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Riding in Cars With Boys
Movie Info
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Director -
Penny Marshall -
Producer -
James L. Brooks , Laurence Mark , Richard Sakai , Julie Ansell , Sara Colleton -
Screenwriter -
Beverly D'Onofrio , Morgan Ward -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Flower Films , Parkway Productions , Gracie Films -
Rating -
PG-13 (Sexual Content|Drug Content|Thematic Elements) -
Genre -
Comedy , Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Oct 19, 2001, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Feb 25, 2014 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$29.8M -
Runtime -
2h 12m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , Surround , SDDS , Dolby A , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)