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A lonely, gritty west Texas rancher has disengaged from life after loss but an old compadre masterminds a crazy bet on a chicken named Blanche to help Tommy realize there are second chances at life and love. This tale was inspired by a true bet.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 49GoodWatch 42
IMDb4.9
Running time
1 h 7 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −33 min on the typical 100
typical 10067Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
2018
July 28, 2018
8 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Directing · 1
- Twila LaBar Director
Writing · 2
- Steve Davis Writer
- Sam Pfiester Writer
Tropes
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