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An abrasive stand-up comic (Gregg Turkington) hits the road to perform a series of shows at seedy venues.
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As brilliantly and uncomfortably confrontational as its protagonist, Entertainment is a boundary-blurring exercise in cinematic misanthropy that more than lives up to its title.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas The Blue Lenses 08/25/2018
With Turkington's deft hand, Entertainment methodically deconstructs the world's shallow surfaces. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times 11/19/2015
There's a chic emptiness to "Entertainment," undoubtedly, and anti-comedy constructs that may rub the wrong way, but there's also a spiky intelligence at work too, one that engages through the artifice of disengagement and the illusion of "performance." Go to Full Review Tom Keogh Seattle Times 11/19/2015
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It is not fun, but its confrontational style yields dividends. Go to Full Review Jordan Brooks Vague Visages 08/01/2023
Not merely a story about the loneliness of a career on the road, Entertainment is the struggle of a man singularly steadfast in his pursuit of his chosen art. Go to Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension 01/14/2021
Entertainment is a film that hearty and curious viewers will return to time and again in an attempt to parse its meaning... Go to Full Review Elissa Suh StageBuddy.com 03/16/2020
Part Lynchian hallucination, part deadpan comedy, part existential musing, Rick Alverson's unique vision is fully realized, and even ugly, but demands to be watched. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Scott E Nov 14 Anger disguised as comedy. See more Dave S 02/21/2023 Watching Entertainment is as uncomfortable as watching porn with your grandmother. That's pretty uncomfortable. Gregg Turkington (a.k.a. Neil Hamburger) is a down and out comedian travelling through the California desert, performing his lewd stand-up routine in any dive bar that will book him. Indie director Rick Alverson (who also produced, wrote and edited the movie) clearly has an eye for visuals as he effectively captures the vast expanses of nothingness, a landscape that seems to mirror his protagonist's personality and talent. As far as the content is concerned, there really isn't any scene that fails to make the viewer uncomfortable and, if that was the intent, the movie is wildly successful. Entertainment is a hard film to assign a rating to – most will hate it, some will love it, and both will have valid arguments to support their opinions. Watch for yourself…and good luck. See more Frank P 10/24/2022 I cd either give it 5 stars or no stars, so as we approach zero, I'll hedge my bets. A cross between "Waiting For Godot" and "The Aristocrats." Do not watch if you have just been told that you have 6 weeks to live. See more bryan b @heybryan 12/16/2021 I may be missing something here but watching a crappy comedian play at crappy venues and go on crappy tours in between does not a good movie make. Was that the point? The audience feels good that they are not this guy? Hard pass. See more 05/20/2021 Just confusing bad comedy leaving multiple questions See more 01/17/2021 It has a few elements I really liked, but which were ultimately indulgent distractions. The cinematography was interesting. I liked the use of colors and lighting. Neil Hamburger is obviously a big pull. I found it navel gazey and over-labored. I like films that can meander but this time it didn't work for me. The person I watched it with liked it. It's an acquired taste for sure, but I think the filmmakers were trying too hard. See more Read all reviews
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Rick Alverson

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Gregg Turkington

The Comedian

Annabella Lwin

Airplane Tour Guide

Tye Sheridan

Eddie the Opener

John C. Reilly

Cousin John

Susan Cernas

Alejandro's Daughter Maria

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Synopsis An abrasive stand-up comic (Gregg Turkington) hits the road to perform a series of shows at seedy venues.
Director
Rick Alverson
Producer
Ryan Zacarias, Ryan Lough, George Rush, Brooke Bernard, Rick Alverson, Patrick Hibler, Alex Lipschultz
Screenwriter
Rick Alverson, Gregg Turkington, Tim Heidecker
Distributor
Magnolia Pictures
Production Co
Arts & Labor, Autumn Pictures
Rating
R (Crude Sexual Material|Brief Drug Use|A Disturbing Image|Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 13, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 6, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$55.5K
Runtime
1h 42m
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