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Buster's Mal Heart

  • 20162016
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
11K
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Rami Malek in Buster's Mal Heart (2016)
A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as The Inversion.
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A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as the Inversion.A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as the Inversion.A family man's chance encounter with a conspiracy-obsessed drifter leaves him on the run from the police and an impending event known as the Inversion.

IMDb RATING
6.1/10
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Sarah Adina Smith
  • Writer
    • Sarah Adina Smith
  • Stars
    • Rami Malek
    • DJ Qualls
    • Kate Lyn Sheil
Top credits
  • Director
    • Sarah Adina Smith
  • Writer
    • Sarah Adina Smith
  • Stars
    • Rami Malek
    • DJ Qualls
    • Kate Lyn Sheil
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 80User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

    Videos3

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:12
    Official Trailer
    Festival Teaser
    Trailer 0:57
    Festival Teaser
    BUSTER'S MAL HEART Teaser Trailer 1
    Trailer 1:21
    BUSTER'S MAL HEART Teaser Trailer 1

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    Top cast

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    Rami Malek
    Rami Malek
    • Busteras Buster
    DJ Qualls
    DJ Qualls
    • The Last Free Manas The Last Free Man
    Kate Lyn Sheil
    Kate Lyn Sheil
    • Martyas Marty
    Sukha Belle Potter
    • Roxyas Roxy
    Toby Huss
    Toby Huss
    • Deputy Winstonas Deputy Winston
    Lin Shaye
    Lin Shaye
    • Paulineas Pauline
    Mark Kelly
    Mark Kelly
    • Oscaras Oscar
    Bruce Bundy
    Bruce Bundy
    • Ranger Megas Ranger Meg
    Teresa Yenque
    Teresa Yenque
    • Adelitaas Adelita
    Jared Larson
    • Daleas Dale
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    Sandra Ellis Lafferty
    • Mrs. Boweryas Mrs. Bowery
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • Mr. Boweryas Mr. Bowery
    R.J. Burns
    R.J. Burns
    • Ryanas Ryan
    • (as RJ Burns)
    Gabriel Clark
    Gabriel Clark
    • Bill Westernas Bill Western
    Lily Gladstone
    Lily Gladstone
    • Morning Shift Conciergeas Morning Shift Concierge
    Chris Torma
    • Detectiveas Detective
    Shi Ne Nielson
    Shi Ne Nielson
    • Local Newscasteras Local Newscaster
    Ricky Hartung
    • Ophthalmologistas Ophthalmologist
    • Director
      • Sarah Adina Smith
    • Writer
      • Sarah Adina Smith
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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    Storyline

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    The film follows a mountain man on the run from authorities who survives the winter by breaking into empty vacation homes. He's haunted by a recurring dream of being lost at sea and constantly has flashbacks of his former life of a family man.
    • male rear nudity
    • male nudity
    • fugitive
    • bath
    • shower
    • 1 more
    • Plot summary
    • Add synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The Inversion is Coming
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • Unrated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Rami Malek's identical twin brother Sami Malek serves as his body double.
    • Goofs
      Jonah tells the stranger that all the hotel's rooms are non-smoking, and that he has to have a credit card to book a room. In the mid-1990s, when the film is set, most hotels (especially in small towns) still had both smoking and non-smoking rooms. Also at that time, most smaller hotels would accept cash without a credit card.
    • Quotes

      The Last Free Man: What do you actually do? Whats your title?

      Buster: Concierge.

      The Last Free Man: [pause] Concierge.

      Buster: [the last free man takes drugs out his pocket]

      Buster: He, Hang on, man. You can't do that here.

      The Last Free Man: "Concierge" comes from the Latin conservus.

      [sniffs drug]

      The Last Free Man: Which means "fellow slave." Don't take that personally. You're not the only person trapped in the machine. In fact, there are very few free men left.

      Buster: Oh, let me guess. you're one of them.

      The Last Free Man: [shrugs]

      Buster: I feel like i know you.

      The Last Free Man: Doubtful.

    • Soundtracks
      Starving in the Belly of a Whale
      Written by Tom Waits
      Published by Jalma Music (ASCAP)
      Performed by Caleb Cressman, Colin Gully, Ethan Philbrick, Andre Quackenbush and Mark Stoney
      Courtesy of Coq Au Vin LLC

    User reviews80

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    I'm confused. But I liked it.
    I only have a vague idea of what I just watched, but whatever it was was extremely well done. Sarah Adina Smith definitely has a brain 4 times the size of mine.
    helpful•39
    10
    • ginnafranklin
    • Dec 22, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • 他的腦子有病
    • Filming locations
      • Kalispell, Montana, USA
    • Production companies
      • Everything Is Everything
      • Gamechanger Films
      • Snowfort Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $73,121
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $7,137
      • Apr 30, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $73,121
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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