
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.... (Full plot summary below)
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Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
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| Film.comJohn HartlThe film catches us by surprise in its moving portrayal of the love between Larry and Althea, played by Courtney Love in a performance that glides from kinky abandon to stark tragedy. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames KendrickGood things can come from bad people, and Larry Flynt is a perfect example of this unlikely paradox. |
| Needcoffee.comWidgett WallsHarrelson's finest moment and Love's only moment. |
| Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)Judith EgertonThe latest movie from the great director Milos Forman is a sensational, irreverent docudrama. And, as they say in the porno trade, it's adult entertainment. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaFunny, fascinating, and maybe just a little unsettling. |
| Film.comRobert HortonEnormously entertaining and surprisingly touching. |
| Cincinnati EnquirerMargaret A. McGurkLeave it to a European sophisticate to make an inspirational film about America's demon prince of sleaze. |
| NewsweekDavid AnsenCourtney Love's performance as stripper Althea Leasure is an amazement. Funny, unfettered and almost scarily alive in front of a camera, she's the definition of a "natural." |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellA blazing, unlikely triumph about a man who is nobody's idea of a movie hero. Smart, funny, shamelessly entertaining and perfectly serious too. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkForman finesses the story's grimmer aspects as he did in "Cuckoo's Nest," and his ability to switch moods on a dime remains unsurpassed. |