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How to Be a Man

  • 2013
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.4K
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How to Be a Man (2013)
Comedy

When former comedian Mark McCarthy is faced with a rare form of cancer, he hires a young, impressionable cameraman to document his crude and comical lessons on what it means to be a man for ... Read allWhen former comedian Mark McCarthy is faced with a rare form of cancer, he hires a young, impressionable cameraman to document his crude and comical lessons on what it means to be a man for his unborn son.When former comedian Mark McCarthy is faced with a rare form of cancer, he hires a young, impressionable cameraman to document his crude and comical lessons on what it means to be a man for his unborn son.

  • Director
    • Chadd Harbold
  • Writers
    • Bryan Gaynor
    • Chadd Harbold
    • Gavin McInnes
  • Stars
    • Gavin McInnes
    • Liam Aiken
    • Megan Neuringer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chadd Harbold
    • Writers
      • Bryan Gaynor
      • Chadd Harbold
      • Gavin McInnes
    • Stars
      • Gavin McInnes
      • Liam Aiken
      • Megan Neuringer
    • 12User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Gavin McInnes
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    • Mark McCarthy
    Liam Aiken
    Liam Aiken
    • Bryan
    Megan Neuringer
    Megan Neuringer
    • Margot
    Marisa Redanty
    • Bryan's Mom
    Helen Rogers
    Helen Rogers
    • Kaitlin
    Jasmine Osborne
    • Annabelle
    Dario Barosso
    Dario Barosso
    • Bully
    Lloyd DeLeon
    Lloyd DeLeon
    • Bully's Father
    Samantha Massell
    Samantha Massell
    • Carly
    Mike Keller
    Mike Keller
    • Curt
    Nigel DeFriez
    Nigel DeFriez
    • Felix
    Paulo Costanzo
    Paulo Costanzo
    • Gary
    Nicole Balsam
    Nicole Balsam
    • Gabby
    Brian Petsos
    Brian Petsos
    • Jo
    Dana Watkins
    Dana Watkins
    • Tony
    Patti Goettlicher
    Patti Goettlicher
    • Girl at Bar
    Louis Carbonneau
    • Doctor
    • (as Lou Carbonneau)
    Nesha Ward
    • Woman Drug Dealer
    • Director
      • Chadd Harbold
    • Writers
      • Bryan Gaynor
      • Chadd Harbold
      • Gavin McInnes
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    10tourke-00334

    Hilarious, prescient, anti-snowflake!

    If you are familiar with Gavin McInnes you will probably love this movie as it's consistent with his sense of humour. If you aren't familiar with him: keep an open mind. I think a lot of us can relate to both main characters, as we've all been student/master in some aspect of our lives. If you find this movie unfunny there's a strong chance you yourself are a terrible bore.
    10Dr_Zen

    Refreshing slice of reality

    Wow. I totally loved this film!

    I guess it depends which side of the tracks you were born on, as to whether you will appreciate and truly understand the meaning of this film. I can only guess that all the negative reviewers are woke snowflakes, who live in their intellectual and superior minds all day, but have never experienced the rough and tumble of real life. The main character is experiencing an existential crisis, which is why his behaviour may seem weird and not funny at all. If you like watching shows like South Park, you will probably like and understand this film. I highly recommend it.
    6LazyCatCutCoins

    Douche Be Not Proud

    It's always fun to watch a movie filmed on location in a place that you're familiar with. All the more when that place is Brooklyn.

    It is safe to say that most of the movies I start these days, I do not finish, and safer yet to say that I was quite surprised to make it to the rolling of the credits for How To Be A Man.

    Within the first thirty minutes I could make out a solid (if absurd) plot, a charismatic lead, strong writing, and at least two corners I had puked into in recent months (RIP Trash Bar).

    HTBAM is more or less a stand up comedy routine in the disguise of a movie, showcasing the comedic stylings of the film's lead, Gavin McInnes. Gavin is a force, and carries 92% of the weight of a production that could likely have not been made possible without him.

    It was good enough that I later did some research on McInnes, and found that he had written a book titled 'How To Piss In Public'. I bought it, read half of it, and that was good enough for me. There is some arguably interesting stuff in there, particularly for those that might hold 80-90s American punk history at all nostalgic. But I'm not here to sell books.

    Less than one month after watching HTBAM, I bumped into Gavin himself at the corner of N5th and Bedford Ave., in the heart of Williamsburg. I give him a hearty hello, praised his fine work, and we ended up chatting for nearly thirty minutes. I still have a series of selfies I took of the two of us in that span, including one of him kissing me on my cheek with his greasy yet perfectly manicured handlebar moustache.

    And that was that. Until...

    Three years later I was living in Arizona, and the story of how I met this no-name star of this forgotten movie came into conversation at a party. When I mentioned Gavin by name, one person in attendance uttered something along the lines of, "holy sh#t", you made out with the founder of the Proud Boys." I had no idea what that meant at the time. But I do now.

    If you're fortunate enough to subscribe to the 'death of the author' philosophy, then you might be able to enjoy this genuinely funny film, starring the human personification of a leaky douchebag.
    4thrillerrayne

    I'm gonna rag on this movie too much. And I'm not gonna praise it like crazy.

    "How to be a man" is a film that was recommended to me by one of my friends. And i figured "why not?". It seemed like an interesting movie to check out after reading a quick synopsis. I was never a fan of Gavin McInnis(never even heard of him before seeing this). After watching this, not much changed my mind. Gavin plays a former stand-up that decides to document raw footage of "how to deal with the world". Because, he believes he's going to die soon from his breast cancer. He gets the help from a young man he jokes to be his "son"(which goes nowhere by the way). The first 45 minutes of this movie seemed like it was heading towards a good direction. But, after the second act. It falls off a cliff like a giant rhino driving a truck. The awkward jokes may seem funny. And there were good jokes. But, the reactions were so bad. This felt like the straight to video American pie movies. But, i held out hope. Just hoping that the ending would save the whole thing. I was incredibly disappointed. The ending betrays everything leading up to it. And i felt I've wasted my time. On the plus side, this movie is only an hour and twenty minutes. By the hour mark, i was checking my time code just waiting for this end. 4/10. Not a horrible movie. But, very skippable.
    10daredevildamien

    I was pleasantly surprised

    Very heartwarming movie with a good amount of laughs thrown in. It deals with a former stand up comedian with a pregnant wife coming to terms with his mortality after getting diagnosed with a rare form of cancer. He sets out to make videos showing his future son how to be a man but finds out he might not know as much as he originally thought.

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Как быть мужиком
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • 20th Digital Studio
      • Rooster New York
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      1 hour 25 minutes
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      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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