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Mama's Boy

2007 · 93 min

A lightweight, silly comedy about a man-child clashing with his mom's new boyfriend, with some sweet moments.

Directed by
Tim Hamilton
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Tagline
You have to fight for the right to never grow up.
Overview
A twenty-nine year-old slacker who lives with his mom realizes his sweet set-up is threatened when she hears wedding bells with her self-help guru beau.

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Directed by
Tim Hamilton
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • love
  • identity
  • friendship
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Tim Hamilton
Written by
Hank Nelken
Starring
Jon Heder, Diane Keaton, Jeff Daniels, Anna Faris, Eli Wallach, Dorian Missick, Sarah Chalke, Mary Kay Place
Music
Mark Mothersbaugh
Cinematography
Jonathan Brown
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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