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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   31,166 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Pierce Gardner (written by) and
Peter Hedges (written by)
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Release Date:
26 October 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.
Plot:
A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(25 articles)
Warner Bros. Buys $2 Million Star Vehicle for Steve Carell
 (From Collider.com. 18 December 2009, 10:47 AM, PST)

Warners Tempts Carell With New Comedy
 (From EmpireOnline. 17 December 2009, 10:11 PM, PST)

User Reviews:
A One-of-A-Kind Movie Experience more (226 total)

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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some innuendo.
Runtime:
98 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The movie was filmed in an actual house in Rhode Island, where the cast spent a great deal of time bonding and rehearsing before filming began. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: At the dinner table, when the topic of forgiving pasts comes up, the boom mic falls into the shot. John Mahoney even breaks character to look up at it. more
Quotes:
Dan Burns: There's rightness in our wrongness. more
Movie Connections:
References "Bonanza" (1959) more
Soundtrack:
My Hands Are Shaking more

FAQ

Where IS that house?
What's the piano music being played to "Ruthie Pigface Draper"?
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128 out of 207 people found the following review useful.
A One-of-A-Kind Movie Experience, 21 October 2007
10/10
Author: Chalula88 from United States

I was lucky enough to see this at a pre-screening last night (Oct. 20) and I was incredibly surprised by the wonderful plot and genuinely heart felt acting.

While the plot is not particularly complicated or exceptionally new, the story unfolds in a way that feels fresh, unique, and distinctly "indy" in style. It isn't something that can easily be compared to films of the past, it's a unique take on a sort of classic middle-aged depressed love story.

I was particularly struck by the casting of the film. Down to every last extra in the family, it was a beautiful and talented cast. The three daughters did a wonderful job, the talent was evenly dispersed between them and none of them "out-shone" the other two.

It was truly a delightful film, appropriate for all ages and laugh out loud funny while also being truly touching and heart warming. It was a wonderful break from the sex jokes and nudity of recent films.

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