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The Obama Effect

2012Movie1 h 25 min

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Summary

A serious health scare ignites John Thomas, an insurance salesman in his 50s, to take a closer look at his life. Motivated by a misguided obsession with getting Barack Obama elected, John takes an overwhelming involvement in the Presidential campaign.

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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 26GoodWatch 26
Audience score35%
IMDb1.7
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
2012
July 13, 2012
14 years ago
Genres
ComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
24 of 40
Directing · 4
Charles S. Dutton Director, Writer
Bruce Resnik Script Supervisor
Liz Edwards Script Supervisor
Michael Coulombe Script Supervisor
Writing · 4
Barry Hankerson Writer, Producer
Sidra Smith Writer
Samuel Z. Jean Writer
Celeste Walker Writer
Production · 13
Corey Large Executive Producer
Alan Pao Executive Producer
Clayton Moore Executive Producer
Robert A. Johnson Producer
Harry Smith Producer
Ifeanyi Njoku Producer
Camera · 1
Daniel Pearl Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Sean Hubbert Editor
Sound · 1
Rick Stone Original Music Composer
Art · 2
Juri Koll Location Scout
Russell Griffith Location Scout
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Kathryn Langston Orindgreff Costume Design

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