The Ralph Handel Story
2006, English. Directed by Benny Safdie & Josh Safdie.
Co-directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, this deadpan mock-documentary follows Ralph Handel, a buttoned-down office worker who spends his nights bombing on the open-mic circuit. Staged as cinéma vérité that edges into performance art—Safdie performed the disastrous sets in real clubs—the film channels Andy Kaufman’s anti-comedy and the self-reflexive diary mode of David Holzman’s Diary to sketch a sly portrait of a life quietly coming undone.
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- 0h 15m
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- English
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- 19 June 2006
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The Ralph Handel Story runs 15 minutes (0h 15m).
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The Ralph Handel Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 June 2006. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ralph Handel Story?
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Who directed The Ralph Handel Story?
The Ralph Handel Story (2006) was directed by Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie and stars Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Peter Rand.