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Man of the House

2005 · 100 min

A lightweight, amiable culture-clash comedy where a gruff lawman learns to loosen up around bubbly college kids, with mild action and easy laughs.

Directed by
Stephen Herek
Genres
Comedy, Action
Tagline
Protecting witnesses is a challenge. Living with them is impossible.
Overview
Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of University of Texas cheerleaders. Sharp must now go undercover as an assistant cheerleading coach and move in with the young women.

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Directed by
Stephen Herek
Genres
Comedy, Action
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • found family
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • crime
Places
  • school
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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