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Mr. Woodcock

2007 · 87 min

A broad, silly comedy about holding grudges, with loud confrontations and easy laughs that rarely ask much of you.

Directed by
Craig Gillespie
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Letting go of your past is hard... Especially when it's dating your mom.
Overview
Taken aback by his mother's wedding announcement, a young man returns home in an effort to stop her from marrying his old high school gym teacher, a man who made high school hell for generations of students.

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Directed by
Craig Gillespie
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • obsession
  • grief
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism7
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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comedy, romance
Directed by
Craig Gillespie
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Jennifer Ventimilia, Josh Gilbert, Joshua Sternin, Michael Carnes
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, Ethan Suplee, Melissa Sagemiller, Melissa Leo, Jacob Davich
Music
Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
Tami Reiker
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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