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The Polka King
MEANRANK
56/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 46, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 66. Critics average 66, everyone else 54.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Jan Lewan is a charismatic Polish-born polka band leader in Pennsylvania who dreams of the American Dream. To fund his ambitions, he runs a massive Ponzi scheme, convincing his loyal, mostly elderly fans to invest their life savings in his nonexistent ventures. His extravagant lifestyle and lies spiral out of control, threatening to destroy the lives of everyone who trusted him.
Details
- Director
- Maya Forbes
- Writers
- Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky
- Released
- 22 January 2017
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
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