A comedian who hosts a news satire program decides to run for president, and a computerized voting machine malfunction gets him elected.
Director:
Barry LevinsonWriter:
Barry Levinson
From metacritic.com
Related News
-
Trump Threatens Time Magazine Journalist With Prison Time For Taking Photo
23 June 2019 | Deadline -
‘Prism’: Chloe Wepper, David Alpay & Brooke Smith Cast In NBC’s Rashomon-Inspired Pilot
01 March 2019 | Deadline -
Milo Ventimiglia Named Hasty Pudding Man Of The Year 2019
30 January 2019 | ET Canada
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Man of the Year (2006)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
1 nomination.
See more awards »
Learn more
More Like This
The Final Cut
(2004)
Drama
|
Sci-Fi
|
Thriller
Director:
Omar Naim
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Jim Caviezel,
Mira Sorvino
License to Wed
(2007)
Comedy
|
Romance
Director:
Ken Kwapis
Stars:
Mandy Moore,
John Krasinski,
Robin Williams
Patch Adams
(1998)
Biography
|
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Tom Shadyac
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Daniel London,
Monica Potter
Bicentennial Man
(1999)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Sci-Fi
Director:
Chris Columbus
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Embeth Davidtz,
Sam Neill
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Bobcat Goldthwait
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Daryl Sabara,
Morgan Murphy
The Night Listener
(2006)
Crime
|
Drama
|
Mystery
Director:
Patrick Stettner
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Toni Collette,
Rory Culkin
Jakob the Liar
(1999)
Drama
|
War
Director:
Peter Kassovitz
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Hannah Taylor Gordon,
Éva Igó
The Big White
(2005)
Comedy
|
Crime
|
Drama
Director:
Mark Mylod
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Giovanni Ribisi,
Holly Hunter
One Hour Photo
(2002)
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
Mark Romanek
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Connie Nielsen,
Michael Vartan
Good Morning, Vietnam
(1987)
Biography
|
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Barry Levinson
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Forest Whitaker,
Tung Thanh Tran
Fathers' Day
(1997)
Comedy
|
Romance
Director:
Ivan Reitman
Stars:
Robin Williams,
Billy Crystal,
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Robin Williams | ... | Tom Dobbs | |
| Christopher Walken | ... | Jack Menken | |
| Laura Linney | ... | Eleanor Green | |
| Lewis Black | ... | Eddie Langston | |
| Jeff Goldblum | ... | Stewart | |
| David Alpay | ... | Danny | |
| Faith Daniels | ... | Moderator | |
| Tina Fey | ... | Tina Fey | |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Amy Poehler | |
| Doug Murray | ... | Mathias | |
| Chris Matthews | ... | News Anchor #1 | |
| James Carville | ... | Political Commentator #1 | |
| Catherine Crier | ... | Political Commentator #2 | |
| Rick Roberts | ... | Hemmings | |
| Karen Hines | ... | Alison McAndrews | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Plot Synopsis
See All (31) »
Storyline
Tom Dobbs, comedic host of a political talk show - a la Bill Maher and Jon Stewart - runs for President of the US as an independent candidate who, after an issues-oriented campaign and an explosive performance in the final debate, gets just enough votes to win. Trouble is he owes his victory to a computer glitch in the national touch-screen voting system marketed by Delacroy, a private company with a rising stock price. To protect their fortune, Delacroy executives want to keep the glitch a secret, but one programmer, Eleanor Green, wants Dobbs to know the truth. Can she get to him? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Plot Keywords:
presidential candidate | first lady | president | presidential election | election |Taglines:
From the director of RAIN MAN and GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for language including some crude sexual references, drug related material, and brief violence | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 October 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El hombre del año See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$20,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$12,299,380, 15 October 2006Gross USA:
$37,327,390Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$41,237,648Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Edit
Tom Dobbs: [at a presidental debate] You want an amendment against same sex marriage! Anyone who's ever been married knows it's always the same sex!
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Jon Stewart is mentioned as a comedian who does political humor. Lewis Black is a frequent correspondent on The Daily Show (1996) with Jon Stewart. See more »Goofs
When the people who break into Eleanor's motel room are in it, her door changes from being open to being closed and then open again. See more »Quotes
[from trailer]Tom Dobbs: [at a presidental debate] You want an amendment against same sex marriage! Anyone who's ever been married knows it's always the same sex!
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
On IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
Explore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with Prime Video.
Saw this movie at a Saturday matinée with a friend. Theater was about 70% full.
Although there are quite a few funny lines, it is more of a drama/suspense with humor sprinkled on top. Robin Williams gives a decent performance as does Laura Linney. Being a Daily Show fan, Lewis Black is pretty good in this. Christopher Walken gives a good performance also.
The movie starts out slow and remains that way for about the first thirty minutes, then the suspense part kicks in and starts keeping you a little on edge throughout the rest of the movie. Suspense in a supposed comedy movie? I know that I, as well as everybody else in the place, was struggling a bit with this. A character would crack a joke during suspense sequence and you would hear just one or two laughs in the theater.
In all fairness, after the movie was over there was smattering of applause. So, definitely, some people enjoyed this movie.
I gave this movie a four out of ten, because I believe the comedy aspect doesn't work very well in a suspense/drama movie and the actors performances, while not bad, were just decent.
Again, this movie isn't what was advertised.