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Summary
Elizabeth, a vet assistant, falls for Max, who brings in an abused dog. His jealousy burdens their relationship as does talk of marriage. Lena wants Max and she schemes.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 38GoodWatch 21
IMDb5.0
Audience score26%
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for comedies, −9 min on the typical 100
typical 10091Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 36 more
Released
1999
July 9, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
ComedyRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Mexico
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 6 more15 people
- Drew BarrymoreLena
- Jennifer BealsElizabeth
- Desiree CasadoDonita
- Isabel GilliesSusan - Roommate
- Mel GorhamLourdes
- James Le GrosMax
- JMJoseph MossoWaiter
- LPLázaro PérezRamon
- Frank SengerMan with Cane
- Jon StewartHenry
Eric ThalJack- JLJennifer LilaPartygoer (uncredited)
- AMAndrew MarksPartygoer (uncredited)
- RSRobert Sean MillerPartygoer (uncredited)
- ARAndy RedmondVeterinarian (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Adam Park Director, Writer
Production · 5
- Harvey Weinstein Executive Producer
- Bob Weinstein Executive Producer
- Stuart Burkin Producer
- Kathie Hersch Producer
- Pamela Lubell Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Ellery Ryan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Sue Blainey Editor
Sound · 1
- Paul Rabjohns Original Music Composer
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