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Man of the Year

Man of the Year

Elections are made to be broken.

20065.91h 55m

Overview

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.

Directed by Barry Levinson
Written by Barry Levinson
Produced by James G. Robinson, David Robinson
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $42.5M

Top Cast

Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Tom Dobbs

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Jack Menken

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Eleanor Green

Lewis Black

Lewis Black

Eddie Langston

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

Stewart

David Alpay

David Alpay

Danny

Faith Daniels

Faith Daniels

Moderator

Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Doug Murray

Doug Murray

Mathias

Themes & Keywords

usa presidentpresidential electioncomedian

About Man of the Year

Man of the Year is a comedy, romance, thriller film released in 2006 exploring themes of usa president, presidential election, comedian. Directed by Barry Levinson, it stars Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney. The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.

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