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  • 2008
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature film The Puffy Chair, a crew member raised the question “what’s the scariest thing you can think of?” Someone immediately said “a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window.” Some agreed, but some thought it was downright ridiculous and, if anything, funny (but definit...

Directed By: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Written By: John E. Bryant, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

  • 2008
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2008
  • R
  • Sony Pictures Classics
  • 1 h 24 m

Baghead

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
62
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature film The Puffy Chair, a crew member raised the question “what’s the scariest thing you can think of?” Someone immediately said “a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window.” Some agreed, but some thought it was downright ridiculous and, if anything, funny (but definit...

Directed By: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

Written By: John E. Bryant, Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
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Generally Favorable Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
13 Reviews
35% Mixed
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83
Much of the fun of Baghead is that it's unclassifiable, by turns a movie-movie lark, an Eric Rohmer-like relationship comedy, and a surprisingly effective "Friday The 13th" kids-in-the-woods slasher film.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
78
Kind of funny and kind of scary, Baghead's central horror motif is merely a structure on which to hang its four-character story about the depth of relationships and the drive to find meaningful work.
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW

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More clever than smart and isn't always emotionally convincing, but the cast brings a palpable, persuasive awkwardness to the social tensions of this not-so-romantic getaway, and there's a sly wit to the way the filmmakers mix and match and upend genres.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
70
The filmmakers maintain a delicate balance that generates tension on multiple levels, including sexual. They giddily mix genres, but Baghead, part meta-cinematic comedy, part relationship drama and part horror movie, remains rooted in reality.
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60
Spectacularly self-absorbed protagonists step on each other, jockeying first for position, and ultimately for survival.
By Bob Mondello FULL REVIEW
50
The acting is a big part of Baghead's problem. Three of the four protagonists are played by performers who do little to distinguish themselves.
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
30
It's an indie about indies--meta, right?
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Production Company Duplass Brothers Productions
Release Date Jul 25, 2008
Duration 1 h 24 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.sonyclassics.com/baghead
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