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1934·51 min·Dir. Dwain Esper·★ 3.7
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An ex-vaudeville actor is working as the assistant to a doctor who has Frankenstein aspirations. The ex-vaudeville actor kills the doctor and decides to assume the identity of the dead physician.
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How Good Is Maniac?
Ratings across IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, and TMDB, plus our verdict.
Consensus
3.8Poorly Received
Score Breakdown
★ TMDB3.9
★ IMDb3.7
🍅 Rotten Tomatoes (Critics)N/A
◆ MetacriticN/A
The Verdict
Probably Skip This One
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