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Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
116K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Rising executive Tim Wagner works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, entertaining, talky, feel good, not serious, sentimental, hilarious, romantic, laugh out loud ...
Plot:
stupidity, farce, friendship, taxidermy, dumb, nothing goes right, misfit, dinner, moral dilemma, social satire, comedy of manners, naivete, employer employee relationship, corporate world, comedy of errors, loser, goofy hero, eccentricity, food, adult humor, artist, existentialism, businessman, bully, fire ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Place:
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Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Audience:
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Place:
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Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
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Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
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Time:
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100%
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Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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2000s, 21st century
Place:
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100%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Country: USA, Germany
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Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Audience:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Audience:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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