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A Balasaur Score of 47 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 26%, Metacritic 41/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,368 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless beggar and petty thief looking for some easy cash.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes26%
Metacritic41/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
1,133 audience votes
Key crew
- Kristofor BrownScreenplay
- Seth RogenScreenplay
- Steven BrillDirector
- Christophe BeckOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Owen WilsonDrillbit Taylor
- Leslie MannLisa
- Nate HartleyWade
- Troy GentileRyan
- David DorfmanEmmit
- Alex FrostFilkins
- Josh PeckRonnie
- Casey BoersmaChuck
- Dylan BoersmaNick
- Lisa Ann WalterDolores
- Beth LittlefordBarbara
- David KoechnerFrightened Dad
Stills
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Themes
prisonhigh schoolbeachjealousyhomeless personparent child relationshipfightbodyguardnerdprotectionbullyingsubstitute teacher