Summary
It's a movie for everyone whose life has been thrown off-course, out of whack, or simply not turned out the way they planned it. In other words, it's a movie for everyone, period.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 47Audiences 45GoodWatch 47
Metascore54
Tomatometer40%
IMDb5.6
User score4.8
Audience score30%
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109109Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2010
May 21, 2010
16 years ago
Genres
DramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
Yes: it's rated R in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-Provoking
and 25 more33 people
- Jenna FischerLaura
- Chris O'DonnellBob
- Kim CoatesMel Kaminsky
- Lesley Ann WarrenJoan
- Sara KapnerWendy Helms
- Brooke SmithKathy Helms
- Daniel YelskyDennis Pehlke
- Jay KlaitzPatient
Rob BenedictPaul Helms
Zach PageKyle Helms
Sarah WilsonAmanda
Sam McMurrayBig Bad Dan
James RebhornDr. Bronstein
Joy SupranoJulie Cantoni
Ron LeibmanWarren Dunning
Michelle HurstEileen
Matt ObergMinister- DLDouglas LipmanDoug
- CBCarla BriscoeKristen
Elaine KussackSara- BPBrandon PerlerNoah
Miles WilliamsChristopher
Arden MyrinMs. Gallagher
Nadia DajaniAngela Behar
Directing · 2
- Michael J. Weithorn Director, Screenplay, Producer
- Glen Trotiner First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Production · 5
- Joe Gressis Producer, Editor
- Dena Hysell-Cornejo Producer
- Richard Pagano Casting
- Russell Boast Casting
- Sirad Balducci Line Producer
Camera · 1
- Thomas M. Harting Director of Photography
Sound · 2
- Austin Wintory Original Music Composer
- Liz Gallacher Music Supervisor
Art · 2
- Kelly McGehee Production Design
- Kelley Burney Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Jenny Gering Costume Designer
Other crew · 2
- Aaron Vexler Stunt Double
- Joanne Lamstein Stunt Double
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