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School for Scoundrels

2006 · 100 min

A silly, fast-paced comedy of escalating pranks and rivalry, easy to watch but quickly forgettable.

Directed by: Todd Phillips
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacinda Barrett

Tagline: Life's a game. Learn how to play.
Overview: In the hope of winning the woman of his dreams, Amanda, lovelorn meter-reader Roger Wadell enrolls in a secret confidence-building class. The course's title takes on much more meaning when he discovers that his egomaniacal professor Dr. P also wants the same woman. They begin a fierce rivalry that quickly spirals out of control, their pranks and insults get uglier as they try to prove who is the ultimate guy's guy.

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Directed by: Todd Phillips
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacinda Barrett

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: identity
obsession
betrayal
love
ambition
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: Todd Phillips
Written by: Scot Armstrong, Todd Phillips
Starring: Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton, Jacinda Barrett, Sarah Silverman, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Cross, Horatio Sanz, Matt Walsh
Music: Christophe Beck
Cinematography: Jonathan Brown
Runtime: 100 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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