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The Great Buck Howard

Greatness is a state of mind.

2008 · PG · 1h 30m

Directed by Sean McGinly

6.0

TMDB audience score
284 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.

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Cast

  • John Malkovich
    Buck Howard

  • Colin Hanks
    Troy Gable

  • Emily Blunt
    Valerie Brennan

  • Ricky Jay
    Gil Bellamy

  • Steve Zahn
    Kenny

  • Tom Hanks
    Mr. Gable

  • Griffin Dunne
    Jonathan Finerman

  • Debra Monk
    Doreen

  • Adam Scott
    Alan

  • Patrick Fischler
    Michael Perry

  • Wallace Langham
    Dan Green

  • Jonathan Ames
    Edward Kelly

  • Casey Wilson
    Charity

  • Jacquie Barnbrook
    Sheila Heller

  • Stacey Travis
    Cindy Crown

  • Dale Waddington
    Sleeping Woman

  • Gary Coleman
    Gary Coleman

  • Michael Winslow
    Michael Winslow