The read
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Jake SandvigWriter
- Brian CranoWriter
- Brian CranoDirector
Cast
- Jason RitterBen Dwellman
- Jake SandvigAlan Manilow
- Chandler CanterburyKelsey Patterson
- Rebecca HallMelanie 'Mel' Manilow
- Todd LouisoMarty
- Gabriel MachtWyatt
- Sally KirklandOlder Jewish Lady
- Elmarie WendelThe Mark
- Carrie PrestonLynette
- Johnny SimmonsKelsey Patterson (Age 18)
- Amanda SeyfriedAmanda (uncredited)
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Themes
suicidecaliforniawaitressalcoholfightbullymisfittheftcriminalargumentconhomeless