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Mystery Men (1999)

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Reviews Counted:89

Fresh:56

Rotten:33

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: Absurd characters and quirky gags provide lots of laughs.

Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When Captain Amazing, chief superhero of Champion City, is kidnapped by insane supervillain Casanova Frankenstein, who will save the city and ensure that justice is served? Enter the Mystery Men:... [More]

Starring: Ben Stiller, Janeane Garofalo, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria

Director: Kinka Usher

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Jun 26, 2007

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
2/4	Michael Dequina	Fails to come up with worthy gags and one-liners for the able cast. Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 16 2009 04:12 AM	TheMovieReport.com
4/5	Rob Gonsalves	An instant cult comedy that doesn't walk or talk like anything else out there. Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 25 2008 05:54 PM	eFilmCritic.com
3/4	Joe Lozito	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 14 2007 06:26 AM	Big Picture Big Sound
	Shane Burridge	The Just-Us League of America Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 06 2006 05:37 PM	rec.arts.movies.reviews
N/R	Derek Adams	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 04:29 AM	Time Out
3/5		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 06 2005 07:35 PM	Film Threat
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 03:28 AM	Reeling Reviews
B-	Jeffrey Overstreet	If as a kid you ever put on a costume and imagined you were a superhero, you should have a perfectly good time with this movie. Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 15 2005 10:24 PM	Looking Closer
	Steve Murray	Mystery Men is like its hapless heroes. It's a wannabe that has the best intentions -- including a pronounced anti-gun stance -- but none of the knack it takes to save the day, or itself. Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 21 2004 07:01 AM	Atlanta Journal-Constitution
N/R	Beth Jones	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 28 2003 05:06 PM	Roanoke Times (Virginia)
3/4	Kate Manning	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:07 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
N/R 8/5	Scott A. Mantz	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 04 2003 08:12 AM	Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews
2/4	Wesley Lovell	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 29 2003 08:13 AM	Oscar Guy
C	Philip Martin	...better than sitting at home on a hot summer night watching the sitcoms. Or maybe it's exactly like sitting at home on a hot summer night watching the sitcoms Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 12:21 PM	Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
3/5	Ron Wells	Stiller, Macy, and Garofalo are a joy to watch. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 08 2002 08:13 AM	Film Threat
	Jonathan Romney	A desperately hit-and-miss affair. Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 02 2002 08:11 AM	Sight and Sound
N/R	Kevin N. Laforest	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 10 2002 08:09 AM	Montreal Film Journal
2/4	Marty Mapes	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 21 2002 08:09 AM	Movie Habit
4/4	Bob Graham	This bunch achieves peaks of sublime nuttiness. Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 18 2002 08:08 AM	San Francisco Chronicle
2/5	Pablo Villaca	Estes super-her�is conseguiriam arrancar boas gargalhadas - caso n�o tivessem enfrentado um roteirista med�ocre que provoca mais estragos que a kriptonita. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 31 2002 11:22 AM	Cinema em Cena

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