The Extra Man

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The Extra Man

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2010

1h 48m

Comedy

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A flamboyant literature professor (Kevin Kline), who escorts rich old women on the side, teaches his cross-dressing roommate (Paul Dano) his unique perspective on life.

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Cliff Doerksen

Chicago Reader

Sep 23, 2010

[A] drearily quirky mess.

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Tom Long

Detroit News

Sep 10, 2010

B

An entertaining kinky kick of a movie, a lightweight delight about dreamers and dilettantes.

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Calvin Wilson

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sep 10, 2010

2.5/4

The Extra Man is a disappointment coming from Berman and Pulcini, whose American Splendor was an imaginative biopic about the late comic-book author Harvey Pekar.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 9, 2023

3/4

Though Kevin Kline’s performance as an escort to rich old Manhattan ladies isn’t the only reason to see The Extra Man, it’s the main one.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jul 18, 2022

Difficult to recommend when the sample is enough to instill fear. [Full review in Spanish]

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Troy Patterson

Spin

Oct 25, 2019

2.5/4

Extra Man's superfluous oddities threaten to obscure its peculiar charms.

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john b

@RT57721896 Jul 5, 2025

I liked this because I like kooky, offbeat movies ,but it ended without going any where. Plus, it was never explained why the straight young man was interested in cross dressing.

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w r

@RT15500547 Aug 11, 2021

It's to bad there's not an expiration date on movies.

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Jul 11, 2021

I'm not sure what all the bad reviews are about. I found the movie charming and the original story line refreshing.

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Jun 25, 2021

A lost opportunity to be a very good movie ! Not to mention the last 20 minutes... That's a pity: The acting is well done and the main characters are empathetic more than bizarre. But something went wrong at the end...

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Feb 23, 2021

Just kinda pointless with no reward 2.2

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Jan 7, 2021

The extra man could’ve benefited with a better script and more laughs. The movie wants to be a quirky comedy but it just doesn’t go that extra mile. The performances here are good and Kevin Kline plays a especially funny quirky character. I just wanted more. Other actors in the film like John C Reilly are barely used and wasted.

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Synopsis

A flamboyant literature professor (Kevin Kline), who escorts rich old women on the side, teaches his cross-dressing roommate (Paul Dano) his unique perspective on life.

Director: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Producer: Anthony Bregman, Stephanie Davis
Screenwriter: Robert Pulcini, Jonathan Ames, Shari Springer Berman
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: 3 Arts Entertainment
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 30, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 17, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $453.1K
Runtime: 1h 48m

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