Year One is a poorly executed, slapdash comedy in which the talent both in front of and behind the camera never seem to be on the same page.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Harold Ramis -
Producer -
Harold Ramis , Judd Apatow , Clayton Townsend -
Screenwriter -
Harold Ramis , Gene Stupnitsky , Lee Eisenberg -
Distributor -
Columbia Pictures -
Production Co -
Ocean Pictures , Apatow Company , Columbia Pictures -
Rating -
PG-13 (Comic Violence|Brief Strong Language|Crude and Sexual Content) -
Genre -
Comedy , Adventure -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jun 19, 2009, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Apr 16, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$43.3M -
Runtime -
1h 37m