Full Frontal

R

Released Aug 2, 2002

1 hr. 41 min.

Comedy

Drama

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39%

145 Reviews

Tomatometer

27%

5,000+ Ratings

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"Full Frontal" is a contemporary comedy and the unofficial sequel to "Sex, Lies, and Videotape." Linda would love to be loved. Carl loves his wife, Lee. Lee is looking to be loved by Calvin. Calvin plays Nicholas who discovers he's in love with Catherine. Catherine, who is really Francesca, finds true love. And Gus loves himself. Like "Day For Night," Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal" is a movie about movies for people who love movies.

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Critics Consensus

An confusing movie made worse by the poor camera work.

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Georgan G

I really liked the experimental effects and hilarious comedy. This movie about a play within a movie within a movie was so fun. Even the title is a play on words as the ultimate question for an actor, i.e., are you willing to do a full frontal?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/24

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Stephen L

I thought the plot was a bit too regular lame long winded to attract and keep an audience other than a old fashion revenge movie plot. The story had a few great parts, (1) in particular when Terrance Stamps tosses that guy over the railing, however, most of the movie dragged along. The story seemed to be a N old fashion revenge movie that his daughter dies a fawl death and a father goes after and gets the bad guys, however, no thought of staying in line with making this a great must recommend memorable movie, by having another girl passing away, not Terrace Stamps daughter, leaving him to go after the bad guys, yet not knowing his daughter is alone after running away would of kept the audience glued to watch and rave about the movie as a twist was needed to make it come alive. Anyway, my thoughts at best. I saw the original screening in San Francisco at the San Francisco Film Institute prior to its official release. I knew one of the producers who seemed to Arrange a private screening for friends and afterwards a cocktail party. This is a review for "The Limey". As this review is not for "Full Frontal". That movie sucked major wind. My mistake.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/20/23

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Audience Member

As a comedy without jokes, it's incredibly dull

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

I get the negative reaction, but I had a pretty good time with this. I think I just have a high tolerance for Soderbergh's shenanigans; I liked Bubble and The Girlfriend Experience after all. I thought the multiply-nested structure of films-with-films was compelling, and it's also pretty funny.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Audience Member

Soderbergh is so busy trying to create his movie-within-a-movie -- and, in at least one instance, his movie-within- a-movie-within -a-movie -- that he botches the enclosing movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

they keep losing my review-grrrr

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Steven Soderbergh

Director

David Duchovny

Gus

Nicky Katt

Hitler

Catherine Keener

Lee

Mary McCormack

Linda

David Hyde Pierce

Carl

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - Love Letter

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - Out of a Movie

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - The Limey

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - You Are Hitler

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - Happy Ending

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - 40th Birthday Gift

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - On Set with David Fincher

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Full Frontal: Official Clip - Goebbels the A-Hole

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Soderbergh's playfully experimental spirit should be saluted, even if the end product looks like it was more fun to make than it is to watch.

Mar 8, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Some vivid moments, but overall, just so-so.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 24, 2010

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Nev Pierce

BBC.com

Rated: 4/5

May 12, 2003

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Jas Keimig

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Clearly, a low-budget affair and, plotwise, a bit fractal. But I strangely like how navel-gazey Full Frontal ended up being...

Dec 9, 2021

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

Soderbergh imagines that he can play around with artistic and moral issues, but he is only fooling himself.

Feb 16, 2021

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

The most dense, fascinating collage of notions and meta-narrative references and formal tinkering in Soderbergh's whole career.

Rated: 10/10

Feb 11, 2010

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Synopsis

"Full Frontal" is a contemporary comedy and the unofficial sequel to "Sex, Lies, and Videotape." Linda would love to be loved. Carl loves his wife, Lee. Lee is looking to be loved by Calvin. Calvin plays Nicholas who discovers he's in love with Catherine. Catherine, who is really Francesca, finds true love. And Gus loves himself. Like "Day For Night," Steven Soderbergh's "Full Frontal" is a movie about movies for people who love movies.

Director: Steven Soderbergh
Executive Producer: Harvey Weinstein
Screenwriter: Coleman Hough
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Miramax Films, Section Eight Ltd., Propaganda Films
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 29, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.5M
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)