It's timelier and a little more honest than most romantic comedies, but Drew Barrymore and Justin Long's screen chemistry doesn't make up for Going the Distance's overall flatness.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Nanette Burstein -
Producer -
Adam Shankman , Jennifer Gibgot , Garrett Grant -
Screenwriter -
Geoff LaTulippe -
Distributor -
Warner Bros. Pictures -
Production Co -
New Line Cinema , Offspring Entertainment -
Rating -
R (Dialogue|Brief Nudity|Language Throughout|Sexual Content|Some Drug Use) -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 3, 2010, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 1, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$17.8M -
Runtime -
1h 38m -
Sound Mix -
SDDS , Dolby Digital , DTS