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Imagine That (2009) -- A financial executive (Murphy) who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
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Overview

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5.1/10   1,789 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Ed Solomon (written by) &
Chris Matheson (written by)
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Release Date:
12 June 2009 (USA) more
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Tagline:
What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?
Plot:
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await. | add synopsis
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On Second Thought, No 'Harvey' For Spielberg
 (From LatinoReview. 4 December 2009, 5:46 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Eddie Murphy ... Evan Danielson

Thomas Haden Church ... Johnny Whitefeather
Yara Shahidi ... Olivia Danielson

Ronny Cox ... Tom Stevens
Stephen Rannazzisi ... Noah Kulick

Nicole Ari Parker ... Tricia Danielson

DeRay Davis ... John Strother

Vanessa Williams ... Lori Strother

Martin Sheen ... Dante D'Enzo

Lauren Weedman ... Rose

Timm Sharp ... Tod

Daniel Polo ... Indigo Whitefeather

Stephen Root ... Fred Franklin

Richard Schiff ... Carl Simons

Marin Hinkle ... Ms. Davis
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Imagine that - Die Kraft der Fantasie (Germany)
Me & Olivia (USA) (working title)
NowhereLand (USA) (working title)
Zuhause ist der Zauber los (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for some mild language and brief questionable behavior.
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USA:107 min
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Continuity: When Evan is in his house the first night that he has Olivia, she comes out of her bedroom and goes to sleep on the lounge chair in the same room Evan is working. When Olivia first gets on the lounge her slippers are near the foot of the lounge. A couple of clips later you will see them near the head of the bed. more
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4 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
What audience is this supposed to be aimed at?, 23 September 2009
6/10
Author: dockbennett from Brisbane, Australia

I just saw this film with a group of children, whom we took as part of our Holiday Care programme here in Brisbane, Australia. As there were no toilet trips, I actually managed to see it all!

Overall, I thought it was a pretty good and entertaining film, but it was hard to know to whom it was aimed at. The business meetings Murphy went to and various discussions about same were certainly not down to children's levels, and a lot of kids in the cinema clearly got quite restless, including some of ours, at least one of whom complained about the movie being "boring". But when Murphy went on his comedy antics, it was a bit too juvenile for adults.

I thought Eddie was great, as was Yara Shahidi as the young girl, in an absolutely lovely, natural performance, while Thomas Haden Church was amusing as the fake Indian. But what was with the imaginary friends?? Were they real? If not, how did the girl get all the right information about the businesses? If they were... well... the film didn't seem to relay that. Wasn't it all generally another morality tale about parent/child bonding?

And what was with all the Beatles songs?

Certainly a pretty entertaining picture, but who is it for?

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