The King of Comedy
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: February 18, 1983 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
73
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Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
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9
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2
Negative:
2
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Washington PostGary Arnold
King of Comedy aggravates the problem it's supposed to illuminate. Far from clarifying the nature of a creepy social pathology, the movie assumes an attitude of smug, unjustified superiority toward every character in sight and the cockeyed spectacle of pop culture in general. Read full review
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The New YorkerPauline Kael
Scorsese designs his own form of alienation in this mistimed, empty movie, which seems to teeter between jokiness and hate.
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