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Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist

2022 · 79 min

A silly, affectionate holiday spoof that plays like a goofy workplace comedy with a sentimental Christmas heart.

Directed by: Christian Hoffman
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Crime
Starring: Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney, Joe Lo Truglio

Tagline: An arresting new holiday movie.
Overview: It’s Holiday Season in Reno, and Lieutenant Dangle wishes he’d never been born. With the help of a roller skating “Angel,” he learns how much better the lives of the other deputies would be if he never existed. Will he decide to live on anyway? There’s still Christmas criminals to catch!

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Directed by: Christian Hoffman
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Crime
Starring: Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney, Joe Lo Truglio

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 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: friendship
found family
identity
redemption
crime
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
ensemble
single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	9
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, fantasy, crime, tv movie
Directed by: Christian Hoffman
Written by: Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon
Starring: Thomas Lennon, Kerri Kenney, Joe Lo Truglio, Ian Roberts, Cedric Yarbrough, Mary Birdsong, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Niecy Nash-Betts
Cinematography: Frank Barrera, Kevin Atkinson
Runtime: 79 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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