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Are We There Yet?

2005 · 95 min

A chaotic, laugh-out-loud road trip full of slapstick pranks and family bonding, easy to watch and heartwarming.

Directed by
Brian Levant
Genres
Family, Adventure, Comedy
Tagline
24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?
Overview
The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Years Eve. When Suzanne's work keeps her in Vancouver for the holiday, Nick offers to bring her kids to the city from Portland, Oregon. The kids, who have never liked any of the men their mom dates, are determined to turn the trip into a nightmare for Nick.

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Directed by
Brian Levant
Genres
Family, Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 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
  • family
  • parenthood
  • love
  • found family
  • betrayal
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight4

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Genres
family, adventure, comedy, romance
Directed by
Brian Levant
Written by
Claudia Grazioso, David N. Weiss, J. David Stem, Steven Gary Banks
Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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