Mister Lonely
2007 · Movie · 112 min · ★ 6.6 · 50% critics
A lonely American impersonator scraping by in Paris meets another performer who invites him to a remote Scottish commune filled with celebrity lookalikes. As they rehearse for a hopeful stage show, the group’s search for belonging and meaning drifts between funny, tender, and surreal moments, alongside a parallel thread of unusual faith-driven missions.
Also known as Mr. Lonely
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Details
- Years
- 2007
- Release date
- 2008-02-02
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Critic score
- 50/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (138 votes)
About
You may enjoy this if you like offbeat, dreamlike stories about outsiders seeking connection, with odd humor and sudden seriousness; Not for you if you need a clear plot, fast pacing, or grounded realism like Broken English.
Pros: imaginative surreal premise; touching human moments; striking imagery and music | Cons: slow pacing; uneven, disjointed structure; not for mainstream tastes
Themes
- suicide
- paris, france
- nun
- commune
- skydiving
Cast & crew
Diego Luna
as Michael Jackson
Samantha Morton
as Marilyn Monroe
Denis Lavant
as Charlie Chaplin
James Fox
as The Pope
Werner Herzog
as Father Umbrillo
Leos Carax
as Renard
Richard Strange
as Abraham Lincoln
Jason Pennycooke
as Sammy Davis, Jr.
Anita Pallenberg
as The Queen
Rachel Anna Simon
as Little Red Riding Hood
Directed by Harmony Korine