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I Love You, Man

2009 · 105 min

A warm, goofy comedy about awkward friendship and romance, full of cringe and charm.

Tagline
Are you man enough to say it?
Overview
Peter Klaven is a successful real estate agent who, upon getting engaged to the woman of his dreams, Zooey, discovers, to his dismay and chagrin, that he has no male friend close enough to serve as his Best Man. Peter immediately sets out to rectify the situation, embarking on a series of bizarre and awkward "man-dates."
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • friendship
  • love
  • identity
  • family
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism7
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
John Hamburg
Written by
Larry Levin, John Hamburg
Starring
Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, J.K. Simmons, Jane Curtin, Jon Favreau, Jaime Pressly
Music
Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
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Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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