One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Being John Malkovich has generally received very positive reviews.
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Being John Malkovich was released in 1999 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 844 reviews, giving Being John Malkovich (1999) an average rating of 83%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 82%.
With a score of 83%, Being John Malkovich is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1999, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1999 with similar scores include films like The Matrix, Toy Story 2 and The Straight Story.
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