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Film · 1983 · Black comedy
The King of Comedy
Directed by Martin Scorsese
1983
★ 6.9 editorial score
It flopped and now looks like prophecy: De Niro plays a man who believes fame is owed to him, and Scorsese refuses to let you laugh comfortably.
“Perfectly pitched between satire and horror, The King of Comedy finds both its director and star working at the peak of their powers – the dramatic punch of the piece being strengthened by understatement, by the fact that neither director nor star are grandstanding.”
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1983Depicts 1980s
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