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  • 2015
  • R
  • Ignite Channel
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Ignite Channel
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Every day of our lives, from the minute we can be marketed to the myth that becoming famous will make our lives complete, or consuming a certain something will be the answer, is chucked down our throats. Yet, the reality is that the medium ain't the message. You become famous for what you do, and therefore it's what you do that matters. ...

Directed By: Ondi Timoner

Written By: Ondi Timoner

  • 2015
  • R
  • Ignite Channel
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2015
  • R
  • Ignite Channel
  • 1 h 40 m

Brand: A Second Coming

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
63
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 18 User Ratings
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Summary Every day of our lives, from the minute we can be marketed to the myth that becoming famous will make our lives complete, or consuming a certain something will be the answer, is chucked down our throats. Yet, the reality is that the medium ain't the message. You become famous for what you do, and therefore it's what you do that matters. ...

Directed By: Ondi Timoner

Written By: Ondi Timoner

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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17% Mixed
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17% Negative
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91
Apr 6, 2015
For its majority, the film is all comedic and political fire, but as its winds down, Timoner rounds it off with a tone of melancholic, tragic inevitability to Brand’s life.
By Charlie Schmidlin FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 20, 2015
Timoner refuses to run fully with Brand’s elevated idea of himself, preferring to offer glimpses of a vulnerability and ruthlessness behind the clownish bluster.
By Dave Calhoun FULL REVIEW

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2.6
22% Positive
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6% Mixed
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2.6
22% Positive
4 Ratings
6% Mixed
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72% Negative
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RvwFromUpHere
Apr 8, 2016
Who: Russell Brand, Popstar version of Zooey Deschanel, and Noel Gallagher as God What: A voice of reason in this Trump-era we live in Where: Russell Brand's wet dream When (Can I watch again): When you finish Forgetting Sarah Marshall or Get Him to the Greek and still need more Aldous Snow in your life Why: Whether you love him or hate him, the man is funny and makes some good points within his own political agenda; it's definitely worth a watc
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Nitsu
Nov 2, 2020
Creo que intentó demostrar quién es, pero debo admitir que aún le falta mucho para expresar su verdadera identidad, no sé si me entiendes.
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80
Apr 6, 2015
Timoner’s often-compelling documentary, which is neither an apology nor a hagiography, is an intriguing personal take on a man who turns out to be endlessly intriguing, no matter what you think of his antics.
By Fionnuala Halligan FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 6, 2015
Brand: A Second Coming is never dull, moving at a busy clip appropriate to its seemingly tireless globe-trotting protagonist.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
70
Apr 6, 2015
A thoroughly entertaining doc that serves also as a primer on Brand's shockingly successful comedy career and an introduction to his singular personality.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 25, 2015
Though it includes parts of a live comedy performance, the film is a documentary with an attention span about as long as its subject's.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW
30
Oct 1, 2015
Brand: A Second Coming wants to tell the story of a man overcoming temptation and trading a shallow approach to life for something more sustaining and profound. It’s undone by its own shallowness, and by the limited appeal of its subject.
By A.O. Scott FULL REVIEW
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Dilary
May 29, 2020
No me sorprende, sinceramente es pura basura igual que su persona, creo que debe estar arrepentido de varias cosas.
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talkhonesly
Sep 18, 2018
so baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
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Production Company Mayfair Film Partnership, Interloper Films
Release Date Sep 25, 2015
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating R
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Website http://www.brandthefilm.com/
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Awards

Ashland Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Adelaide Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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