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Irrational Man

  • 20152015
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Joaquin Phoenix in Irrational Man (2015)
A tormented philosophy professor finds a will to live when he commits an existential act.
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A tormented philosophy professor finds a will to live when he commits an existential act.A tormented philosophy professor finds a will to live when he commits an existential act.A tormented philosophy professor finds a will to live when he commits an existential act.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
64K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,906
335
    • Woody Allen
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Emma Stone
    • Parker Posey
    • Woody Allen
    • Woody Allen
  • Stars
    • Joaquin Phoenix
    • Emma Stone
    • Parker Posey
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 174User reviews
    • 288Critic reviews
    • 53Metascore
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    Emma Stone in Irrational Man (2015)
    Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone in Irrational Man (2015)
    Joaquin Phoenix, Nancy Giles, and Paula Plum in Irrational Man (2015)
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    Woody Allen, Joaquin Phoenix, and Emma Stone in Irrational Man (2015)
    Parker Posey and Emma Stone in Irrational Man (2015)
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    Joaquin Phoenix
    Joaquin Phoenix
    • Abe Lucas
    Emma Stone
    Emma Stone
    • Jill Pollard
    Parker Posey
    Parker Posey
    • Rita Richards
    Joe Stapleton
    Joe Stapleton
    • Professor
    Nancy Carroll
    • Professor
    Allison Gallerani
    • Braylin Student
    Brigette Lundy-Paine
    Brigette Lundy-Paine
    • Braylin Student
    Katelyn Semer
    • Braylin Student
    Betsy Aidem
    Betsy Aidem
    • Jill's Mother
    Ethan Phillips
    Ethan Phillips
    • Jill's Father
    Jamie Blackley
    Jamie Blackley
    • Roy
    Leah Anderson
    • Student Giving Directions
    Paula Plum
    Paula Plum
    • College President
    Nancy Giles
    • President's Assistant
    Henry Stram
    • Cocktail Party Guest
    Geoff Schuppert
    Geoff Schuppert
    • Cocktail Party Guest
    Robert Petkoff
    • Paul Richards
    Alex Dunn
    • Student in Classroom
      • Woody Allen
      • Woody Allen
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    • Trivia
      Joaquin Phoenix gained 33 pounds for the role.
    • Goofs
      In piano recitals using a grand piano, the piano is placed with the soundboard open towards the audience and the performer on the audience's left, so the music is amplified and directed to the audience. In Jill's recital, the soundboard is open but facing away from the audience and Jill is on the audience's right.
    • Quotes

      Abe: Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.

    • Connections
      Featured in Flat Earth & Revelation 10: Reach the Oxygen (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      The 'In' Crowd
      Composed by Billy Page

      Performed by Ramsey Lewis Trio

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    User reviews174

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    8/10
    A Pure Woody Comedy At Top Form
    I saw this movie today and it was just a breath of fresh air. In this era of political correctness and the consequent surge of tragicomedies that seem to be made to drive home the point that everything in life must be serious, Woody, in his infinite wisdom, has prescribed us a style of comedy often hated, misunderstood, and forgotten: the murder comedy a la Chaplin's Monsieur Verdoux. I haven't laughed this hard at someone trying to kill another person since Preston Sturges's 1948 film Unfaithfully Yours, even though it's ultimately a much more understated English style of humor (very Comedy of Manners-ish.) As such, it doesn't surprise me that Irrational Man has been hated by most critics, since they are likely to fall into the trap of expecting that this movie will be one of the aforementioned tragicomedies, and thus simply think it fails to deliver. Instead, here Woody seems to find comedy in everything from Kant to sexism to suicide to faculty gossip, and as a consequence, the movie ends up as loose as his "early funny movies," unfortunately adding just another layer that might further confuse audiences. Essentially, if you don't find the satire quick you just won't understand what you're watching. On the actor side of things, Stone and Joaquin really kill it. It almost feels like they can turn the intensity up as easily as turning a knob, and there are three moments when you really get a sense of how far they can go.

    This will certainly be on a list of Woody's most underrated movies in ten years time if the bad reception it gets doesn't slow down, and I hope that people will take the time to realize just what this movie is because I think they'd really have a good time watching it.
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    • Jul 19, 2015

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    • Release date
      • August 7, 2015 (United States)
      • United States
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    • Filming locations
      • Rhode Island, USA
    • Production companies
      • Gravier Productions
      • Perdido Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 35 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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