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  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • October Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • October Films
  • 1 h 37 m

Summary Stephen Phillips (Brooks) is a veteran screenwriter who has lost his edge. Fellow screenwriter with recent successes (Bridges) refers him to the mythical "Zeus's Daughter" Sarah (Stone), a professional muse whom he pays and showers with gifts for her to inspire his writing of can't-miss scripts.

Directed By: Albert Brooks

Written By: Monica Mcgowan Johnson, Albert Brooks

  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • October Films
  • 1 h 37 m
  • 1999
  • PG-13
  • October Films
  • 1 h 37 m

The Muse

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
57
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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Summary Stephen Phillips (Brooks) is a veteran screenwriter who has lost his edge. Fellow screenwriter with recent successes (Bridges) refers him to the mythical "Zeus's Daughter" Sarah (Stone), a professional muse whom he pays and showers with gifts for her to inspire his writing of can't-miss scripts.

Directed By: Albert Brooks

Written By: Monica Mcgowan Johnson, Albert Brooks

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
57
52% Positive
15 Reviews
38% Mixed
11 Reviews
10% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 29 Critic Reviews
57
52% Positive
15 Reviews
38% Mixed
11 Reviews
10% Negative
3 Reviews

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100
The list of great moments is virtually endless.
By Desson Thomson FULL REVIEW
75
Good but not great Brooks... but smart, funny -- and edgy.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
67
You're looking for the mammoth home run, and the film is merely a bloop single.
By Shawn Levy FULL REVIEW
63
No second or third act... a one-joke premise and a hundred punchlines.
By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW
50
The execution of the script is perfect, as always, but it's the laziest script Brooks has ever directed.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW
40
Built on a slender, one-joke whimsy -- and a tough one to buy into, at that.
By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW
20
As The Muse chugs along, it becomes more apparent how tired and pointless it is.
By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
7.6
57% Positive
8 Ratings
43% Mixed
6 Ratings
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 14 User Ratings
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57% Positive
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43% Mixed
6 Ratings
0% Negative
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Production Company October Films
Release Date Aug 27, 1999
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline In Goddess we trust.
Website http://www.themusemovie.com/
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
The Stinkers Bad Movie Awards
• 2 Nominations

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