Summary
The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anything for him - except for the one thing he wants.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+11)
Critics 50Audiences 39GoodWatch 41
Tomatometer58%
Metascore41
IMDb4.8
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for comedies, −9 min on the typical 100
typical 10091Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 120 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
+110Released
2014
May 30, 2014
12 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- 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 WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 moreDirecting · 2
- Thomas Beatty Director, Writer
- Rebecca Fishman Director
Camera · 1
- Aaron Kovalchik Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Julian Wass Original Music Composer
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