 Man of the Year 2006  PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Barry Levinson
Cast: Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Jeff Goldblum, David Alpay, Faith Daniels, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Doug Murray, Chris Matthews, James Carville, Rick Roberts, Linda Kash
In this satirical comedy, Robin Williams plays comedian Tom Dobbs who hosts a late-night talk show. One night, Dobbs jokes about how he would make a better President than the man now serving. His fans listen to him, stage a grass-roots campaign, and Dobbs wins the election for President of the United States. But, problems arise when electronic voting system technician Eleanor Green (Laura Linney) tries to expose the glitch in her company's machine that falsely totaled the election results.
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Man of the Year 1995 N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Dirk Shafer
Cast: Dirk Shafer, Vivian Paxton, Deidra Shafer, Michael Ornstein, Claudette Sutherland, Cal Bartlett, Mary Stein, Lu Leonard, Beth Broderick, Cynthia Szigeti
This mockumentary, directed by Dirk Shafer, focuses on his selection as "Playgirl" magazine's "Man of the Year" and how Shafer, at the time a closet gay, handles the events that surround the adoration accorded him.
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The Man of the Year 2003  N/R, 115 min.
Genre: Foreign / Action
Director: Jose Enrique Fonseca
Cast: Murilo Benicio, Claudia Abreu, Natalia Lage, Jorge Doria, Andre Gonclalves, Lazaro Ramos, Perfeito Fortuna, Jose Wilker, Paulo Moska, Wagner Moura
After accepting a bet in a bar, Maiquel (Murilo Benicio) bleaches his hair–an act that leads to him murdering a local bully. The murder, in turn, makes Maiquel a hero, but he finds this new reputation has more than a few problems associated with it.
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