The Comedian

The Comedian

★ 5.7IMDb Score
Released:2016-12-09
Genre:Comedy
Duration:120 min
Director:Taylor Hackford
Actors:Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Harvey Keitel
Production:Anvil Films, Cinelou Films, Linson Entertainment

Overview:

An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.

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