The Man Who Copied

Name: The Man Who Copied
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime
Released: April 22, 2005
Duration: 124 min
Rating: 49

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TLA Releasing | Release Date: April 22, 2005 | R

Summary: A sweetly quirky work that tells a story of love, art, robbery and photocopying. In combining magical realism and comedy, director Jorge Furtado creates a new cinematic vision that is propelled by a lively Brazilian soundtrack and a first-class ensemble cast. (TLA Releasing)

Director: Jorge Furtado

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 124 min

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David Sterritt

Furtado's comic thriller is a telling commentary on modern avarice in Brazil and elsewhere, which touches on everything from "The Simpsons" to "Rear Window" along the way. Too bad it runs out of ideas before the overlong story is over. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Manages to tackle some serious issues without sacrificing its inherently sweet nature. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

An enjoyable ride. Read full review

Reece Pendleton

It's uneven, but still pretty charming, and director Jorge Furtado's whimsical visual touches keep things lively. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Two movies in one, but it's no bargain. A charming romantic comedy... transforms awkwardly into a hedonistic crime thriller, with the two genres violently butting heads. Read full review

Walter Addiego

This ambitious and sometimes entertaining Brazilian feature tries to pull off a tricky maneuver but doesn't quite get it done. Read full review

Achy Obejas

A sad, wasted movie. Read full review

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E.J

Sep 6, 2005

Very good movie...I agree if you're in the to "hollywoodish" movies the movie may start too slow for you, but it's a really enjoyable movie

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Andremax

Sep 13, 2018

One of the most underrated movies of all time. Charming, funny, critical, clever and very creative. Very few films can causes laugh and being intelligent at the same time. The Man Who Copied can. And what is even more impressive, isn't a Hollywoodian movie. And as it were little thing, it'sOne of the most underrated movies of all time. Charming, funny, critical, clever and very creative. Very few films can causes laugh and being intelligent at the same time. The Man Who Copied can. And what is even more impressive, isn't a Hollywoodian movie. And as it were little thing, it's a BRAZILIAN movie, getting away for the stigmas as "Brazilian films are bad", "Brazilian films are vulgar and pornographic", "Brazilian films only talks about ghetto". Brazil has great films, and this one proofs it masterfully.… Expand

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