Synopsis
When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?
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Cast
- Kaley CuocoHannah Rinaldi
- Chris KleinHenry Obert
- Teri PoloColette Mooney
- Dylan WalshAlan Mooney
- Dennis FarinaJohn K. Butzin
- Jonathan BennettWilliam Bruce
- Tricia HelferSigrid Hagenguth
- Jonathan BanksDavid Kelleher
- Charlene AmoiaEudora
- Meagen FayMaureen
Recommendations
- 30
The Dissolve
The faux-doc foundation simply doesn’t work here. - 30
The New York Times
Mr. Farina gives Authors Anonymous a sharpness it otherwise lacks. - 25
Slant Magazine
It takes the easiest approach to every scene, haphazardly juggling different tones without integrating them into a cohesive and consistent thematic identity. - 25
RogerEbert.com
Farina’s talent is thrown away here; Cuoco is funnier on her sitcom; Klein and Polo you just kind of feel bad for. Hence, the only reason to watch this picture is for the novelty value of feeling bad for Chris Klein and/or Teri Polo. - 20
New York Daily News
You can always tell when filmmakers get their ideas from watching other movies. First-time writer David Congalton must be a Christopher Guest fan, because his derivative mockumentary feels like the work of someone who’s seen “Waiting for Guffman” and “Best in Show” too many times. - 20
Los Angeles Times
The exhausted mockumentary genre provides yet another reason for its demise in Authors Anonymous, a tenaciously unfunny comedy. - 20
The Hollywood Reporter
A tediously unfunny comedy that is chiefly distinguished by the fact that it marks one of the last screen appearances by the late Dennis Farina who steals the film as a Tom Clancy-obsessed, would-be military thriller writer. - 10
Village Voice
Little more than an exercise in sustained contempt, a petty little missive directed at anyone who dares to wield a pen.
