Summary
Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub in this film based on John Leguizamo's one-man show. The story that unfolds has it all: love, loss, mistakes, adventure and redemption.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+14)
Critics 24Audiences 38GoodWatch 26
Metascore24
IMDb4.3
Audience score32%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than most comedies, −14 min on the typical 100
typical 10086Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 4 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2014
November 5, 2014
12 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more16 people
- John LeguizamoJesse
- Radha MitchellLara
- Rosie PerezZowie
- Griffin DunneJefferey
- Yul VazquezRay
- Ally SheedyStoddard
- Tomas MilianGramps
- Olga MeredizMoms
Jackie MoorePretty Girl- ADAnna DudnikHot Girl
Hannah FiermanBug Eyed Girl- GKGinger KrollHolly
- NSNatalia SeguraPaula
Frank RodriguezMom's Boyfriend- JAJulia Ahumada GrobZowie's Bridesmad
Jessica PimentelCaroline
Directing · 1
- Alfredo De Villa Director
Writing · 2
- John Leguizamo Writer, Producer
- Kathy DeMarco Writer
Production · 5
- Ron Gell Executive Producer
- Alejo Arango Executive Producer
- Daniel Bigel Producer
- Laura Knight Producer
- Dara Wishingrad Production Designer
Camera · 1
- Nancy Schreiber Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Michael A. Levine Original Music Composer
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