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Movie Info
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Director -
Nima Nourizadeh -
Producer -
Anthony Bregman , Kevin Scott Frakes , Raj Brinder Singh , David Alpert , Britton Rizzio -
Screenwriter -
Max Landis -
Distributor -
Lionsgate Films -
Production Co -
Circle of Confusion , PalmStar Media -
Rating -
R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Some Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence) -
Genre -
Action , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Aug 21, 2015, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 13, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$14.4M -
Runtime -
1h 36m
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