Man of the Year
Man of the Year
Man of the Year
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2006
1h 55m
5.9(482 votes)
Comedy
Romance
Thriller

Overview

The irreverent host of a political satire talk show decides to run for president and expose corruption in Washington. His stunt goes further than he expects when he actually wins the election, but a software engineer suspects that a computer glitch is responsible for his surprising victory.

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Morgan Creek Entertainment

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Cast & Crew

52 members
Acting

Robin Williams

Tom Dobbs

Robin Williams
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Christopher Walken

Jack Menken

Christopher Walken
Acting

Laura Linney

Eleanor Green

Laura Linney
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Lewis Black

Eddie Langston

Lewis Black
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Jeff Goldblum

Stewart

Jeff Goldblum
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David Alpay

Danny

David Alpay
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Faith Daniels

Moderator

Faith Daniels
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Tina Fey

Tina Fey

Tina Fey
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Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler
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Doug Murray

Mathias

Doug Murray
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Richard Sher

Newsman

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Chris Matthews

News Anchor #1

Chris Matthews
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James Carville

Political Commentator #1

James Carville
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Rick Roberts

Hemmings

Rick Roberts
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Karen Hines

Alison McAndrews

Karen Hines
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Linda Kash

Jenny Adams

Linda Kash
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David Nichols

President Kellogg

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David Ferry

Senator Mills

David Ferry
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Dmitry Chepovetsky

Eckhart

Dmitry Chepovetsky
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Brandon Firla

Grimaldi

Brandon Firla
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Sasha Roiz

Donald Tilson

Sasha Roiz
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J.C. Kenny

News Anchor #2

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Jeff Mallory

Angus

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Mark Andrada

Young Guy

Mark Andrada
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Marcia Laskowski

Marjorie

Marcia Laskowski
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Kim Roberts

Make-Up Artist

Kim Roberts
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George King

Motel Manager

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Sabrina Sanchez

Sales Girl

Sabrina Sanchez
Acting

Jacqueline Pillon

Security Tech

Jacqueline Pillon
Acting

Zoe Doyle

Woman in Audience

Zoe Doyle
Acting

Chris Gillett

Head of Alliance

Chris Gillett
Acting

Ho Chow

Dr. Nash

Ho Chow
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Mickey Sherman

Talking Head Lawyer

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Lee Taylor

CNN Business Reporter

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Brendan Connor

Reporter #1

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Barbara Radecki

Reporter #2

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Audrey Dwyer

Reporter #3

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Michael Anscombe

Reporter #4

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Sandi Stahlbrand

Reporter #5

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Anwar Knight

Weather Man

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Shawn Roberts

Pick-Up Truck Driver

Shawn Roberts
Acting

Jean Daigle

Driver

Jean Daigle
Acting

Gary Douglas

Pick-Up Truck Driver Accomplice

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David Marsden

Delacroy Commercial Narrator

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Robin White

Senator Wentworth

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Billy Parrott

Hypodermic Man

Billy Parrott
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Martin Doyle

EDC Chairman

Martin Doyle
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Kevin Hare

Man

Kevin Hare
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Reuben Thompson

Paramedic

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James Kall

Policeman

James Kall
Acting

Raynor Scheine

Mechanic

Raynor Scheine
Acting

Catherine Crier

Political Commentator #2

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