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  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • Northern Arts Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • Northern Arts Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
Schizopolis

Summary Placing the onus squarely on the viewer ("If you don't understand this film, it's your fault and not ours"), writer/director/editor/cameraman Soderbergh presents a deranged comedy of confused identity, doublespeak, and white-knuckled corporate intrigue, confirming his status as one of America's most daring and unpredictable filmmakers. ...

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Written By: Steven Soderbergh

  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • Northern Arts Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 1997
  • Not Rated
  • Northern Arts Entertainment
  • 1 h 36 m

Schizopolis

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
44
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
5.9
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Summary Placing the onus squarely on the viewer ("If you don't understand this film, it's your fault and not ours"), writer/director/editor/cameraman Soderbergh presents a deranged comedy of confused identity, doublespeak, and white-knuckled corporate intrigue, confirming his status as one of America's most daring and unpredictable filmmakers. ...

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Written By: Steven Soderbergh

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
44
40% Positive
4 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
30% Negative
3 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
44
40% Positive
4 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
30% Negative
3 Reviews

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80
At first glance, Schizopolis may seem like no more than a grab-bag of tricks and gimmicks, but repeat viewings reveal a more coherent pattern.
By Andy Klein FULL REVIEW
70
Fast-paced and ambitious, it never bores, and Soderbergh proves himself interesting to watch in addition to being gifted behind the camera.
By Keith Phipps FULL REVIEW
67
It's just that audiences are going to have a hard time tidily summarizing what it is they just experienced (and I suspect the same holds true for Soderbergh himself).
By Marjorie Baumgarten FULL REVIEW
50
Soderbergh has lots to say but this time seems to lack the confidence to express himself seriously.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
40
It winds up illustrating the very emptiness it mocks.
By Janet Maslin FULL REVIEW
20
Some of the filmmaker's keen intelligence remains on display, but only in fractured and often obscure form, and pic overall gives the impression of a giant expurgation of negative feelings about things in general rather than a carefully articulated brief on recognizable subjects.
By Todd McCarthy FULL REVIEW
20
Given the audacity, it would be a pleasure to report that the results are hilarious, but most of it isn't even funny, and the sense of "anything goes" hangs heavy over the film as it develops.
By Jonathan Rosenbaum FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
5.9
58% Positive
7 Ratings
17% Mixed
2 Ratings
25% Negative
3 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 12 User Ratings
5.9
58% Positive
7 Ratings
17% Mixed
2 Ratings
25% Negative
3 Ratings

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Production Company .406 Production, Universal Pictures
Release Date Apr 9, 1997
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Come early! Come often!
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