On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.
Bowfinger has generally received positive reviews.
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Bowfinger was released in 1999 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 608 reviews, giving Bowfinger (1999) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 76% and users giving an average score of 75%.
With a score of 68%, Bowfinger 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 Analyze This, Any Given Sunday and Titus.
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