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A Balasaur Score of 42 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%, Metacritic 32/100. Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do. Most of the 2,300 2000s comedy movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 30m. Streaming on Prime, Peacock, and Tubi.
Synopsis
When his lawyer wife, Sofia, becomes pregnant, chronic underachiever Tom Reilly must take a job at his father-in-law's advertising firm. Tom has to adjust to the demands of a very high-powered job, and he finds himself in an increasingly hostile office rivalry with Chip, Sofia's paraplegic former lover.
Ratings
IMDb5.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes18%
Metacritic32/100
Audiences rate it 23 points higher than critics do.
263 audience votes
Key crew
- Jesse PeretzDirector
- Michael HandelmanWriter
- David GuionWriter
- Edward ShearmurOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Zach BraffTom Reilly
- Amanda PeetSofia Kowalski
- Jason BatemanChip Sanders
- Charles GrodinBob Kowalski
- Mia FarrowAmelia Kowalski
- Lucian MaiselWesley
- Donal LogueDon Wollebin
- Amy PoehlerCarol Lane
- Fred ArmisenManny
- Bob StephensonDoug
- Yaffit HallelyWoman
- Josh CharlesForrest Mead
