Summary
Soon after his insufferably arrogant father wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson is kidnapped by Thaddeus James, a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Pure escapism
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+28)
Critics 27Audiences 55GoodWatch 41
Metascore28
Tomatometer25%
IMDb6.1
User score6.0
Letterboxd · 2 K ratings2.6/5
Audience score44%
Box office
14%of its budget back
- Budget
- $4 M
- Worldwide
- $551 K
Worldwide it made back $551 K of the $4 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 50 min
A typical length for comedies, +10 min on the typical 100
typical 100110Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 7 countries, rent or buy in 25 more
Released
2007
April 28, 2007
19 years ago
Genres
ComedyCrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 28 more33 people
- Alan RickmanEli Michaelson
- Bryan GreenbergBarkley Michaelson
- Shawn HatosyThaddeus James
- Eliza DushkuCity Hall
- Bill PullmanMax Mariner
- Mary SteenburgenSarah Michaelson
- Danny DeVitoGastner
- Ted DansonHarvey Parrish
Ernie HudsonBill Canega
Lindy BoothBeth Chapman
Tracey WalterSimon Ahrens- HBHal B. KleinTully's Guy
Matt WinstonBook Store Manager
Kirk BailyWil Cavalere
Joyce GuyEileen Moses
Kevin WestJaundice Guy
Wayne LopezCabbie
Dawn BalkinStewardess
Johanna TorellAnalea Sigvatsson
Mark FamigliettiOfficer Relyea
Juliette JeffersClaire
Greg CollinsForeman
Danika QuinnOpera Singer
Kelly LangeKelly Lange
Directing · 1
- Randall Miller Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Writing · 1
- Jody Savin Writer, Producer
Production · 12
- Tom Soulanille Executive Producer
- Jeffery Goddard Executive Producer
- Michael Ravine Executive Producer
- Art Klein Executive Producer
- Richard Pagano Casting
- Bridget Fonger Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Mike Ozier Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Mark Adler Original Music Composer
- Paul Oakenfold Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Craig Stearns Production Design
- Laura Evans Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kathryn Morrison Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Jeff Dashnaw Stunt Coordinator, Stunts
- Jon Avnet Thanks
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