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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997)

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Reviews Counted:230

Fresh:139

Rotten:91

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When bumbling lummox Wallace Ritchie threatens a visit to his successful, handsome, and socially mobile brother's posh London flat, the only thing to keep him out of trouble is the so-called... When bumbling lummox Wallace Ritchie threatens a visit to his successful, handsome, and socially mobile brother's posh London flat, the only thing to keep him out of trouble is the so-called "Theatre of Life," in which participants play a game of intrigue with hired actors masquerading as spies and hitmen. Unfortunately, Wallace inadvertently intercepts a phone call from real spies, who peg him for the gunman in their assassination plot--but Wallace himself is none the wiser. [More]

Starring: Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Richard Wilson

Starring: Bill Murray, Peter Gallagher, Joanne Whalley-Kilmer, Richard Wilson, Alfred Molina, Geraldine James, John Standing, Anna Chancellor, Nicholas Woodeson, Simon Chandler

Director: Jon Amiel

Director: Jon Amiel
Composer: Christopher Young
Story: Robert Farrar
Screenwriter: Robert Farrar, Howard Franklin
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Michael J. Nathanson, Mark Tarlov

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