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Real Men

Real Men

Comedy · Science Fiction · 1987

A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

Movie details

Real Men

“The fate of the world is in their hands. God help us all.”

1987 Comedy · Science Fiction 1h 25m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.0 / 10

4.8K votes

Metacritic

47 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

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A womanizing CIA agent and an insecure insurance agent are paired together to make sure a deal goes through with aliens for the future of mankind.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Real Men?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Dennis Feldman

Written by

Dennis Feldman

Jim Belushi

Jim Belushi

Nick Pirandello

John Ritter

John Ritter

Bob Wilson

Barbara Barrie

Barbara Barrie

Mom Pirandello

Bill Morey

Bill Morey

Millard Cunard

Isa Jank

Isa Jank

Dolly

G

Gail Barle

Sherry

Mark Herrier

Mark Herrier

Bradshaw

Court is in session

Put Real Men on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.