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24
Viewer score based on 81 votes.

Critic Score

56
Critics' score based on 26 reviews.
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Theatrical Release Date:
07/30/2010
DVD Release Date:
11/16/2010
Run Time:
108min.
Distributor(s):
Magnolia Pictures
MPAA Rating:
R for some sexual content.
Genre(s):
Comedy

Plot: 'The Extra Man' follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New ... Read More

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SO, THERE WE ARE… WHERE ARE WE? Sunday I was p at 5:30 a.m. I made a pot of coffee and settled down to watch a movie on my Roku NETFLIX ******************** one randomly â... €“ not having heard a word about it but liking the actor. It proved to be a 5 star treat on the scale of 1-5. It was eclectic, whimsical and highly enjoyable. I saw snippets of myself in the presentation – glimpses of who I was, who I am and who I wished I could be. What more can one ask of a movie. If you yearn to catch a glimpse of the ‘inner solotraveler’ pick up this film! One caveat – the cross-dressing part is in NO WAY a part of me at any age!  The film has a Contrarian edge to it and as you know – that appeals to me. Watching this movie one comes away with a reinforcement of the knowledge that to accept and indeed tolerate (no – make that DELIGHT) in the differences and diversities of our fellow human beings is what should occur in the course of living our lives and trudging on o Full Review

December 20, 2010
A SOLO TRAVELER

horribly hilarious! I would just buy the movie and see it when Im feeling down. Ive experienced so many eccentric peoplr like this in my life. It is extremely heartwarming. Has a w... onderfully happy ending. Superb timing. Full Review

November 17, 2010
Eastendsteve

A funny, sweet film. One great appeal of moving to NY is the possibility to reinvent yourself. But once reinvented, who do you hang out with? If you're lucky: Kevin Kline, John C. Reilley, and Marion ... Seldes. Full Review

August 11, 2010
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