Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (film)
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Plot
Sara Quinn copes with a recent breakup by interviewing men as part of her graduate studies. Her intellectual endeavor has emotional consequences as the men’s twisted and revealing stories are juxtaposed against the backdrop of her own experience. As she begins to listen closely to the men around her, Sara must ultimately reconcile herself to the darkness that lies below the surface of human interactions.
Cast
- Julianne Nicholson as Sara Quinn
- Josh Charles as Subject #2
- Christopher Meloni as R / Subject #3
- Will Arnett as Subject #11
- Ben Shenkman as Subject #14
- Michael Cerveris as Subject #15
- Chris Messina as Subject #19
- John Krasinski as Ryan / Subject #20
- Ben Gibbard as Harry / Subject #20
- Lou Taylor Pucci as Evan / Subject #28
- Max Minghella as Kevin / Subject #28
- Timothy Hutton as Prof. Adams / Subject #30
- Clarke Peters as Subject #31
- Bobby Cannavale as Subject #40
- Frankie Faison as Subject #42
- Dominic Cooper as Daniel / Subject #46
- Corey Stoll as Subject #51
- Joey Slotnick as Tad / Subject #59
- Will Forte as Subject #72
- Rashida Jones as Hannah
Production
The film was shot in studios in Brooklyn, New York and exterior filming took place in Staten Island, New York, and on the campuses of Columbia University and Brooklyn College.[1]
Reception
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 40% based on 40 reviews, with an average rating of 5.0/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Ambitious but uneven, John Krasinski's adaptation of David Foster Wallace's Brief Interviews with Hideous Men tries hard but doesn't match the depth of the book."[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 44 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.[3] The film was selected for the US Dramatic Competition in the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[4]
References
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- 2009 films
- 2009 comedy-drama films
- 2009 directorial debut films
- 2009 independent films
- 2000s American films
- 2000s English-language films
- American comedy-drama films
- American independent films
- English-language comedy-drama films
- Films based on American short stories
- Films directed by John Krasinski
- Films produced by John Krasinski
- Films shot in New York (state)
- Films with screenplays by John Krasinski
- IFC Films films
- English-language independent films