Trailer
Summary
When a mild-mannered businessman learns his identity has been stolen, he hits the road in an attempt to foil the thief -- a trip that puts him in the path of a deceptively harmless-looking woman.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+25)
Critics 28Audiences 53GoodWatch 41
Metascore35
Tomatometer20%
IMDb5.7
Audience score53%
Letterboxd · 158 K ratings2.6/5
User score5.0
Box office
5.0×its budget
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $174 M
Worldwide it earned $139 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for comedies, +11 min on the typical 100
typical 100111Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 38 countries, rent or buy in 59 more
+28Released
2013
February 7, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States for violence and strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 36 more46 people
- Jason BatemanSandy Patterson
- Melissa McCarthyDiana
- Jon FavreauHarold Cornish
- Amanda PeetTrish Patterson
- T.I.Julian
- Genesis RodriguezMarisol
- Morris ChestnutDetective Reilly
- John ChoDaniel Casey
Robert PatrickSkiptracer
Eric StonestreetBig Chuck
Jonathan BanksPaul
Ryan GaulBartender
Steve MalloryParty Guy
Tyler NilsonParty Guy
Steve LittleParty Guy's Buddy
Andrew FriedmanTequila Guy
Antwan MillsWinter Park Cop- IQIan QuinnWinter Park Cop
Diva TylerBooking Officer
Mary-Charles JonesFranny Patterson
Maggie Elizabeth JonesJessie Patterson
Sope AlukoSecretary at Prominence Denver
Brett BakerAlec
Nevaina Graves RhodesCosmetics Girl
Directing · 5
- Seth Gordon Director
- Gary Hymes Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Gail Hunter Script Supervisor
- Darin Rivetti First Assistant Director
- Mikey Eberle Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Craig Mazin Screenplay, Story
- Jerry Eeten Story
Production · 10
- Peter Morgan Executive Producer
- Dan Kolsrud Executive Producer
- Jason Bateman Producer
- Pamela Abdy Producer
- Scott Stuber Producer
- Lisa Beach Casting
Camera · 3
- Javier Aguirresarobe Director of Photography
- Geoffrey Haley Steadicam Operator, "B" Camera Operator
- Jim McKinney "C" Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Peter Teschner Editor
Sound · 8
- Christopher Lennertz Original Music Composer
- Elmo Weber Supervising Sound Editor
- Kevin O'Connell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Steve Schatz Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dana Sano Music Supervisor
- Cameron Steenhagen Supervising Dialogue Editor
Art · 6
- Shepherd Frankel Production Design
- Alyssa Feener Art Department Coordinator
- Maria Nay Set Decoration
- Michael Gowen Art Department Coordinator
- Jeffrey Schlatter Construction Coordinator
- Andrew Max Cahn Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 18
- Carol Ramsey Costume Design
- Christine Jordan Assistant Costume Designer
- Linda Flowers Hair Department Head
- Germicka Barclay Key Hair Stylist
- Michelle Garbin Makeup Artist
- Kate Shorter Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 5
- Paul Graff Visual Effects Supervisor
- Bill George Visual Effects Supervisor
- Scott Willis Special Effects Supervisor
- Erin D. O'Connor Visual Effects Producer
- Christina Graff Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 1
- Dan Cornwall Gaffer
Other crew · 29
- Derek Graf Stunts
- Eric Norris Stunts
- Jasi Cotton Lanier Stunt Double
- Steve Kelso Stunt Driver
- Allan Padelford Stunt Driver
- Tom McComas Stunt Driver
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