The Answer Man takes an interesting premise and overloads it with implausible scenarios, indie comedy cliches, and an all-too-familiar story arc that only occasionally benefits from its typically capable actors.
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Movie Info
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Director -
John Hindman -
Producer -
Kevin J. Messick , Jana Edelbaum -
Screenwriter -
John Hindman -
Distributor -
Magnolia Pictures -
Production Co -
120dB Films -
Rating -
R (Language) -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 24, 2009, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 15, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$25.6K -
Runtime -
1h 36m