Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.
Cast |
Steve Carrell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook, Alison Pill, Brittany Robertson, Marlene Lawston, Dianne Wiest, John Mahoney |
Director |
Peter Hedges |
Screenplay | Pierce Gardner, Peter Hedges |
Music | Sondre Lerche |
Cinematography | Lawrence Sher |
Editing | Sarah Flick |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | Dan in Real Life Productions, Focus Features, Touchstone Pictures |
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Genre | Romantic comedy |
Language | None |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None, infrequent sex references, no impact |
Violence | None |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | None |
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Category | Score (-50 to 50) |
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Wanton Violence / Crime | 46 |
Impudence / Hate | -50 |
Sexual Immorality | 18 |
Drugs / Alcohol | 36 |
Offence to God | 18 |
Murder / Suicide | 50 |
Final score | 20 |
Sex / Nudity |
Violence |
Blood / Gore / Gross |
Guns / Weapons |
Profanity |
Alcohol / Drugs |
Smoking |
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
Imitative Behaviour |
Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Zane Henry | 10 | |
Die Burger Mariana Malan | 10 | |
Cape Times Kenneth Turan | 15 | |
iAfrica.com Rebekah Kendal | 13 | |
The Citizen Annette Bayne | 13 | |
BBC Catherine Chambers teve Carell swaps virginity for family values in this charming, sharp-witted rom com that never has to try too hard for laughs. | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert | 15 | |
ReelViews James Berardinelli Beneath its aw-shucks, wants-to-be-liked exterior, this is a bankrupt motion picture. It's cloying, artificial, and not the least bit romantic. In its 100 minutes of screen time, it gets only one thing right: that teenage girls will always hate their father, regardless of the provocation. | 10 | |
Rolling Stone Peter Travers The plot tickles sitcom, but the film is a winner because Carell and Binoche follow Hedges' lead and keep it real. Sharing their company really is a pleasure. | 18 | |
ScreenIt Don't plan on being surprised, and don't worry if you have to wait until this offering arrives on video or TV before you see it. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 34 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 151 critics | 13 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Fine performances elevate it beyond its sentimental plot. | 13 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 14022 Netizens I liked it. I can't say much more than that. | 14 | |
Average .. 65% | 13 |