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IMDb rating 6.6
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Critic rating 6.7

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Critic Angie Errigo
rated 8

Matt Dillon brings disarming humour and bravado to the role of the theoretically down and pitiable figure Chinaski.

Read full review at Empire
Critic Nathan Rabin
rated 7

...the film justifies itself via the David Lynch-like sound design of Dillon's cleaning gig at The New York Times...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
Critic Kasper Christoffer Larsen
rated 5

...et lille stykke Bukowski – udsat for et tvist af nordeuropæisk smil på læben.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Cast & Crew

Bent Hamer
Director
Bent Hamer
Writer
Fisher Stevens
As Manny
Marisa Tomei
As Laura
Didier Flamand
As Pierre
Matt Dillon
As Henry Chinaski
Lili Taylor
As Jan

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A man navigates a life of excess, gambling, drinking, and encounters with women, all while aspiring to write. He takes on various menial jobs to support his addictions, but struggles to maintain relationships and find meaning in his life. Through it all, he pursues his passion for writing, even as it puts him at odds with those around him. Will he find success and fulfillment, or will his destructive tendencies consume him?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Factotum include The Blind Side, Pay It Forward, Something the Lord Made, The Ron Clark Story, The Social Network, Finding Forrester.

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Factotum was released in theaters on August 18, 2006.