Summary
Before introverted word-nerd Zoe gains the courage to enter the National Scrabble Championship, she meets her emotional match in Marty, an irascible recluse.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 60Audiences 57GoodWatch 60
Tomatometer60%
Audience score57%
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 139 countries
+129Released
2012
July 28, 2012
14 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Directing · 1
- Bill Sebastian Director, Editor
Writing · 1
- Juliet McDaniel Writer
Camera · 1
- David Wagenaar Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Clinton Noel Williams Editor
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