The Man Who Copied

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The Man Who Copied

R

2003

2h 4m

Comedy

Drama

Romance

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A photocopier operator (Lázaro Ramos) falls for a neighbor (Leandra Leal) and starts making counterfeit money.

Critics Consensus

Though it has some nice moments, The Man Who Copied spins out of control by the second half and wears out its welcome.

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Mario Tarradell

Dallas Morning News

07/07/2005

B

The Man Who Copied unfolds into a movie with a split personality, and the second half is no reproduction of the first.

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Jeff Strickler

Minneapolis Star Tribune

06/30/2005

2.5/4

This Brazilian film starts as a quirky romantic comedy before suddenly becoming a violent crime drama. It's a radical turn, so much so that it almost goes over a cliff.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

06/24/2005

2.5/4

Even after it loses its way, the movie suggests a world where anything can happen and no one -- certainly not the girl of one's dreams -- is quite who he or she seems to be.

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Prairie Miller

Long Island Press

06/02/2007

It takes a lot of wit and heart to make an engaging and ferociously funny movie out of a dull dead end job. But Brazilian director Jorge Furtado pulls it off nicely.

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Kevin Lally

Film Journal International

02/26/2007

Ultimately produces a ragged facsimile of film noir clichs.

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

09/07/2005

3/5

has enough heart to make most hopeless romantics weep with joy.

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Fernanda L

@RT06878467 02/25/2025

Acho que os críticos americanos não entenderam o filme. Não é para ser uma comédia romântica, Jorge Furtado é basicamente nosso Frederico Fellini brasuca. Assistam "Meu tio matou um cara" e "Ilha das Flores". É um filme em que o final vai sendo construído aos longo do filme, nos detalhes. É uma história com narrativa inteligente e intrincada, típica do Brasil que não cabe em rótulos. Não há heróis.

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Moises G

@RT61659014 04/18/2024

Não esperava muito do filme, mas fui surpreendido, achei divertido e o final me deixou de queixo caído.

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03/31/2021

Smart, funny, incredibly acted, a genius direction and a great plot twist makes The Man Who Copied a masterpiece.

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Gustavo H

@RT76139728 10/12/2020

É um filme top.. Muito engraçados os momentos do Pedro Cardoso(Agostinho)

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09/08/2016

Brazilian romantic comedy/crime film that gets a tad dark, but works

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09/24/2012

Has its flaws, but it's a good movie nonetheless. Shoutout for the criticism of the mass media.

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Synopsis

A photocopier operator (Lázaro Ramos) falls for a neighbor (Leandra Leal) and starts making counterfeit money.

Director: Jorge Furtado
Producer: Luciana Tomasi, Nora Goulart
Screenwriter: Jorge Furtado
Production Co: Quanta Centro de Produções, Globo Filmes, Columbia Pictures, Columbia TriStar, Casa de Cinema de Porto Alegre
Rating: R (Language|Some Brief Nudity)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: Brazilian Portuguese
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 13, 2003, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Apr 22, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.6K
Runtime: 2h 4m