Name: A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Director: David Wain
Genre: US, Comedy Movies, Movies Based on Real Life
Released: 2018
Cast: Will Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Emmy Rossum, Martin Mull, Joel McHale

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A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018 🎤 English IMDb 6.7

USComedy MoviesMovies Based on Real Life

DirectorDavid Wain

CastWill Forte, Domhnall Gleeson, Emmy Rossum, Martin Mull, Joel McHale, Matt Lucas

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

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