Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said. From TMDB
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44 of 44 · most liked firstHey, Chuckie Baby! Stream George Clooney’s movie version of CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND starring Sam Rockwell on Pluto TV: pluto.tv/on-demand/mo...
neutral · AI labelView post →#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday - Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026), Go (1999), Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere (2026), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) #films 🎬📽️❤️ @letterboxd.social
neutral · AI labelView post →This movie is reminding me of the Chuck Barris biopic, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind #HisKindOfWoman #TCMParty #NoirAlley
neutral · AI labelView post →Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; 7⭐️. Been a while since I’ve seen this one Clooney behind the camera, surprisingly good shot trough out the movie.
positive · AI labelView post →This Sunday at 2pm pacific it's Kind Of Loosely Based on a True Story Movie Time and week 5 of Chucky Time - The Pest (1997)* - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - Seed of Chuck (2004) - Domino (2005) *Redeemed by @awall512.bsky.social
neutral · AI labelView post →Mystic Pizza, Hook, Flatliners, Ocean's Eleven, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (a movie I aggressively fangirl over whenever possible. The thing about her is that she has made a number of movies I hated, but *she* always nails it. Also, I am serious about the five I mentioned. I love them all.
positive · AI labelView post →35. Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell) in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind ok, seriously. Who knows how much (if any) of this movie is true, but it is amazing and the whole cast is superb. Drew Barrymore is a stellar girlfriend in Penny... but Sam Rockwell? This is where he takes off.
positive · AI labelView post →Without saying your age, what is your favourite movie that came out when you were 20? Hands down, it's Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
positive · AI labelView post →Confessions of a Dangerous Mind = B I don't know how true much of the Chuck Barris being in the CIA stuff was but it made for a much better movie with it's inclusion. Absolutely insane cast though Sam Rockwell was really the only one with material that allowed him to flourish. Solid B
neutral · AI labelView post →He’s such a great actor. Have you seen Confessions of a Dangerous Mind? He makes that movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →D: Do you KNOW how difficult it was to watch Confessions of a Dangerous Mind with her lurking around every corner? I just wanted to watch a movie about the Gong Show guy, and... [shudders] Such a marathon is every bit as real as mankind's capacity to commit evil.
neutral · AI labelView post →I feel like there's a little Confessions of a Dangerous Mind in there too, maybe? That said, I would absolutely go see a movie pitched as "Zoolander meets Confessions of a Dangerous Mind."
neutral · AI labelView post →Haven't seen The Gong Show in decades, apart from the segments in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind which I caught up to almost exactly six years ago. (Those clips were so painstakingly recreated in the film, you'd swear it was Sam Rockwell's version of Chuck Barris who'd hosted it way back when.)
neutral · AI labelView post →My ★★★½ review of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) boxd.it/nwdpT #Letterboxd #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →I’d forgotten what movie really made me Stan this dude: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
positive · AI labelView post →These are all gold. If you haven’t already seen it, I recommend Chuck Barris’s autobiography as well as the Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a great movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Confessions of a Dangerous Mind does this too, but the film is winking and nodding at the audience the entire time
neutral · AI labelView post →@seanferrick.bsky.social I got the the feeling from the podcast that you're unfamiliar with The Gong Show. This movie will tell you all about it and the lunatic who created it. Directed by George Clooney and Staring Sam Rockwell; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind m.imdb.com/title/tt0270...
neutral · AI labelView post →Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a pretty great Dudes Suck movie. All the dudes in that movie absolutely suck, and Chuck Barris is the worst of all of them (and he knows it).
positive · AI labelView post →For me it’s probably Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Unless Burn After Reading counts as a spy movie then it’s that.
neutral · AI labelView post →No kidding? Really good to know! I wasn't even on the planet when The Gong Show came out, but it was fun to watch on Game Show Network when they aired a bunch of episodes to promote the movie Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Thanks again for passing that info my way, I really appreciate it!
neutral · AI labelView post →✅ Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Femme Fatale Julia Roberts! She REALLY goes for it in this movie. And practically licks Sam Rockwell’s face. You see TONGUE.
