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Relative Strangers

2006 · 84 min

A breezy, silly culture-clash comedy that coasts on broad gags and the charm of its mismatched cast.

Tagline
You can't pick your parents.
Overview
An uptight professional meets his lower-class biological parents for the first time.

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Free in the UK
  • Rakuten TV
  • Tubi TV
  • YouTube Free
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 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
  • class
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • betrayal
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
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Where to watch in the UK

Free
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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Greg Glienna
Written by
Peter Stass, Greg Glienna
Starring
Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Neve Campbell, Beverly D'Angelo, Bob Odenkirk, Edward Herrmann, Christine Baranski
Music
David Kitay
Cinematography
Tim Suhrstedt
Runtime
84 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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