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Dinner for Schmucks

Name: Dinner for Schmucks
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2010
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Jemaine Clement, Stephanie Szostak

Taste attributes: comedyanimalsfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossy

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"Takes One To Know One."

Boxlist takeA morally murky comedy, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like edge over warmth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

5.6 /10

TMDB · 1,371 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

Rising executive Tim Conrad 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.

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