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Summary
A young man having an existential crisis convinces a Canadian self-help guru to come to London and become his personal life coach.
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 51GoodWatch 50
IMDb5.3
Audience score48%
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
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 9 more
Released
2008
January 17, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 1 moreDirecting · 1
- Oliver Irving Director, Writer
Production · 1
- Urvashi Chugani Casting
Camera · 1
- Paul Swann Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Reuben Irving Editor
Sound · 1
- Joe Hastings Original Music Composer
Art · 3
- Nic Tuft Production Design
- Stefania Buonajuti Art Direction
- Paul Harvey Art Direction
Lighting · 1
- Sol Saihati Gaffer
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