Mister America

Oct 11, 2019

1h 28m

★ 6.3

He's running for district attorney. And technically he's not a murderer.

Overview

Heidecker beats a murder charge for selling faulty e-cigarettes at an EDM festival, and mounts a campaign to unseat the San Bernardino District Attorney. His effort to win voters tries to overcome a lack of experience and funding by leaning into the candidate’s personal likability. It does not go well.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Abso Lutely Productions

Magnolia Pictures

Williams Street

Mister America Trailers

Cast

Tim Heidecker

Gregg Turkington

Toni Newman

Terri Parks

Judge Edward Symczyk

Curtis Webster

Vincent Rosetti

Don Pecchia

Manuel Giusti

Ndidi Amadi

Angry Woman

Sarah Sherman

Newscaster

Corey Landis

Joe Estevez (archive footage)

Joe Estevez

Mark Dwyer (archive footage)

Michael Diliberto

Lanoi Arnold (archive footage)

James Mane Jr.

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7.3

Adaptation.

Dec 6, 2002

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7.3

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7.7

Brazil

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7.2

Beverly Hills Cop

Dec 5, 1984

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7.8

The Big Lebowski

Mar 6, 1998

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6.7

48 Hrs.

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7.0

Raising Arizona

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7.5

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

Jun 29, 1971

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8.0

BOB

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7.5

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

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5.2

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6.5

Silent Movie

Jun 17, 1976

Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.

6.7

Night of the Creeps

Aug 21, 1986

In 1959, an alien experiment crashes to earth and infects a fraternity member. They freeze the body, but in the modern day, two geeks pledging a fraternity accidentally thaw the corpse, which proceeds to infect the campus with parasites that transform their hosts into killer zombies.

6.3

The Toxic Avenger

May 15, 1984

A gang of thugs devise a cruel hoax that goes horribly wrong as Melvin, a nerdy emaciated janitor at the local health club, is cast through a third story window into a vat of hazardous toxic waste.

7.3

House

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Hoping to find a sense of connection to her late mother, Gorgeous takes a trip with her friends to visit her aunt's ancestral house in the countryside. The girls soon discover that there is more to the old house than meets the eye.