Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

He's not the first actor to impersonate a president... but he may be the last.

Directed by Paul Mazursky

Produced by Universal Pictures

1988103 min5.9 / 10

A comedic impersonation caper that plays with mistaken identity and political satire while balancing farce with romantic tension and underlying paranoia.

Underappreciated actor Jack Noah is on location in Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right-hand man makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse... to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.

Questions people ask

  • Is Moon Over Parador sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

  • Is Moon Over Parador easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 72% of films.

  • Does Moon Over Parador end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.

  • Is Moon Over Parador violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Moon Over Parador scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

31/ 100

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Rarity66

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Surprise17

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Love20

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