Summary
America! Built on a better pill. Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs. Legally, that is. Karly is a pharmaceutical sales representative. She sells pills to doctors. She makes lots of money.
Good for
- Friends night
- Binge-friendly
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+10)
Critics 29Audiences 39GoodWatch 31
Metascore46
Tomatometer11%
IMDb4.8
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most comedies, −10 min on the typical 100
typical 10090Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 4 more
Released
2005
March 7, 2005
21 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
20 of 20
Katherine HeiglKarly Hert- LMLucian McAfeeZach Danner
- DDDavid DurbinDan
- DDDorian DeMicheleJacqueline
- THTemeceka HarrisGrace
- BHBeth HebertSarah
Mimi Sagadin Katie- SASandy AdellDr. Jones
- DMDavid M. AmesDr. Jakobs
- JAJohn ApplePlant Manager
- RBRon BaumgartnerBusiness Man @ Plant
- CSCollin SpencerT. Bates
- BBBill BolzScary Man
- SBStacy BricksonDr. Collins
- NCNathan CaracterRecruiter
- TCTom ChristiansonDr. Michaels
- NCNathan ConnorScott
- JCJanet CressonDebbie
- TCTom CurtisDr. Allen
- LELee ErnstJack Klug
Directing · 5
- Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau Director, Writer, Producer
- Nicholas Owen Langholff First Assistant Director
- Liza Hanson Second Assistant Director
- Steve Moschkau Script Supervisor
- Peter J. Olsen Second Second Assistant Director, Still Photographer
Production · 7
- David Shoshan Executive Producer
- Katherine Heigl Producer
- Holly Mosher Producer, Production Manager
- Dan Kattman Associate Producer, Editor
- Jody Reiss Casting
- Dorian Dunas Casting
Camera · 4
- Carl F. Whitney Director of Photography
- Michael Nie Key Grip
- Angela Kattman Still Photographer
- Sarah Justus Still Photographer
Sound · 3
- John Tanner Music
- Ralph Bruner Music, Sound Mixer
- Chris Curran-Dorsano Boom Operator
Art · 2
- Jen Seibold Art Direction
- Sara Christianson Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Kristina Christensen Costume Design
- Katina Jonuzzi Makeup Artist
- Tracy Ballweg Makeup Artist
- Valerie Straavaldsen Key Hair Stylist
Lighting · 2
- David M. Ames Gaffer
- Mike Krebs Electrician
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