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Let's Go to Prison

2006 · 89 min

A crude, silly prison comedy that coasts on absurd situations and juvenile humor, never taking itself seriously.

Directed by
Bob Odenkirk
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
Welcome to the slammer.
Overview
When a career criminal's plan for revenge is thwarted by unlikely circumstances, he puts his intended victim's son in his place by putting him in prison...and then joining him.

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Directed by
Bob Odenkirk
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • identity
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour8
Realism4
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Bob Odenkirk
Written by
Michael Patrick Jann, Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon
Starring
Dax Shepard, Will Arnett, Chi McBride, David Koechner, Dylan Baker, Michael Shannon, Miguel Nino, Jay Whittaker
Music
Alan Elliott
Cinematography
Ramsey Nickell
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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