Being John Malkovich (1999)

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Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.

• Released: 1999-10-29
• Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.4/10 from 5,034 votes

Directed by Spike Jonze.

Top cast

• John Cusack as Craig Schwartz
• Cameron Diaz as Lotte Schwartz
• John Malkovich as John Horatio Malkovich
• Catherine Keener as Maxine Lund
• Orson Bean as Dr. Lester
• Mary Kay Place as Floris
• W. Earl Brown as First J.M. Inc. Customer
• Carlos Jacott as Larry the Agent
• Willie Garson as Guy in Restaurant
• Byrne Piven as Captain Mertin

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Being John Malkovich

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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