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Key Features:
Anthology, Sketch comedy, Black comedy, Absurdist, Parody, Interconnected stories, Celebrity cameos, Taboo, Gross-out humor, Satire, Dark humor, Crude humor
Tone:
humorous, satirical, cynical
Target Audience:
Fans of sketch comedy, Viewers seeking shock value, Those with a taste for the absurd
Emotional Arc:
Shock → Disgust

Movie 43

2013-01-24
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A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest.

Genres
Comedy
Cast
Dennis Quaid, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Jeremy Allen White, Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Anna Faris, Chris Pratt, Kieran Culkin
Crew
Steven Brill, Elizabeth Banks, Steve Carr, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Will Carlough, Patrik Forsberg, Matt Portenoy, Greg Pritikin, Jeremy Sosenko, Rocky Russo, Brett Ratner, Nick Swardson, Ricky Blitt, Bill O, Will Graham, Will Graham, Jack Kukoda, Claes Kjellstrom, Jonas Wittenmark, Tobias Carlson, Elizabeth Shapiro, Olle Sarri, Jacob Fleisher, James Gunn, Jonathan van Tulleken, Jonathan van Tulleken, Rusty Cundieff
Rating
4.627(2430 votes)
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