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Harmontown

Sometimes the only way to self-improve is to self-destruct.

2014 · 1h 41m · N/A Documentary
Directed by Neil Berkeley

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Overview

A comedic, brutally honest documentary following self-destructive TV writer Dan Harmon (NBC's Community) as he takes his live podcast on a national tour.

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All reviews
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh

[This] kind of honesty is the difference between sitcoms like Community and 30 Rock, which can be clever and amusing, and a truly brilliant, risk-taking show like Louie, which can be either hilariously funny or mortally depressing.

J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Fresh

It's in the exploration of how "Community" fandom formed its own distinctive community of outcasts that the film excels, finally making sense of the show's cult popularity by diving into that cult and crowdsurfing on it.

Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Fresh

Harmon states at one point in the film that he just wants to be "the guy who makes people happy." This documentary does just that.

Doug Knoop, Seattle Times
Rotten

The final 20 minutes are the strongest, when Harmon comes to some realizations about his behavior. Unless you're the biggest of fans, you may find yourself wishing that the film had reached this point earlier.

David Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle
Rotten

Repeated praise of Mr. Harmon's nerdy fan base keeps emphasizing how appreciative its members are for his shining a light. Little splurts from an ingratiating score nudge us along.

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times

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