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Movie · 2006 · 107 min

A goofy high-concept comedy that sneaks up on you with a surprisingly heavy emotional punch about family and missed time.

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2006 film directed by Frank Coraci
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Class
Movie
Year
2006
Runtime
107 min
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • work
  • parenthood
  • grief
  • redemption
Places
  • suburbs
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

Details

Genres
fantasy, comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Frank Coraci
Written by
Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe
Starring
Adam Sandler, Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, Dolores O'Riordan, Julie Kavner, David Hasselhoff, James Earl Jones, Terry Crews
Music
Rupert Gregson-Williams
Cinematography
Dean Semler
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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