ForSeenItForSeenIt
WATCHDISCOVERLISTSAWARDSBALLOT
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
Play Trailer
Your Rating

A Futile and Stupid Gesture

2018
Directed byDavid Wain
1h 41m

In a life full of triumph and failure, "National Lampoon" co-founder Doug Kenney built a comedy empire, molding pop culture in the 1970s.

CAST
Will ForteDoug KenneyDomhnall GleesonHenry BeardMartin MullModern Doug
ForSeenItForSeenIt
WatchDiscoverCompareWatchlistListsAwardsBallotSearch

© 2026 ForSeenIt. Made for film lovers.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

v2.22 · CLOUD · code x84 sha e59514b · rev forseentest-00170-wav

Neil Casey
Brian McConnachie
Jon DalyBill Murray
Nelson FranklinP.J. O'Rourke
John GemberlingJohn Belushi
Rick GlassmanHarold Ramis
Seth GreenChristopher Guest
Harry GroenerHarry Kenney
DETAILS
GENRES
ComedyDrama
STATUSReleased
RATING
6.5

Suggested

SubUrbia
6.2
SubUrbia1997
My Dinner with Hervé
6.3
My Dinner with Hervé2018
Is This Thing On?
6.5
Is This Thing On?2025
CQ
5.9
CQ2001
In the Soup
6.6
In the Soup1992
Cosi
6.1
Cosi1996
Somewhere in Queens
6.2
Somewhere in Queens2023
The Middle Man
6.1
The Middle Man2021
Don't Think Twice
6.4
Don't Think Twice2016
The Beanie Bubble
6.4
The Beanie Bubble2023
Landline
6.1
Landline2017
Almost Friends
6.3
Almost Friends2017
Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same
7.6
Bill Burr: You People Are All The Same2012
Wicked Little Letters
6.9
Wicked Little Letters2024
A Dog Year
6.2
A Dog Year2009
...All the Marbles
6.1
...All the Marbles1981
About Alex
6.1
About Alex2014
House of D
6.3
House of D2004
Hooking Up
6.3
Hooking Up2020
The Most Hated Woman in America
6.2
The Most Hated Woman in America2017
People who rated this

No ratings from ForSeenIt viewers yet.

Where to watch

US
Watch on Netflix

Stream

Netflix
Netflix
Netflix Standard with Ads
Netflix Standard with Ads
All Options Powered by JustWatch