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Dinner for Schmucks (2010)

PG_13 114 min  -  Comedy  -   30 July 2010 (USA)
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Ratings: 5.9/10 from 42,967 users   Metascore: 56/100 
Reviews: 244 user | 176 critic | 37 from Metacritic.com

When he finds out that his work superiors host a dinner celebrating the idiocy of their guests, a rising executive questions it when he's invited, just as he befriends a man who would be the perfect guest.

Director:

Jay Roach

Writers:

David Guion (screenplay), Michael Handelman (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Carell ...
Paul Rudd ...
Tim
Zach Galifianakis ...
Jemaine Clement ...
Stephanie Szostak ...
Lucy Punch ...
Bruce Greenwood ...
David Walliams ...
Ron Livingston ...
Larry Wilmore ...
Kristen Schaal ...
P.J. Byrne ...
Andrea Savage ...
Nick Kroll ...
Randall Park ...
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Storyline

Tim (Rudd) is a rising executive who "succeeds" in finding the perfect guest, IRS employee Barry (Carell), for his boss's monthly event, a so-called "dinner for idiots," which offers certain advantages to the exec who shows up with the biggest buffoon. Written by Anonymous  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Dinner | IRS | Idiot | Naivety | Pet Vulture  | See more »

Taglines:

Takes One To Know One.

Genres:

Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sequences of crude and sexual content, some partial nudity and language See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A cena con un cretino See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$23,527,839 (USA) (1 August 2010) (2911 Screens)

Gross:

$72,980,108 (USA) (10 October 2010)
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Jeff Dunham, who plays Lewis the Ventriloquist and his "wife" Debbie, is a popular comedian known for his ventriloquism. Debbie, renamed Diane, went on to appear as part of his act in Dunham's Identity Crisis Tour in 2010. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When Barry enters the pond on Kieran's farm, his pants show a water line where they are wet from entering the water more than once. See more »

Quotes

Julie: Kieran, You remember Tim?
Kieran: [nods] ... the stock broker.
Tim: No, no. I work for a private equity firm that specializes in distressed assets.
Kieran: So, kind of a stock broker.
Tim: Almost nothing like a stock broker.
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Crazy Credits

After the credits, A diorama is displayed of a stuffed mouse sitting in a burnt down house, with Barry heard laughing as he reveals that Fender's company has gone bust with Forbes Magazine naming him the "World's Biggest Loser." See more »


Soundtracks

"SENZA FINE"
Written by Gino Paoli
Performed by Monica Mancini
Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc. See more »