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Dinner for Schmucks

Takes one to know one.

2010 · 1h 54m · PG-13 Comedy
Directed by Jay Roach

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Overview

Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.

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All reviews
42%
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Rotten

You know you're in trouble when the best thing in your movie is a bunch of dead rodents.

Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten

A decent cast wrestle with a crummy script in this loose and creaky Hollywood spin on Le Diner de Cons...

Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Rotten

The movie has a slew of goofball moments that don't add up to a consistently hilarious outing.

Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Rotten

With moments of fitful hilarity, the pairing of Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and a talented cast of secondary actors, there's plenty here to keep summer comedy fans satiated, if not entirely satisfied.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh

Pure, tasteless slapstick silliness with little on its mind beyond cheap yuks.

Tom Long, Detroit News

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