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Buying the Cow

2002 · 88 min

A loud, silly date-night comedy that coasts on crude jokes and charm, easy to half-watch and forget.

Directed by
Walt Becker
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free?
Overview
A commitment-averse man frantically hits the dating scene after his girlfriend starts pressuring him to pop the question.

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Directed by
Walt Becker
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • love
    • friendship
    • betrayal
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language strong
    • Violence none
    • Sex strong
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance6
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity2
    Emotional weight2

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