Being John Malkovich

"Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.4/10

4,722 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Director

Best Supporting Actress

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best Original Screenplay

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 1 nomination

Won

Grand prix du Festival de Deauville

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominated

National Society of Film Critics for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$13.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$22.9M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$9.9M

ROI: +76%

Budget Recovery176% of budget

$0|Budget: $13.0M|Revenue: $22.9M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

83.4K

Daily Avg

1.4K

7-Day Trend

+12%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Long Beach

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Story Setting

Set In

New JerseyNew York City

Time Period

1990s

Themes & Subjects

#identity#bodyswap

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Lance Acord

Film Editing

Eric Zumbrunnen

Music / Score

Carter Burwell

Production Companies

Gramercy PicturesPropaganda Films

Distributors

Fandango at HomeUniversal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

1.85:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Being John Malkovich

Available in 91 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA15+	Foxtel Now, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Hungama Play, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaMA15+

Germany12

FranceU

JapanR18+

Belgium18

Brazil18

+12 more countries

Production

Director

Spike Jonze

Writer

Charlie Kaufman

Production Companies

Propaganda FilmsSingle Cell PicturesGramercy Pictures

Cast

John Cusack

Craig Schwartz

Cameron Diaz

Lotte Schwartz

John Malkovich

John Horatio Malkovich

Catherine Keener

Maxine Lund

Orson Bean

Dr. Lester

Mary Kay Place

Floris

W. Earl Brown

First J.M. Inc. Customer

Carlos Jacott

Larry the Agent

Willie Garson

Guy in Restaurant

Byrne Piven

Captain Mertin

Gregory Sporleder

Drunk at Bar

Charlie Sheen

Charlie

Tags & Keywords

witchsexual identityindividualsecret lovetransvestismidentitysubconsciousnessnew identitypetchimppuppeteerappropriation of another human beingexternally controlled actionpet shopshocking

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