Summary
When five strangers with nothing in common come together at a remote roadside eatery, they place their orders with the diner's omniscient owner, who seems to know everything about them ... and is eerily reminiscent of Jesus Christ.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 76GoodWatch 72
Audience score84%
IMDb6.7
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −24 min on the typical 109
typical 10985Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2010
May 3, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Directing · 3
- David A.R. White Director, Producer
- Thomas Zellen First Assistant Director
- Marc Davies Second Assistant Director
Writing · 5
- Timothy Ratajczak Writer, Co-Producer
- Sean Paul Murphy Writer, Co-Producer, Editor
- Michael Scott Story, Producer
- Steve Taylor Story
- Jason Cusick Story
Production · 15
- Jay Allen Richardson Executive Producer
- Timothy Reiad Executive Producer
- Carl G.M. Nelson Executive Producer
- Joanna Reiad Executive Producer
- Matthew Reiad Executive Producer
- Tom Saab Executive Producer
Camera · 2
- Andy Jagerson Jimmy Jib Operator
- P.J. Russ First Assistant Camera
Sound · 5
- Matt Gates Music
- Ido Waksman Music
- Greg Miller Sound Designer
- Michael Mori Boom Operator
- Randy Lawson Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Steve Ochoa Production Design
- Mona Nahm Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Cami Nemanich Costume Design
- Amber Rae Key Makeup Artist
- Andie Michaels Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Taavi Lehtimaki Lighting Technician
Other crew · 6
- Vance Null Post-Production Manager
- Steven Joseph St. John Carpenter
- Darren Rydstrom Cinematography
- Rene Fresquez Carpenter
- Leonard Short Carpenter
- Glen Wacker Driver
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