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Role Models

2008 · 99 min

A breezy, joke-packed comedy that balances crude laughs with genuine warmth as mismatched mentors and kids slowly bond.

Tagline: They're about to get more than they plea-bargained for.
Overview: Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look half bad.

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
found family
identity
redemption
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: David Wain
Written by: Ken Marino, David Wain, Paul Rudd, Timothy Dowling
Starring: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Elizabeth Banks, Jane Lynch, Ken Jeong, Ken Marino
Music: Craig Wedren
Cinematography: Russ T. Alsobrook
Runtime: 99 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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