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Big Stan

2007 · 109 min

Silly, crude slapstick that coasts on goofy prison gags and broad physical comedy, easy to half-watch and forget.

Directed by
Rob Schneider
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Tagline
He'll have to kick some butt to save his own.
Overview
A weak con man panics when he learns he's going to prison for fraud. He hires a mysterious martial arts guru who helps transform him into a martial arts expert who can fight off inmates who want to hurt or love him.

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Directed by
Rob Schneider
Genres
Comedy, Crime
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • corruption
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • violence
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, crime
Directed by
Rob Schneider
Written by
Josh Lieb
Starring
Rob Schneider, David Carradine, Jennifer Morrison, Scott Wilson, Tsuyoshi Abe, Henry Gibson, M. Emmet Walsh, Sally Kirkland
Music
John Hunter, Josh Debney
Cinematography
Victor Hammer
Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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