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David Duchovny, Nicky Katt, Catherine Keener, Mary McCormack, David Hyde Pierce ... see more see more... , Julia Roberts , Blair Underwood , Erika Alexander , Jeff Garlin , Anthony Powers , Jerry Weintraub , Brad Rowe , Enrico Colantoni , Rainn Wilson , Brian Krow , Brad Pitt , David Fincher , Dina Spybey , January Jones , Rashida Jones , Sandra Oh , Terence Stamp

Described as a modern-day Hollywood version of Day for Night, director Steven Soderbergh's first digital video production was also shot employing a modified version of the frills-free Dogma 95 rules s... read more read more...et forth by Lars Von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, allowing a relatively small budget of about two million dollars. Julia Roberts and Blair Underwood star, respectively, as Francesca and Calvin, actors performing in a motion picture directed by David Fincher and co-starring Brad Pitt (who play themselves). Woven in and out of the film production story thread are several other subplots including one about a lovelorn woman, Linda (Mary McCormack); the self-absorbed Gus (David Duchovny); and a husband, Carl (David Hyde Pierce), whose wife (Catherine Keener) is falling for Calvin. Described initially as a follow-up to Soderbergh's independent breakout hit, sex, lies and videotape, Full Frontal isn't a sequel in the strictest sense of the word and is only thematically related to the earlier film in its exploration of voyeurism and sexuality. The film also stars Brad Rowe, Enrico Colantoni, and Nicky Katt. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Release Date: August 2, 2002

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DVD Release Date: February 11, 2003

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  • September 21, 2007
    I'll never understand the universal hate of Full Frontal; it's a good movie.
  • October 27, 2006
    If you're in the mood for random weirdness look no further.
  • November 29, 2009
    Comes across as trying a little too hard to be edgy. I did however find myself drawn to some characters and situations in particular. I especially liked the scenes with David Hyde Pierce and the veterinarian.
  • September 1, 2008
    Ugh...so annoying/boring. I was more entertained by the special features. Btw, the cast credits are misleading....David Duchovony only has one scene.
  • March 15, 2009
    Just weird and not good. I didn't understand the point so maybe years from now I could try again and love it.
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    December 27, 2011
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    Interestingly reminiscent of "Sex, Lies, and Videotape." This is a movie that seems like it will probably take many viewings to appreciate, but bits and pieces of it are pretty terrific right now. It's a bit too disjointed for its own good, I think.
  • August 12, 2009
    Much like "The Rules of Attraction" Full Frontal was a film I remember being praised as the end all be all of movies, even before it's release. Both Failed so miserably that I know some critics lost their jobs or had to re-think how they review movies, mainly movies they haven't ... read moreseen yet.

    I didn't like this one.
  • May 26, 2008
    5-26-08 --A mixmash of people and their F'd up lives in Hollywood as actors/writers and anyone that surrounds them. I thought this movie would be better considering the amount of "good" actors in it. I was confused and frustrated with the cinematography and nothing made sense. ... read more boo!
  • June 21, 2007
    Now I'm all for the obscure indie film riddled with huge stars just as much as the next starbucks loving wannabe. But this movie was rediculous. Though the movie did prove my point that Julia Roberts is one of the most overrated actresses I have ever seen in my life (Not saying s... read morehe sucks, just saying people give her WAY too much credit). I admit, the movie starts out rather intelligently. The only problem with the movie is.... It continued. The movie had no REAL plot. Nobody knows what the plot is. I know this because I asked everyone I know who has seen the movie what they think the plot is and she said that she thought the movie was about John Malkovich (She's a bit slow). The cast is filled with actors that I used to like but now have lost respect for since seeing that movie (Except Brad Pitt. After Fight Club and Snatch he can do no wrong... I think). What annoyed me most about the film is that half of the movie is shot in honest to god film while the rest is shot in crap video. it disorients the story telling..... if there was a story. Oh Yeah and David Duchovney gets a hand job. Finally I get to see the most boring and bland of celebrities get jerked off in a rather cold setting. Fuck you whoever wrote that into the movie. By the time the film is over everyone gets fucked by somebody in one fashion or another... Except for Brad Pitt who I'm sure at the time was off screen covering his eyes, shaking his head, and hoping it was all a bad dream.
  • September 11, 2006
    Not a very good film. It lacks a lot. It promises a lot and just doesnt' give it to people. The conversations are poorly written for the first time in Soderbergh's career he doesn't make a good movie.

Critic Reviews


Peter Rainer
August 11, 2002
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine

Soderbergh is so busy trying to create his movie-within-a-movie -- and, in at least one instance, his movie-within- a-movie-within -a-movie -- that he botches the enclosing movie. Full Review

Robert Denerstein
August 9, 2002
Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

The best you can say about Full Frontal, an ensemble piece that flirts with ideas about illusion and reality, is that the movie qualifies as a failed experiment.

Rex Reed
August 8, 2002
Rex Reed, New York Observer

A boring, amateurish, incomprehensible and stupefyingly pretentious pile of swill. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
August 8, 2002
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

Mr. Soderbergh's direction and visual style struck me as unusually and unimpressively fussy and pretentious. Full Review

Richard Roeper
August 5, 2002
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

Full Frontal is like the 'Special Features' disc of the DVD without the original movie. Full Review

Jami Bernard
August 3, 2002
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News

When improv is done well, it sheds a unique light on the human condition. When it is done adequately, as it is in Full Frontal, it simply makes you long for a good script and pricey production values. Full Review

Desson Thomson
August 2, 2002
Desson Thomson, Washington Post

A movie whose ultimate point is precisely nothing.

Ann Hornaday
August 2, 2002
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

Adds up to less than its admittedly entertaining parts. Full Review

Claudia Puig
August 2, 2002
Claudia Puig, USA Today

See this movie for its humor and talented cast and you won't be disappointed. Full Review

Geoff Pevere
August 2, 2002
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

Full Frontal is perhaps the ultimate expression in upscale slumming passing for indie art. Full Review

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