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The King of Comedy
MEANRANK
81/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #527
- IMDb #580
- Google retired #1235
- Rotten Tomatoes #603
- Metacritic #823
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1152
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #541
- Metacritic Critics #1233
- Metacritic Audience #428
- Criticker #224
- Kinopoisk #1084
- AlloCiné #456
- Trakt #491
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 70, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 90.
See the most agreed on films →An aspiring, delusional stand-up comedian is obsessed with a famous late-night talk show host. He believes that all he needs is one break to achieve fame. After failing to get a spot through conventional means, he and his obsessive friend hatch a desperate plan to kidnap the host and force the network to give him his big shot on television.
Details
- Director
- Martin Scorsese
- Writer
- Paul D. Zimmerman
- Released
- 18 December 1982
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $19.0M
- Box office
- $2.5M
- Awards
- 3 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 8 →3 wins from 8 nominations across 8 ceremonies
| Palme d'Or 1983 | Palme d'Or | Nominee | |
| Best Film of the Year 1984 | Best Film of the Year | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress 1984 | Best Supporting Actress | Winner | |
| Best Actor 1983 | Best Actor | Nominee | |
| Best Direction 1983 | Best Direction | Nominee | |
| Best Film Editing 1983 | Best Film Editing | Nominee | |
| Best Original Screenplay 1983 | Best Original Screenplay | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actor 1983 | Best Supporting Actor | Nominee |
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| Best Film of the Year | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Winner |
| Best Actor | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Nominee |