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      Meet Dave

      2008, Kids & family/Comedy, 1h 30m

      102 Reviews 100,000+ Ratings

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      Easy gags and slack direction drag this occasionally clever alien-out-of-planet comedy down to unimaginative lows. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      Dave Ming Chang (Eddie Murphy) is the ultimate fish out of water. Even though he's just arrived in New York, that doesn't explain his odd behavior or disjointed locomotion. The outside Dave is actually a spaceship, controlled by a crew of tiny aliens, and modeled after their captain. As the crew contends with a slew of physical challenges, such as eating, drinking and excreting, they begin to experience profound emotional changes as well.

      • Rating: PG (Bawdy and Suggestive Humor|Action|Some Language)

      • Genre: Kids & family, Comedy, Sci-fi

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Brian Robbins

      • Producer: David T. Friendly, Jon Berg, Todd Komarnicki

      • Writer: Rob Greenberg, Bill Corbett

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $11.8M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: 20th Century Fox

      • Production Co: Guy Walks into a Bar Productions, Friendly Productions

      • Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Eddie Murphy
      Elizabeth Banks
      Gabrielle Union
      Ed Helms
      Pat Kilbane
      Rob Moran
      Jon Berg
      Arnon Milchan
      Thomas M. Hammel
      Clark Mathis
      Clay A. Griffith
      Ned Bastille
      Ruth E. Carter
      John Debney
      Robert Greenfield
      Beat Frutiger
      Rob Greenberg
      Bill Corbett

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      • Nov 21, 2012

        Way better than most of the reviews I read, Eddie does a good job but it's nothing on his earlier films.

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      • Apr 29, 2012

        [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon13.gif[/img] If it didn't depend on dozens of cliche's I might have actually enjoyed it. There are some funny moments in Meet Dave but still it's an odball, unoriginal and kind of creepy movie. It's not terrible, it's not as bad as Daddy Day Care or Norbit but it's still highly average and a massive misfire for children's taste due to some scary moments and a considerable amount of violence.

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      • Jan 02, 2011

        Very funny and endearing childrens film, pity it was only in the theaters for about 2 weeks

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      • May 17, 2010

        A very funny Movie Far More then I expected. I laughed all through the movie. Eddie Murphy played an excellent part. Elizabeth Banks was simply beautiful. A great family movie, nothing that can be shown to any age, clean throughout. 4 1/2 stars

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