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Summary
When Lenny and his wife, Amanda, adopt a baby, Lenny realizes that his son is a genius and becomes obsessed with finding the boy's biological mother in hopes that she will be brilliant too.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 69Audiences 71GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer78%
Metascore60
Audience score73%
User score7.2
IMDb7.0
Letterboxd · 30 K ratings3.5/5
Box office
1.7×its budget
- Budget
- $15 M
- Worldwide
- $26 M
Worldwide it earned $11 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 32 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+22Released
1995
September 13, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
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Woody AllenLenny
Mira SorvinoLinda Ash
Helena Bonham CarterAmanda
F. Murray AbrahamChorleiter
Donald SymingtonAmanda's Father
Claire BloomAmanda's Mother
Olympia DukakisJocasta
Michael RapaportKevin
David Ogden StiersLaius
Jack WardenTiresias
Peter WellerJerry Bender
Danielle FerlandCassandra
Paul GiamattiExtras Guild Researcher
Tony SiricoBoxing Trainer
Pamela BlairGreek Chorus- RCRene CeballosGreek Chorus
- ECElie ChaibGreek Chorus
George De La PenaGreek Chorus- JDJoanne DiMauroGreek Chorus
Denise FayeGreek Chorus
Marian FilaliGreek Chorus- AFAngelo FraboniGreek Chorus
Scott FowlerGreek Chorus- SGSeth GertsacovGreek Chorus
Directing · 4
- Woody Allen Director, Writer
- Thomas A. Reilly First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
- Richard Patrick Second Assistant Director
- Kay Chapin Script Supervisor
Production · 16
- J.E. Beaucaire Executive Producer
- Jean Doumanian Executive Producer
- Robert Greenhut Producer
- Juliet Taylor Casting
- Todd M. Thaler Additional Casting
- Ken Halsband Location Assistant
Camera · 8
- Carlo Di Palma Director of Photography
- Ronald Burke Best Boy Grip
- David E. Baron Second Assistant Camera
- Michael Green First Assistant Camera
- Brian Hamill Still Photographer
- Robert Ward Key Grip
Editing · 3
- Susan E. Morse Editor
- William Kruzykowski Assistant Editor
- Kent Blocher Assistant Editor
Sound · 10
- Dick Hyman Original Music Composer
- Robert Hein Supervising Sound Editor
- Dan Evans Farkas Assistant Sound Editor
- Stuart Levy Foley Supervisor
- Sylvia Menno Dialogue Editor
- Bradford L. Hohle Dolby Consultant
Art · 14
- Santo Loquasto Production Design
- Vincent Guarriello Key Construction Grip
- Susan Bode Tyson Set Decoration
- Ron Petagna Sr. Construction Coordinator
- Drew Dillard Location Scout
- Wayne Moss Standby Carpenter
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Jeffrey Kurland Costume Design
- John Glaser Assistant Costume Designer
- Rosemary Zurlo Makeup Artist
- Melissa Stanton Wardrobe Supervisor
- Benjamin Wilson Wardrobe Supervisor
- Werner Sherer Hairstylist
Lighting · 2
- Michael Proscia Jr. Gaffer
- Jack Coffen Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 10
- Carl Turnquest Projection
- Graciela Daniele Choreographer
- Peter Tavis Transportation Captain
- Tom Gould Cableman
- Lilene Mansell Dialect Coach
- Hernando Henao Craft Service
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