Film200697 min

Failure to Launch

Name: Failure to Launch
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2006
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper

Taste attributes: comedyromancetried & testedwholesomelightsimplelinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashlove conquers all

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"To leave the nest, some men just need a little push."

Boxlist takeA breezy comedy that is polished, moving and warm-hearted. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

5.8 /10

TMDB · 1,277 votes

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What lines up

Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

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

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Synopsis

Tripp, an attractive man in his thirties, is still living with his parents Al and Sue. Tripp's best friends Demo and Ace are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it. Al and Sue are not happy, however, and are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to arrange the matter and couldn't be happier with the result.

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