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Henry Fool

1998·2h 17m·R
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.1/10
8,229 votes
Metascore
68
Metacritic

Depraved, witty, and failed novelist Henry Fool befriends shy garbageman Simon Grim and encourages him to write poetry.

Henry Fool is a 1998 drama comedy movie directed by Hal Hartley, starring Parker Posey, James Urbaniak, Maria Porter. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10 from 8,229 votes and runs 2h 17m.

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Director
Hal Hartley
Stars
Parker Posey
James Urbaniak
Maria Porter
Thomas Jay Ryan
Creators
Hal Hartley
Details
1998-06-19
137 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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