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Benny & Joon
Sign in to save1993 film directed by Jeremiah S. Chechik
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7.0A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
Released: 1993-04-1698 minDir: Jeremiah S. ChechikComedy, DramaBox office: $23.2M
Cast
- Johnny Depp as Sam
- Mary Stuart Masterson as Juniper 'Joon' Pearl
- Aidan Quinn as Benjamin 'Benny' Pearl
- Julianne Moore as Ruthie
- Oliver Platt as Eric
- CCH Pounder as Dr. Garvey
Themes
- sibling relationship
- autism
- car garage
- eccentric
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
64,147 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
57/100
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 964802
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- publication date
- 1993-07-22
- Commons category
- Benny & Joon
- title
- Benny & Joon
- review score
- 57/100
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Connections
Charlie Chaplin
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Johnny Depp
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literacy
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IMDb
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The New York Times
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schizophrenia
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Julianne Moore
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Winona Ryder
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Buster Keaton
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Roger Ebert
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Spokane
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silent film
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horror film
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Woody Harrelson
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Harold Lloyd
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Laura Dern
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Categories
1993 American films1993 English-language films1993 films1993 romantic comedy-drama filmsAmerican romantic comedy-drama filmsEnglish-language romantic comedy-drama filmsFiction about schizophreniaFilms about psychiatryFilms about schizophreniaFilms adapted into playsFilms directed by Jeremiah S. ChechikFilms scored by Rachel PortmanFilms shot in Washington (state)Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsTemplate film date with 1 release date