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Grandma's Boy

2006 · 95 min

A silly, good-natured stoner comedy that coasts on absurd situations and crude jokes, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Nicholaus Goossen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Allen Covert, Doris Roberts, Linda Cardellini
Tagline
A movie that proves you're never too old to come of age.
Overview
Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But when he gets kicked out of his apartment, he's forced to move in with his grandmother.

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Directed by
Nicholaus Goossen
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Allen Covert, Doris Roberts, Linda Cardellini
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • friendship
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • ambition
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour9
Realism6
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Nicholaus Goossen
Written by
Allen Covert, Barry Wernick, Nick Swardson
Starring
Allen Covert, Doris Roberts, Linda Cardellini, Joel David Moore, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones, Nick Swardson, Jonah Hill
Music
Waddy Wachtel
Cinematography
Mark Irwin
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, Portuguese

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