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Great Buck Howard, The
2008
Defying his father and dropping out of law school, aspiring writer Troy Gable (Colin Hanks) looks for a way to gain some meaningful life experience. Troy gets that and more when he takes a job with Buck Howard (John Malkovich), a vainglorious mentalist who hopes to reinvigorate his fading career by staging a big comeback.
Get ready for the comeback of a lifetime.
JBscale
64
Good
Film Detail
Genre
Comedy - Adventure
Length
1 hr. 30 mins.
US Theatrical Release
April 10, 2009
US Box Office
$750,587
(#5941 of 7074)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested
A Drug Reference, Some Language, Suggestive Remarks
Collection Detail
Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English:
DD+ 5.1
Studio
Magnolia
Released
July 21, 2009
Acquired Date
March 31, 2023
Times Seen
0 Times
Last Watched
Haven't seen it yet.
Actors
John Malkovich
Colin Hanks
Emily Blunt
Ricky Jay
Steve Zahn
Tom Hanks
Griffin Dunne
Debra Monk
Adam Scott
Patrick Fischler
Wallace Langham
Jonathan Ames
Jacquie Barnbrook
Directors
Sean McGinly
Producers
Gary Goetzman
Tom Hanks
Writers
Sean McGinly
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71%
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95 votes
49%
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714 votes
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63
25 votes
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
14,927 votes
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