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  • Starring: Julianne Nicholson
  • Summary: Based on the book by David Foster Wallace, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a darkly funny and disturbing exploration of men and their complex relationships with women. A graduate student endeavors to explore the male psyche for her thesis by interviewing a cross-section of men. The men’s twisted and revealing stories are juxtaposed against the backdrop of her own experience. As she begins to listen closely to the men around her, she must ultimately reconcile herself to the darkness that lies below the surface of human interactions. (IFC Films)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: James Greenberg
    70
    One hell of a date movie. A surgical examination of the male psyche based on David Foster Wallace's book and written and directed by John Krasinski, there is plenty of food for thought and argument.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    In his directorial debut, Krasinski doesn't seem to believe in his hideous men so much as he appears intimidated by them.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    20
    As a film, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men is a disaster.

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