positive · AI labelView post →That was such a great, unexpected scene. Speaking of Rockwell, I need to revisit Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. I LOVED The Gong show when I was a kid, so seeing that movie was fun. But, it's also really good, IMO.
positive · AI labelView post →Him in complete CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND mode would have been an amazing Zaphod. I fucking love that movie, and his performance in it.
positive · AI labelView post →I know they’re not going to end up doing this, but my Art Bell movie would be more like Weird Al’s biopic by way of Charlie Kaufman’s Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. And I reserve the right to be predictably disappointed when they don’t deliver :)
neutral · AI labelView post →CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND is when he went from "my favorite supporting dirtbag" to "this dirtbag can carry a movie by himself" Still don't think he's ever broken free from the dirt bag label, though. He's like the proto-Walton Goggins kind of actor
positive · AI labelView post →Today I learned Charlie Kaufman wrote a script for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and I’m so disappointed we never got that movie.
neutral · AI labelView post →LUCKY :D I wasn't on the planet at the time The Gong Show came out, but I caught all these episodes on Game Show Network around the time they were hyping up the Confessions of a Dangerous Mind movie, and... WOW. Y'all had magic, is what I'm saying. (And cheers and all the best for the holidays!)
neutral · AI labelView post →... Never watched that one - but I saw the movie Confessions of a Dangerous Mind - Sam Rockwell can do no wrong!
neutral · AI labelView post →I thought she played nicely against type in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. But one movie ain't a marathon.
positive · AI labelView post →My ★★★½ review of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind on Letterboxd boxd.it/5H3IcX
positive · AI labelView post →CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND - Clooney's directorial debut and it's a real outlier from his other work. A Charlie Kauffman script for starters (so it's weird) based on a true story of Chuck Barris - TV producer turned CIA agent. Sam Rockwell is ace. It's the weakest of the 3 but not a bad film.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieFeatures #ConfessionsOfADangerousMind George Clooney’s Directorial Debut Also Gave Sam Rockwell One of His Best Lead Performances http://dlvr.it/TR0HKl
neutral · AI labelView post →Probably going to see Sam Rockwell's latest movie today. Thinking about how awesome he was in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind as Chuck Barris. The script was written by Chuck Barris and Charlie Kaufmann. It's fairly insane, but so enjoyable. youtu.be/0EkARnq7XRE
positive · AI labelView post →My favourite George Clooney film isn't one where he was the star, but a supporting role in his directorial debut - Confessions of a Dangerous Mind.
positive · AI labelView post →:) www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BBZ... Confessions of a Dangerous Mind is a great movie. :)
positive · AI labelView post →Y'all remember that time Brad Pitt was in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)?! Movie Pyramid - 06/18/2025: 10/10 Correct Score: 1231 🟩 🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 www.moviepyramid.io
neutral · AI labelView post →While the 2002 film "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" is based on Chuck Barris's 1984 memoir of the same name, the story of Barris being a CIA assassin is largely considered to be fictionalized and exaggerated, though some speculate there might be some truth to it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Out Now: Issue 46 of the monthly magazine podcast for the discerning film nerd continues with the Features: Classic Network, Hidden Gem Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Jacques Tati's unrealised project Confusion and Remake Hatewatch Bewitched.📽️ www.podbean.com/ea/pb-953hp-...
neutral · AI labelView post →New from Solzy at the Movies: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind – A George Clooney Retrospective #ConfessionsOfADangerousMind #GeorgeClooney #film #movies https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2024/01/08/confessions-of-a-dangerous-mind-a-george-clooney-retrospective/
neutral · AI labelView post →Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Sinemadan çıktığım tek film. Öyle sıkıcıydı.
negative · AI labelView post →Jody just sent me a text message back. The movie was "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind." Doesn't go in depth but does cover some for those who know apparently.
neutral · AI labelView post →Couldn't believe Charlie Kaufman was the screenwriter. It has a million things going for it but the editing and tone are a mess. Then I saw Steven Soderbergh on the crew list and all the pieces fell into place
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