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Summary
A Brooklyn mother finds comic relief from domestic drudgery by inhabiting the world in guises-drag king, pole dancer, Santa Claus-managing to find moments of grace even on thankless days.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 62Audiences 60GoodWatch 54
Tomatometer67%
Metascore56
Letterboxd · 273 ratings3.4/5
IMDb5.3
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than most comedies, −15 min on the typical 100
typical 10085Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 5 countries
Released
2013
March 27, 2013
13 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Directing · 1
- Shannon Plumb Director, Screenplay
Camera · 1
- Atsushi Nishijima Still Photographer
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