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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Movie · 2004 · 93 min

A silly, good-natured underdog romp that coasts on goofy gags and broad caricatures rather than real stakes.

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2004 film by Rawson Marshall Thurber
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Year
2004
Runtime
93 min
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • class
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour9
Realism4
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Details

Genres
comedy, sport, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Written by
Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring
Chuck Norris, Jason Bateman, Lance Armstrong, Ben Stiller, William Shatner, David Hasselhoff, Vince Vaughn, Hank Azaria
Music
Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography
Jerzy Zieliński
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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