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Summary
Charlie Berns is a veteran Hollywood movie producer who has given up on his career and life.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 49
Letterboxd · 607 ratings2.9/5
IMDb5.6
Audience score27%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10098Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 22 countries, rent or buy in 4 more
+12Released
2008
November 20, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Canada
South Africa- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more15 people
- William H. MacyCharlie Berns
- Meg RyanDeidre Hearn
- Jason RitterLionel Travitz
- Elliott GouldRabbi Seth Gutterman
- LL Cool JBobby Mason
- Kate BlumbergLinda
- David HuntGrier Clark
- Jeremy CrutchleyIan Chadwick
Fiona GlascottFiona Hicks
Sharon RaginianoLevi Rosenwald- TMTere MorrisCatherine Oxenmoor
- NRNatasha Reese-DaviesMaya
Aiden LithgowSkip Miller
John CarsonNigel Bland
Sean HiggsHans Bleimer
Directing · 1
- Steven Schachter Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
- William H. Macy Screenplay
Production · 7
- Michael Prupas Producer
- Irene Litinsky Producer
- Keri Nakamoto Producer
- Jeremy Zimmermann Casting
- Anna Feyder Casting
- Dan Hubbard Casting
Camera · 4
- Paul Sarossy Director of Photography
- Eric Anderson Second Unit Director of Photography
- Charlie Sperring Still Photographer
- Trevor Michael Brown Camera Operator
Editing · 5
- Matthew Friedman Editor
- Susan Maggi Editor
- Robert Doyle First Assistant Editor
- Julien Tremblay Digital Intermediate
- Marie-Hélène Bourget Digital Intermediate
Sound · 8
- Jeff Beal Original Music Composer
- Steven Gurman Supervising Sound Editor
- Keith Elliott Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Peter Lopata Sound Effects Editor
- Philippe Espantoso Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Scott Donald Dialogue Editor
Art · 5
- Guy Lalande Production Design
- Emilia Roux Set Decoration
- steven saunders Sculptor
- Lisa Van Der Merwe Art Department Coordinator
- Birrie le Roux Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 6
- Diana Cilliers Costume Design
- Barbara Olvera Hairstylist
- Tina Earnshaw Makeup Artist
- Megan Tanner Makeup Department Head
- Leon von Solms Key Hair Stylist
- Leonie Roberts Costume Supervisor
Visual Effects · 2
- Max Poolman Special Effects Supervisor
- Eve Brunet Visual Effects Producer
Other crew · 1
- Lance Peters Armorer
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