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Based on the Dark Horse comic, Mystery Men. Seven lame superhero wannabes, who are called upon to use their dubious "powers" to save a bustling metropolis when Champion City's beloved real superhero-protector, Captain Amazing, is kidnapped. The wannabe heroes square off against the vile villain, Casanova Frankenstein, and his .. Read more

Starring	Hank Azaria, Claire Forlani, Janeane Garofalo, Eddie Izzard
Director	Kinka Usher
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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- "...MYSTERY MEN succeeds where others have failed thanks to inventive ideas and a quality, rib-stroking cast. Stiller, Macy and Garofalo all turn in pitch-perfect performances..."
- 7838
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 32
  - 9
  It's not a sooper hero film!
  
  It's a parody. Get it? I couldn't agree more with the person who expected the British to understand the idea behind this film, but who is flabbergasted ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Baffled
  - The land wot gets humour
  - 10 Aug 2006 at 14:20
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  totally hillarious
  
  brilliant mickey take of super heroism, brilliant from the beginning.
  
  Gotta admit my favourite is 'ballerina man' lmao very good.
  
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- - cheesekake
  - 766 reviews
  - uk
  - 30 Jan 2012 at 13:24
- - 1
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  It's not bad. It's not great...but it's not bad
  
  It's certainly one of the better superhero spoofs out there. That doesn't mean it's a great film, but it does mean it a fairly enjoyable way to ... read more »
  
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- 990838
- - JayLow
  - 87 reviews
  - 09 May 2011 at 13:55
- - 1
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  Great laugh
  
  This film is superb. Every facet of it from the X Factor style auditions for the gang, to the Shoveller - so called because he has a shovel or the invisible boy... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - lon
  - 18 Feb 2011 at 22:45
- - 1
  - 0
  Less than the sum of its parts
  
  A really great cast squandered on a poor story - even the ferocious talents of William H. Mact, Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo among many others fail to list ... read more »
  
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- 830862
- - sylviavalentine
  - 11 reviews
  - Chalfont St. Giles
  - 13 Nov 2009 at 21:17
- - 0
  - 0
  One of my all time favourites!
  
  Looking at the reviews on here, it would seem to be a 'Marmite' film, it is either love or hate.
  
  This isn't the same type of comedy you ... read more »
  
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- - bigbadbeasty
  - 2 reviews
  - Hove
  - 20 Mar 2009 at 09:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesrting, but stupid!
  
  Mildly amusing parody of the superhero genre, but inconsequential. It fills a couple of hours pleasantly, but is then almost instantly forgettable.
  
  ... read more »
  
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- 614388
- - JohnnyX
  - 100 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 15 Aug 2008 at 23:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Some funny Lines
  
  Not a great movie but some funny lines that saved it!!
  
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  - Whipsenade
  - 19 May 2008 at 09:50
- - 2
  - 0
  rubbish
  
  watched this & thought what a waste of time, it wasnt funny at all.
  
  i like ben stiller, william h macy, & harnk azaria & greg kinnear &... read more »
  
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- - spookhunter
  - 25 reviews
  - Newcastle upon Tyne
  - 17 Apr 2008 at 05:29
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  - 1
  Good film
  
  It is a good film and it be a funny film as well and it got good performance from people in it and i larfed a lot he he he he he he he he he he he he he he he ... read more »
  
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- - Swans
  - 3 reviews
  - Swansea
  - 18 Oct 2007 at 22:25
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  - 0
  Tremendous fun. but saggy
  
  Kinka Usher had previously been best known for commercials and pop promo work, and seems to have thought that, being given a feature canvas to work with, the ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 13 Jul 2007 at 11:57
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- - 32
  - 9
  It's not a sooper hero film!
  
