Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

"Some things are better left top secret."

2002 1h 53m EN

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Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

“Some things are better left top secret.”

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Cast

Sam Rockwell
Chuck Barris
Drew Barrymore
Penny
George Clooney
Jim Byrd
Julia Roberts
Patricia Watson
Rutger Hauer
Keeler
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Debbie
Robert John Burke
Instructor Jenks
Jennifer Hall
Georgia

Credits

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Director: George Clooney
Writers: Charlie Kaufman
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by George Clooney, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alex Wurman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sam Rockwell and Drew Barrymore and George Clooney carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Some things are better left top secret.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

George Clooney directs. Newton Thomas Sigel behind the camera. Alex Wurman scores. Stephen Mirrione cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

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1Released 24 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
3International production across 3 countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by George Clooney, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alex Wurman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Stephen Mirrione shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sam Rockwell and Drew Barrymore and George Clooney carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Some things are better left top secret.".
9IMDB entry: tt0270288 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 17 themes, including "regret", "double life", "assassination", "based on novel or book".
11Released under 33 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Original score: Alex Wurman
Editing: Stephen Mirrione
Production design: James D. Bissell
Costume design: Renée April
Makeup / hair: Réjean Forget
VFX supervisor: Louis Morin
Sound: Myron Nettinga
Stunt coordinator: Michael Scherer
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $33,013,805
Return: 110% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes: 80% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 67/100
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 95,281 votes
MPAA: R

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7 wins & 12 nominations total

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tmdb476334912018-04-07
★ 5/10
Couldn't believe Charlie Kaufman was the screenwriter. It has a million things going for it but the editing and tone are a mess. Then I saw Steven Soderbergh on the crew list and all the pieces fell into place

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