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Schizopolis (1996)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, not rated, 96 minutes

Schizopolis is a wacky and clever experimental comedy that loosely follows a depressed paper pusher who is assigned to write a speech for his boss, a self-help writer who just wrote a cultlike bestseller. The film isn't just non-linear, it's completely nonsensical at times, but it doesn't feel pointless thanks to director Steven Soderbergh's ability to keep everything focused. The jokes are quick and almost always strange, but they are truly hilarious, even when you're not sure why. Schizopolis is like no other film out there, and if you're up for some absurd and smart humor, it doesn't get much better than this. You'll like it if: You like experimental films, bizarre humor, complex wordplay, Being John Malkovich, In the Company of Men or Waking Life.

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