  It's a parody. Get it? I couldn't agree more with the person who expected the British to understand the idea behind this film, but who is flabbergasted ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 273658
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Baffled
  - The land wot gets humour
  - 10 Aug 2006 at 14:20
- - 13
  - 1
  Mystery Men
  
  Chaotic, stupid, funny. All of these words can be used to describe this film. It really is a popcorn flick, something to sit down turn off the brain and laugh... read more »
  
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- - Farrendahl
  - Derbyshire
  - 20 Oct 2003 at 11:14
- - 12
  - 1
  What happened to irony?
  
  This film died a death at the American box office and it's easy to understand why. This is not because the film is rubbish - far from it. For an Americam ... read more »
  
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- - wal riley
  - liverpool, england
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 13:06
- - 12
  - 3
  A Very Underestimated Film.
  
  This is a really good film, the more you watch it the more you?ll like it and the more sly humour you?ll pick up on.
  
  This will appeal to anyone who ... read more »
  
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- - Dennis King
  - Norfolk
  - 20 Jan 2004 at 20:33
- - 8
  - 2
  Dross on a colossal level
  
  If you're seven and moving on from cartoons, or wish to watch a movie open-mouthed, then rent it;if you're Eddie Izzard's agent, hang your head in ... read more »
  
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- 292251
- - Filmfan
  - Beaconsfield, England
  - 05 Oct 2006 at 14:27
- - 7
  - 2
  I normally enjoy Ben ...
  
  I normally enjoy Ben Stiller films so I was glad to watch this as I had missed it when it was originally realeased. I wish i hadn't bothered. It was lame, i... read more »
  
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- - simpster
  - 86 reviews
  - SURBITON
  - 20 Sep 2004 at 10:22
- - 6
  - 0
  Don't even consider it
  
  Considering how funny films with Ben Stiller normally are, this film was such a dissapointment! The story was weak and the acting wasn't a lot better all ... read more »
  
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- 136802
- - a customer
  - London, England
  - 05 Aug 2005 at 14:24
- - 6
  - 3
  Comic Parody
  
  Funny idea of useless super heroes works to a point thanks to a great cast that includes Ben Stiller, Hank Azara, William H Macy, Janeane Garofalo and Geoffrey ... read more »
  
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- - drunkenmaster
  - 479 reviews
  - Merthyr Tydfil,
  - 25 Apr 2007 at 10:23
- - 4
  - 1
  Do Not Bother
  
  I pride myself on my staying power when it comes to a bad film but even I had to turn this drivle off after 45 minutes. It is so bad. It is supposed to be a ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - chesterfield, England
  - 08 Oct 2006 at 11:29
- - 3
  - 0
  Could have been better
  
  I was expecting a lot from this film. The cast was there to make this amzing, but I was disappointed.
  
  The cast do put in some good performances, but ... read more »
  
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- 6454
- - a customer
  - Yorkshire
  - 25 May 2004 at 20:32

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Critics' reviews
- "...MYSTERY MEN succeeds where others have failed thanks to inventive ideas and a quality, rib-stroking cast. Stiller, Macy and Garofalo all turn in pitch-perfect performances..."
- 7838
- - Total Film
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- An often amusing send-up of superheroes, slickly made and with an excellent cast, though it would have been a much funnier film had it been half-an-hour shorter.
- 30295
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:38
- Usher's amiable spoof of superhero movies takes a brave stab at rewriting the mythology from the inside out, with lots... read more on Time Out
- 43440
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:13
- "...Sharply written, with a lavish look and top-drawer effects adding to the appeal of its large and talented cast..."
- 7839
- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...[A] crafty, tongue-in-cheek satire....With a terrific, offbeat cast operating on one shared, loony wavelength..."
- 7837
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Plenty of sharp satire....More than just another [superhero] joke..." -- Rating: B+
- 7836
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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  Based on the Dark Horse comic, Mystery Men. Seven lame superhero wannabes, who are called upon to use their dubious "powers" to save a bustling metropolis when Champion City's beloved real superhero-protector, Captain Amazing, is kidnapped. The wannabe heroes square off against the vile villain, ...