The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest

PG-13

Released Jun 28, 2002

1 hr. 45 min.

Comedy

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11%

9 Reviews

Tomatometer

49%

1,000+ Ratings

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A successful marketing executive decides to chuck his nonstop, upwardly mobile lifestyle, when he realizes that he wants to be a creator instead of a seller. He takes a job at one of the area's most prestigious high-tech firms. Mocked by the company's brilliant project leader, he is assigned to a team made up of dysfunctional misfits, who through their imagination and ingenuity create something that can revolutionize their industry.

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Watched this movie when I was 10 and thought the innovation in the movie was inspiring. It's really a great idea. Maybe I need to watch it again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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hrayr a

The film is inane but Rosario Dawson shines and her scenes are the only ones worth watching.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

fun and nice action movie

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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Audience Member

If only the film's budget had approached that of its title, it may have been more watchable. Not that it's not without its indie charms, but it just feels a little sloppy and haphazardly edited.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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a z

Grandma's Boy is better.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Even though it is a known fact that this movie was a box office flop, it was surprisingly an enjoyable and inspiring watch.Sadly, it is only a one time great watch.But hey.....who said movies are to be watched over and over again.Once again, majority was a fool.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Mick Jackson

Director

Adam Garcia

Andy Caspar

Rosario Dawson

Alisa

Jake Busey

Darrell

Enrico Colantoni

Francis Benoit

Ethan Suplee

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Owen Gleiberman

Entertainment Weekly

It appears to have been modeled on the worst revenge-of-the-nerds clichs the filmmakers could dredge up.

Rated: F

Jul 11, 2002

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V.A. Musetto

New York Post

The movie, directed by Mick Jackson, leaves no cliche unturned, from the predictable plot to the characters straight out of central casting.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 10, 2002

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Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2005

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

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Rated: 1/4

Jan 12, 2004

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

It's also curious to note that this film, like the similarly ill-timed Antitrust, is easily as bad at a fraction the budget.

Rated: 0/4

Feb 26, 2003

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Norm Schrager

Filmcritic.com

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 13, 2003

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Synopsis

A successful marketing executive decides to chuck his nonstop, upwardly mobile lifestyle, when he realizes that he wants to be a creator instead of a seller. He takes a job at one of the area's most prestigious high-tech firms. Mocked by the company's brilliant project leader, he is assigned to a team made up of dysfunctional misfits, who through their imagination and ingenuity create something that can revolutionize their industry.

Director: Mick Jackson
Executive Producer: Neil A. Machlis
Screenwriter: Jon Favreau, Gary Tieche, Po Bronson
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Fox Home Entertainment [br], Gemini Film [ru]
Production Co: Ocean Pictures, 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 28, 2002, Original
Release Date (DVD): Sep 7, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.5K
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)