A Different Man

Name: A Different Man
Genre: Thriller, Horror, Comedy
Released: September 20, 2024
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Adam Pearson, Billy Griffith, Eleanore Pienta, John Keating, Juney Smith

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A24 | Release Date: September 20, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Adam Pearson, Billy Griffith, Eleanore Pienta, John Keating, Juney Smith, Karoline, Lawrence Arancio, Marc Geller, Owen Kline, Renate Reinsve, Sebastian Stan, Trenton Hudson

Summary: Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.

Director: Aaron Schimberg

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 112 min

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NME James Mottram

Oct 14, 2024

Different by name and different by nature, A Different Man is one of the most original films of the year. Not since the days of Charlie Kaufman, with his brilliant scripts for meta-movies Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Synecdoche, New York, has there been anything this bonkers. Read full review

Thom Ernst

Sep 24, 2024

Schimberg’s film is a blend of low-level science fiction and mid-range body horror, though it’s body horror with a social conscience. It’s remarkable viewing, even as it distills its theme into a well-worn message of resilience that’s idealized rather than realistic. Read full review

Robert Abele

Sep 20, 2024

The Kafkaesque reversal-of-fortune humor that follows — centered on how outgoing, beloved Oswald’s mere presence pours salt on Guy/Edward’s identity crisis — is as shrewdly conceived a comic bad dream as we’ve gotten since the heyday of “Zelig”-era Woody Allen or Charlie Kaufman (whose film “Synecdoche, New York” this feels like a cousin to). Read full review

Empire Iana Murray

Oct 2, 2024

Come to this clever satire for Sebastian Stan’s radical transformation, beyond the prosthetics, but stay for Adam Pearson’s remarkable performance as a bona fide matinée idol. Read full review

Ty Burr

Sep 27, 2024

An existential black comedy delivered with flair and a steady gaze — and two remarkable performances at its center — it mucks about in themes of identity and exploitation, perception and personality, fate and foolishness. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

Jan 23, 2024

Schimberg’s exploration of identity and representation has the best of intentions, but the more audacious aspects of A Different Man often overwhelm the interesting themes at the center of the film. Read full review

The Guardian Adrian Horton

Jan 23, 2024

A Different Man is a slog, made worse by the fact that it seems to mistake darkness for insight. Read full review

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