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Summary
Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fantastical stories he makes up for entertainment inexplicably turn into reality.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want dark or edgy material
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+28)
Critics 30Audiences 58GoodWatch 44
Metascore33
Tomatometer27%
IMDb6.1
Letterboxd · 220 K ratings2.9/5
User score5.6
Audience score55%
Box office
2.7×its budget
- Budget
- $80 M
- Worldwide
- $213 M
Worldwide it earned $133 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for fantasy movies
typical 10099Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 60 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
+50Released
2008
December 24, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
FantasyComedyFamilyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchPure Escapism24 of 60
Adam SandlerSkeeter Bronson
Keri RussellJill
Guy PearceKendall
Courteney CoxWendy
Lucy LawlessAspen
Carmen ElectraHot Girl
Jonathan PryceMarty Bronson
Richard GriffithsBarry Nottingham
Teresa PalmerViolet Nottingham
Russell BrandMickey
Aisha TylerDonna Hynde
Kathryn JoostenMrs. Dixon
Jonathan Morgan HeitPatrick
Laura Ann KeslingBobbi
Nick SwardsonEngineer
Allen CovertFerrari Guy
Tim HerlihyYoung Barry Nottingham- THThomas HoffmanYoung Skeeter
- ADAbigail DroegerYoung Wendy
- MMMelany MitchellYoung Mrs. Dixon
- ACAndrew CollinsYoung Mr. Dixon
Julia Lea WolovHokey Pokey Woman
Dana GoodmanHokey Pokey Woman
Sarah BuxtonHokey Pokey Woman
Directing · 6
- Adam Shankman Director, Executive Producer
- Simon Crane Second Unit Director
- Daniel Silverberg First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Conte Mark Matal Second Assistant Director
- John Nasraway Second Second Assistant Director
- Nancy Karlin Script Supervisor
Writing · 2
- Tim Herlihy Screenplay
- Matt Lopez Story, Screenplay
Production · 12
- Garrett Grant Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Jennifer Gibgot Executive Producer
- Ann Marie Sanderlin Executive Producer
- Adam Sandler Producer
- Jack Giarraputo Producer
- Andrew Gunn Producer
Camera · 11
- Michael Barrett Director of Photography
- Kirk Bloomberg Second Assistant Camera
- David Luckenbach Camera Operator
- David E. Diano Camera Operator
- Horace Jordan Camera Operator
- Ryan DeGrazzio Second Assistant Camera
Editing · 4
- Michael Tronick Editor
- Tom Costain Editor
- Sarah Lucky Assistant Editor
- Stephen Shapiro First Assistant Editor
Sound · 15
- Rupert Gregson-Williams Original Music Composer
- Elmo Weber Supervising Sound Editor
- David Bach Supervising Sound Editor
- Clayton Weber Foley Supervisor
- Brooks Arthur Music Supervisor
- Cameron Steenhagen Dialogue Editor
Art · 7
- Linda DeScenna Production Design
- Jerad Marantz Concept Artist
- Harry E. Otto Assistant Art Director
- Sean Ginevan Leadman
- Christopher Burian-Mohr Art Direction
- Nancy Gilmore Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 16
- Rita Ryack Costume Design
- Gary Archer Prosthetics
- Cheryl Cravedi Set Costumer
- Elisa Marsh Makeup Artist
- Ann Pala Makeup Department Head
- Kim Santantonio Hairstylist
Visual Effects · 6
- John Andrew Berton Jr. Visual Effects Supervisor
- Mark 'Crash' McCreery Creature Design
- Jen Underdahl Visual Effects Coordinator
- Claudia Lecaros Visual Effects Coordinator
- Scott Shapiro Visual Effects Producer
- Jean Huang Visual Effects Coordinator
Other crew · 12
- Garrett Warren Stunt Coordinator
- Wade Eastwood Stunt Coordinator
- Paul Eliopoulos Stunt Coordinator
- Scotty Richards Stunt Coordinator
- Bradley James Allan Fight Choreographer
- Tammy Sandler Unit Publicist
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