A Florida con man uses the recent death of the long time Congressman from his district, who he just happens to share a last name with, to get elected to his version of paradise, the U.S. Congress, where the money flows from lobbyists.
The Distinguished Gentleman has generally received mixed reviews.
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Review of The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
By Vincent Canby (762) for The New York Times (9,847) on 26 Mar 2009
Review of The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 22 Oct 2002
Review of The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 19 Sep 1994
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The Distinguished Gentleman was released in 1992 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 81 reviews, giving The Distinguished Gentleman (1992) an average rating of 54%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 67%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 50%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Distinguished Gentleman than critics were.
With a score of 54%, The Distinguished Gentleman is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1992, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1992 with similar scores include films like Love Potion No. 9, Captain Ron and Jersey Girl.
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