Man of the Year

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Man of the Year

PG-13

2006

1h 55m

Comedy

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Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams), the satirical host of a political talk show, decides to shake things up by running for president after making comments that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. His fans begin a grassroots campaign that catapults him into the Oval Office, but soon after moving in it is revealed a computer glitch mistakenly awarded him the presidency. Tom is left with a tough choice, stay the course or head back behind the microphone.

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Critics Consensus

Weakened by second-half attempts at thriller and romance, this presidential comedy also fails to hit any sharp political notes, resulting in a confused and unsatisfying mess.

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

Nov 2, 2007

2/5

Too compromised to be more than a reasonably pleasurable entertainment, as if it is scared about what it is saying about the American political process.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Nov 2, 2007

This being Robin Williams, it's hard to find his routines as vote-winningly hilarious as they're meant to be.

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Karl French

Financial Times

Nov 2, 2007

There are good moments, although it doesn't work properly either as a satirical thriller or a rom-com.

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

Sep 23, 2024

3.5/5

Man of the Year had the potential to be one of the all-time comedy masterpieces had it not shifted tones during the film's second hour.

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Feb 14, 2021

Barry Levinson's Man of the Year is a negligible and insipid film. If one takes a storyline "from the headlines," one should do it with some depth or not bother at all.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 21, 2020

4/10

A mess of incongruous ideas that even Williams can't redeem or effectively rib.

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David D

@David2026 Oct 10, 2026

I'm unsure how I missed this film. It's prescience around the first Trump Presidential campaign is striking, outcome not withstanding. Superb film.

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Gerhard K

@Paulalois15 Sep 7, 2026

A fresh take in politics that everyone more or less agrees needs to change. This movie is brilliant because it’s honest, authentic and has integrity. The critics who gave this movie a pass are too dumb to see the simple truth that truth does not need dressing up. It’s clever comedy and in comedy truth matters

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Jack J

@bsmeczek Apr 6, 2026

You'd approach this expecting something funny and something that really plays with its premise, but it's not funny nor does it really utilize such a great premise. I'm not entirely sure what this movie was going for and it doesn't seem like it understands its purpose either. What should've been a comedy becomes a thriller halfway through for some reason.

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thiago S

@Thiagostone Apr 2, 2026

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Cork B

@RT87142816 Jan 30, 2026

Robin William's schtick feels tired and played out here. The movie pulls its punches on the political satire, and the plot is beyond ridiculous. Yes, media stars have made high office (even President), but he didn't even have a platform. The fraud thriller piece was like 30% of the movie, and mildly interesting, but the computers had a random glitch? REALLY? And NO ONE figured it out?

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Jeff D

@Username99999 Nov 14, 2025

Great movie. Until…. Double B. Double L. Double G. It’s mind bogglingly poor writing.

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Synopsis

Tom Dobbs (Robin Williams), the satirical host of a political talk show, decides to shake things up by running for president after making comments that he would be a better president than the leader who currently occupies the White House. His fans begin a grassroots campaign that catapults him into the Oval Office, but soon after moving in it is revealed a computer glitch mistakenly awarded him the presidency. Tom is left with a tough choice, stay the course or head back behind the microphone.

Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: Barry Levinson, Robert N. Fried, James G. Robinson
Screenwriter: Barry Levinson
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Morgan Creek Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Drug Related Material|Brief Violence|Language|Some Crude Sexual References)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 13, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $37.4M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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