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A small-time inventor (Dallas Roberts) and a shady salesman (Jeremy Renner) hit rock-bottom before coming up with a novelty item that turns into a worldwide sensation.
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Lael Loewenstein Variety A terrific little yarn about pluck, perseverance and friendship overcoming the odds, Lightbulb is exactly what's needed in these troubled times. Mar 19, 2009 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson "Ingenious" offers a funny and entertaining slice-of-life story that leaves out the melodrama and fills its story, and us the audience, with engaging inspiration and spirit. Rated: 4/5 Sep 4, 2023 Full Review Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews Cute enough. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 16, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Patricia M Not in the league of Tetris, Blackberry or WeWork. The character Sam played by Jeremy Renner is a particularly obnoxious, undermining, coersive creep who seems to do everything in his power to drag his 'friend' down into his addictive, loser life. The miracle of this story is not that Matt and Cinda managed to luck onto the train called "Inanity" but that they did it with a malignant, malingering misoginist in tow. The whole thing is a sorry indictment on the state of the nation. Don't waste your time unless you like to squirm. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Audience Member Utter tripe. This is the story of useless people gambling their families and livelihoods on pointless novelty inventions designed purely to bilk the public. The characters begin as irresponsible gambling addicts, and they end as irresponsible gambling addicts who happened to bet on a winning hand. They achieved nothing meaningful. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Adequate but would have benefited from a strong personality in the lead than Roberts. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Tositapahtumiin perustuva elokuva kaveruksista jotka keksivät puhuvan pullonavaajan (kaikkea sitä onkin, en oo kyllä koskaan kuullutkaan moisesta...) ;) (Suom. Ingenious - neronleimauksia) Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member In my opinion this was a terrific movie, in part due to the strength of the actors in it. It had a really great storyline, believable characters, great dialogue and many touching moments. Certainly a film I'd watch again to relive the mood, watch the characters deal with adversity and listen for the memorable lines! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member J'ai bien aimé. C'est un bon film léger. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A small-time inventor (Dallas Roberts) and a shady salesman (Jeremy Renner) hit rock-bottom before coming up with a novelty item that turns into a worldwide sensation.
Director
Jeff Balsmeyer
Producer
Mike Cram, Tim Flood, Brian Neufang
Screenwriter
Mike Cram
Production Co
Arriba Films , Arriba
Rating
R (Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 15, 2013
Runtime
1h 33m
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