
TMDb Rating
5.7/10
168 verified votes
The Comedian (2016)
Comedy
120 min
"nobody's a bargain"
Plot Summary
An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.
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Keywords to include
ComedyTaylor HackfordRobert De NiroLeslie Mann2016
Director
Taylor Hackford
Top Cast
Robert De NiroLeslie MannDanny DeVitoEdie FalcoHarvey Keitel
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