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199399 minComedy, Drama

Matinee

Is Matinee a Hit or Flop?

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Is Matinee worth watching? With a rating of 6.646/10, this Comedy, Drama film is a must-watch hit for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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Matinee Synopsis

A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extravaganza combining film effects, stage props and actors in rubber suits in this salute to the B-movie.

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Top Cast

John Goodman
John GoodmanLawrence Woolsey
Cathy Moriarty
Cathy MoriartyRuth Corday / Carole
Simon Fenton
Simon FentonGene Loomis
Omri Katz
Omri KatzStan
Lisa Jakub
Lisa JakubSandra
Kellie Martin
Kellie MartinSherry
Jesse Lee Soffer
Jesse Lee SofferDennis Loomis
Lucinda Jenney
Lucinda JenneyAnne Loomis
James Villemaire
James VillemaireHarvey Starkweather
Robert Picardo
Robert PicardoHoward

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Is Matinee worth watching?

Matinee has received mixed reviews with a 6.646/10 rating. It might be worth watching if you're a fan of Comedy, Drama movies.

Is Matinee hit or flop?

Matinee has received average ratings (6.646/10), performing moderately with audiences.

What genre is Matinee?

Matinee is a Comedy, Drama movie that A showman introduces a small coastal town to a unique movie experience and capitalizes on the Cuban Missile crisis hysteria with a kitschy horror extr...

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Critic Reviews

r96skMay 22, 2023
★ 5

A bore! John Goodman almost saves 'Matinee', he's good, but not quite. I personally didn't care for the characters of Key West and their stories, especially the parts with those portrayed by Kellie Martin, Omri Katz and James Villemaire. The story shoots off into quite a few directions, but I was genuinely not into any of it apart from the scenes with Goodman's Woolsey. The 'film within a film', 'Mant!', is great though - it actually amused me a fair bit, which was a stark contrast to what the real comedy (or lack thereof) achieved. I appreciate what it was going for, but I just didn't dig the vast majority of it unfortunately.