The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

Action / Biography / Drama

22
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 80% · 58 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 80% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 105025 105K

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Plot summary

Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.

Director

Milos Forman Photo
Milos Forman

Top cast

Edward Norton Photo
Edward Norton as Alan Isaacman
Mark W. Johnson Photo
Mark W. Johnson as Georgia Doctor
Michelle Robinson Photo
Michelle Robinson as Supreme Court TV Reporter
Woody Harrelson Photo
Woody Harrelson as Larry Flynt
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.16 GB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 9 min
Seeds 5
2.39 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 9 min
Seeds 53

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by damianphelps 7 / 10

Gives Me A Woody

Woody does here what he always does...he steals the show.The story the movie tells is a good one and it does a great job of creating debate about free speech.However this movie lives and dies on the performance of Woody.One of the most underrated actors off all time :)
Reviewed by fionapeters 8 / 10

best ensemble cast in years

it is unfortunate that when one thinks of the movie 'people vs. larry flynt' the first person to come to mind is courtney love. not that she does an less then stellar job, rather by focusing solely on her, the rest of the richly deserving cast are overlooked. woody harrelson is genius as larry flynt. despite my liberal leanings, before seeing this movie i had made peace with the fact the flynt was a scum, but i would support him on the basis of free speech. after seeing this movie i was able to gain insight into the parts of his character which make him whole person. instead of seeing what Christian-right zealots, or bleeding heart liberals, tried to force upon me, i saw the entire man and all he brought with him. granted this was shown primarily thru scenes written and directed by milos forman, however, it is harrelson who brings them to life and convinces me of their sincerity.
Reviewed by philip_vanderveken 8 / 10

The rise and fall of a (sex)god

"The People vs. Larry Flynt" is already 8 years old, and the subject it talks about is even older, but it still hasn't lost anything of it's relevance. This isn't a movie about Larry Flynt, the porn king. It's more a movie about the right to say what you want to say, without having to think of every person's opinion first. You may not like the man or what he stands for, but at least he has the guts to stand up for what he believes in. He defends his right to speak freely and doesn't mind kicking against the shins of the ultra conservative Christians. In a way today's America needs more people like him instead of acting like a bunch of sheep being brought to the slaughterhouse by their government...The acting in the movie is very good, but especially Woody Harrelson as Larry Flynt and Edward Norton as his lawyer were excellent. Courtney Love isn't really an actress, but still did a good job (not that hard to do when you play a role that you are quite familiar with in your own life.)All in all this is a very enjoyable movie that will be loved by some and hated by many. Personally I liked it and I give it a 7.5/10
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