

Guest Artist
2019, English. Directed by Timothy Busfield.
Joseph Harris, a legendary, but troubled playwright comes to small Michigan town at Christmastime to mount his latest play. Greeting the cynical New Yorker is a young, aspiring writer who challenges his hero to be the icon he’d idolized. However, Harris wants no part of Michigan, small towns and he has no interest in being the young man’s hero. The young man must face his hero and navigate the relationship between heroes, reality and hope.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Guest Artist is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Magnolia Selects in India.
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- Released
- 7 February 2019
- Written by
- Jeff Daniels
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Guest Artist runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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Which OTT platform is Guest Artist on?
Guest Artist is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Magnolia Selects in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Guest Artist?
If you liked Guest Artist, try The Sound of Silence, Fast Girls, What Maisie Knew.
Who directed Guest Artist?
Guest Artist (2019) was directed by Timothy Busfield and stars Jeff Daniels, Thomas Macias, Richard McWilliams.