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Summary
A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 79Audiences 78GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer79%
Metascore78
User score8.1
Letterboxd · 768 K ratings4.0/5
Audience score78%
IMDb7.3
Box office
99%of its budget back
- Budget
- $25 M
- Worldwide
- $25 M
Worldwide it made back $25 M of the $25 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most romances, −11 min on the typical 107
typical 10796Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 24 countries, rent or buy in 47 more
+14Released
2002
October 11, 2002
24 years ago
Genres
RomanceDramaComedyLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Golden Globe Awards2003
- Best Actor, Motion Picture Musical or Comedy2003Nominated
- Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy2003Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 13 more54 people
- Adam SandlerBarry Egan
- Emily WatsonLena Leonard
- Philip Seymour HoffmanDean Trumbell
- Luis GuzmánLance
- Mary Lynn RajskubElizabeth Egan
- Robert SmigelWalter the Dentist
- Jason AndrewsOperator Carter (voice)
- Don McManusPlastic (voice)
- DSDavid SchrempfCustomer #1
- SCSeann ConwayCustomer #2
Rico BuenoRico- HMHazel MaillouxRhonda
Karen KilgariffAnna (voice)- JHJulie HermelinKathleen
- SCSalvador CurielSal
- JBJorge BarahonaJorge
- EQErnesto QuinteroErnesto
- JSJulius SteuerMechanic
- LSLisa SpectorSusan
- NGNicole GelbardNicole
- MWMia WeinbergGilda
- KHKaren HermelinAnna
- LRLarry RingSteve - Brother-in-Law
- KGKerry GelbardRichard - Brother-in-Law
Directing · 5
- Paul Thomas Anderson Director, Writer, Producer
- Adam Druxman First Assistant Director
- James Moran Second Assistant Director
- Sonia Bhalla Second Second Assistant Director
- Valeria Migliassi Collins Script Supervisor
Production · 50
- Daniel Lupi Producer, Unit Production Manager
- JoAnne Sellar Producer
- Cassandra Kulukundis Casting
- Jonathan Loughran Production Assistant
- J.D. Donaruma Production Assistant
- Cecilia Escobar Payroll Accountant
Camera · 31
- Robert Elswit Director of Photography
- Bruce Birmelin Still Photographer
- Alexander W. Gage Grip
- David Crone Steadicam Operator, Camera Operator
- Bob Gorelick Steadicam Operator
- Frank A. Montesanto Key Grip
Editing · 11
- Leslie Jones Editor
- Fred Raskin Additional Editor
- Phil Hetos Color Timer
- Lee Wimer Color Timer
- Sandra Montiel First Assistant Editor
- Lara Khachooni Assistant Editor
Sound · 54
- Jon Brion Original Music Composer
- Chris Scarabosio Sound Designer
- Phil Benson Supervising Sound Editor
- Gary Rydstrom Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Dennis Sands Scoring Mixer
- Michael Semanick Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art · 33
- William Arnold Production Design
- Sue Chan Art Direction
- Will Grant Set Dresser
- Jay Hart Set Decoration
- Holiday Landa Art Department Coordinator
- Graham Robertson Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up · 15
- Mark Bridges Costume Design
- Ann Pala Makeup Artist, Hairstylist
- Lizabeth Maggini Costumer
- Anne Hoss Costumer
- Peggy Nichols Key Makeup Artist
- Kelvin R. Trahan Hair Department Head
Visual Effects · 4
- Tim Alexander Visual Effects Supervisor
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