Quotes

      Nathan Bronfman: What is love anyway? From my new vantage point, I realize that love is nothing more than a messy conglomeration of need, desperation, fear of death and insecurity about penis size.

    • Connections
      Featured in Some Sort of Soap Operish Theatre-Film (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Hair Everywhere
      (2001)

      Music and Orchestrations by Jean-Michel Bernard

      Lyrics by Charlie Kaufman

      Performed by Patricia Arquette

    User reviews83

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Charlie Kaufman does it again!
    As he managed to do in Being John Malkovich, brilliant writer Kaufman succeeds in creating a completely believable alternative reality, which he employs as a metaphor that pokes seemingly light (and therefore lethally subversive) fun at 'society' - what it means to be civilized, what it means to be free, how people judge each other based on ridiculously superficial differences of appearance, etc, etc. It works, because Kaufman IS so brilliant, and I left the theatre with the same feeling I had gotten from Being John Malkovich - inspired and gratified that someone like this not only exists in the world but actually gets to put his completely unique and uncompromising visions on the screen.
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    • Rogue-32
    • Apr 15, 2002

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 12, 2001 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • İçgüdü
    • Filming locations
      • California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Fine Line Features
      • StudioCanal
      • Good Machine
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $705,308
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $297,340
      • Apr 14, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,574,660
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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