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category:
  - comedy
  - thriller
  - drama
date: '2024-02-07'
description: delusion weaponized—a wannabe comedian kidnapping his idol for screen time, scorsese's prescient dissection of fame as the last refuge of the desperate.
director: Martin Scorsese
id: the-king-of-comedy
modified: 2026-06-05 15:08:14 GMT-04:00
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rating: 7.8
status: to watch
studio: 20th century fox
tags:
  - comedy
  - r/psychology
  - film
title: The King of Comedy
year: 1982
created: '2024-02-07'
published: '2024-02-07'
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