Diggers

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Diggers

R

2007

1h 29m

Comedy

Drama

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5,000+ Ratings

During the 1970s as corporate fisheries begin snatching up water rights around the Hamptons, independent clammers Hunt (Paul Rudd) and his friends can do little else but watch their way of life slip away. While members of the group look for ways to cope, Hunt begins a summer romance with a young vacationer (Lauren Ambrose).

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Critics Consensus

Though the plot may be familiar, Diggers is just pleasant, charming, and heartwarming enough to make it worth your while.

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David Fear

Blender

09/08/2023

Director Katherine Dieckmann keeps everything moving smoothly, and the appeal of Rudd in wisecracking mode can’t be underestimated. But if you’ve ever sat through an Ed Burns film, there’s nothing here you haven’t seen before.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

08/04/2007

3/4

Fresh as today's catch and about as tasty.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

04/30/2007

I can't recommend this movie enough.

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Michael Clark

Epoch Times

02/09/2024

3.5/5

“Diggers” won’t appeal to everyone. It came and went at the box office, yet has a dedicated cult following that grows in number with each passing year. It goes far in pointing out you only know what great friends you have when things are at their worst.

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Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com

08/23/2008

3/10

Diggers is all shell and no neck and belly.

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Brian Holcomb

CinemaBlend

05/05/2008

4.5/5

A very detailed portrait of a time and place that is about to change forever. This is a Long Island of 1976 in someone's memory, like a faded Polaroid in an old shoebox.

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Roy V

05/28/2023

For those of us who grew up in the '70s, in simpler times, amongst the working class, this is beyond nostalgic. However, our speech was so much easier, slower, as our thoughts were so much more pensive.

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Dean E

01/27/2023

food please. do i look like your mother?

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04/10/2017

This movie was really great, very well acted. Paul Rudd, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton & especially Ken Marino, really shined in this film... so not used to Marino doing any other roles other than comedic... it was remarkably refreshing.

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08/08/2015

Much more a drama then a comedy even though it has Rudd and Marino as the leads and was written by Marino. It has a nice honest and simplicity to the story and the acting(although weak) also is honest and real but overall it is mediocre.

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12/23/2014

Decent little film, I guess I recommend it.

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03/21/2014

Some interesting relationships, but a threadbare plot could not save this film. I still adore Paul Rudd.

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Synopsis

During the 1970s as corporate fisheries begin snatching up water rights around the Hamptons, independent clammers Hunt (Paul Rudd) and his friends can do little else but watch their way of life slip away. While members of the group look for ways to cope, Hunt begins a summer romance with a young vacationer (Lauren Ambrose).

Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Producer: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Anne Chaisson, Ken Marino
Screenwriter: Ken Marino
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: HDNet
Rating: R (Drug Use|Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2015
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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