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Movie Info
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Director -
James L. Brooks -
Screenwriter -
Mark Andrus -
Distributor -
TriStar Pictures , Sony Pictures Entertainment -
Production Co -
Gracie Films , TriStar Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 -
Genre -
Romance , Comedy , LGBTQ+ -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 19, 1997, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$147.6M -
Runtime -
2h 18m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)