For Your Consideration
A deadpan Hollywood ensemble comedy where Oscar buzz transforms obscure actors, studio plans, and personal ambitions overnight.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- deadpan
- irreverent
- lazy afternoon
- movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film’s show-business parodies accurate and its ensemble talented, but felt the satire weakened as its target expanded.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The plot follows actors, executives, agents, publicists, and media personalities whose behavior changes when Oscar buzz appears.
Actors, studio executives, agents, publicists, makeup artists, and celebrity reporters collectively shape the story.
The film satirizes morning shows, radio talk shows, entertainment reporting, and promotional appearances.
Studio executives demand script changes after the low-budget period drama attracts Oscar-related attention.
Films like For Your Consideration, and why
Waiting for Guffman
shared mockumentary form, ensemble comedy, and affectionate industry satire
Best in Show
shared Christopher Guest ensemble style, deadpan humor, and performance-driven satire
The Player
shared Hollywood self-parody, backstage show-business setting, and ensemble comedy
Movie Details
- Director
- Christopher Guest
- Release Date
- 2006-11-17
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (185)
Cast
- Catherine O'Hara
- Harry Shearer
- Parker Posey
- Christopher Moynihan
- John Michael Higgins
- Eugene Levy
- Jane Lynch
- Fred Willard
- Jennifer Coolidge
- Christopher Guest
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is For Your Consideration about?
- A deadpan Hollywood ensemble comedy where Oscar buzz transforms obscure actors, studio plans, and personal ambitions overnight.
- What is For Your Consideration like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of For Your Consideration as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is For Your Consideration violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in For Your Consideration.
- What did critics think of For Your Consideration?
- Critics generally found the film’s show-business parodies accurate and its ensemble talented, but felt the satire weakened as its target expanded.
- Which films are like For Your Consideration?
- Films with a similar feel include Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, and The Player.
- How long is For Your Consideration?
- For Your Consideration runs 86 minutes.
- Where can I watch For Your Consideration?
- In United States, For Your Consideration streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
