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Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A coming-of-middle-age comedy that chronicles the unlikely friendship between failed author Richard Dunne and a Long Island teen who teaches him a thing or two about growing up, all under the disapproving eye of his long-suffering wife and his imaginary Superhero friend.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes33%
Metacritic37/100
Audiences rate it 28 points higher than critics do.
375 audience votes
Key crew
- Kieran MulroneyDirector
- Michele MulroneyDirector
- Michele MulroneyScreenplay
- Kieran MulroneyScreenplay
- Mark McAdamOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jeff DanielsRichard Dunn
- Emma StoneAbby
- Ryan ReynoldsCaptain Excellent
- Lisa KudrowClaire Dunn
- Kieran CulkinChristopher
- Hunter ParrishBryce
- Arabella FieldLucy
- Chris ParnellPeter
- Eric GillilandUPS Guy
- Louis RosarioBryce's Posse
- Conrad WolfeBryce's Posse
- Brian T. FinneyMike
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Themes
friendshipimaginary friendlong island, new yorkauthorwriter