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      The Tenants

      2006, Drama/Mystery & thriller, 1h 35m

      19 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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      Movie Info

      Harry Lesser (Dylan McDermott) lives in a decrepit apartment building and spends his days banging away at a typewriter in an attempt to finish his third novel. Willie Spearmint (Snoop Dogg), also a struggling novelist and an illegal squatter in the building, occasionally asks Henry's professional advice. Antagonism between the two men increases as each tries to finish his book before the other does.

      • Rating: R (Some Violence|Drug Use|Sexual Content|Pervasive Language)

      • Genre: Drama, Mystery & thriller

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: Danny Green

      • Producer: Avi Lerner, Chris Bongirne, Randall Emmett, Heidi Jo Markel

      • Writer: Danny Green, David Diamond

      • Release Date (Theaters):  original

      • Rerelease Date (Theaters):

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $2.0K

      • Runtime:

      • Production Co: Millennium Films

      Cast & Crew

      Dylan McDermott
      Snoop Dogg
      Rose Byrne
      Niki J. Crawford
      Aldis Hodge
      Karimah Westbrook
      Chris Bongirne
      Manfred Heid
      Gerd Koechlin
      John McAdams
      Leigh Gorman
      David Dubois
      Simon Dobbin
      Amy R. Strong
      Peggy A. Schnitzer

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      • Aug 13, 2007

        Throw a card at that fool!

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      • May 23, 2007

        Alternately tedious and bombastic, the film never achieves a consistent tone, and the characters and situations, while seemingly played on a realistic level, are neither remotely credible nor satisfyingly surreal.

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      • Jan 26, 2007

        [font=Century Gothic]In "The Tenants", it is 1972 when Harry Lesser(Dylan McDermott) is writing his third novel in a tenement in Brooklyn where he is the sole remaining tenant, hoping to regain the form of his successful first novel, when he hears another typewriter down the hall. There, he discovers Willie Spearmint(Snoop Dogg) writing a book of his own. The two become friends and Willie asks Harry to read his manuscript and tell him what he thinks.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]"The Tenants" nails the solitary obsessiveness of writers perfectly but in other areas the movie is less than a success, especially in missing a prime opportunity to explore race relations. Willie is by far the more interesting character, with experiences that are only hinted at, whereas Lesser is the more polished writer. In short, what could have made for an intriguing movie falls dramatically flat, and a bland Dylan McDermott does not help.[/font]

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      • Jun 05, 2006

        Interesting look at writers but just didn't fully do it for me

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