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Joe Somebody

2001 · 99 min

A gentle, mildly funny office underdog story that coasts on likable performers and a soft message about self-respect.

Directed by
John Pasquin
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Family
Tagline
Someone just picked on the wrong nobody.
Overview
When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal makeover and takes martial arts lessons from a B-action star. As news spreads of his rematch with Mark, Joe suddenly finds himself the center of attention, ascending the corporate ladder and growing in popularity.

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Directed by
John Pasquin
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • parenthood
  • work
  • redemption
Places
  • workplace
  • suburbs
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
comedy, romance, family, drama
Directed by
John Pasquin
Written by
John Scott Shepherd
Starring
Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, Kelly Lynch, Greg Germann, Hayden Panettiere, Patrick Warburton, Jim Belushi, Ken Marino
Music
George S. Clinton
Cinematography
Daryn Okada
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America, Switzerland
Languages
English

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