Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Some things are better left top secret.

6.7 / 10 2002 1h 53mR English
ComedyCrimeDramaRomanceThrillerHistory

Storyline

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.

Cast & Crew

Sam Rockwell

Sam Rockwell

Chuck Barris

Lead
Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore

Penny

George Clooney

George Clooney

Jim Byrd

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts

Patricia Watson

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Keeler

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Debbie

Robert John Burke

Robert John Burke

Instructor Jenks

Jennifer Hall

Jennifer Hall

Georgia

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. George Clooney's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker