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      Joe Somebody

      2001, Comedy, 1h 48m

      86 Reviews 25,000+ Ratings

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      Amiable, but extremely lightweight and predictable. Read critic reviews

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      Tim Allen plays Joe, a divorced, corporate everyman whose dead-end personal and professional lives are turned around after the office bully publicly humiliates him in front of Joe's daughter. As Joe trains for a rematch - and gives himself a makeover - he begins an unexpected ascent up the corporate ladder. Eventually, Joe realizes he doesn't need revenge or to become someone else to earn his daughter's respect and win the heart of a co-worker.

      • Rating: PG (Some Mild Violence|Language|Thematic Elements)

      • Genre: Comedy

      • Original Language: English

      • Director: John Pasquin

      • Producer: Kenneth Atchity, Matthew Gross, Arnold Kopelson, Anne Kopelson, Brian Reilly

      • Writer: John Scott Shepherd

      • Release Date (Theaters):  wide

      • Release Date (Streaming):

      • Box Office (Gross USA): $22.8M

      • Runtime:

      • Distributor: 20th Century Fox

      • Production Co: New Regency Pictures, Kopelson Entertainment

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

      Cast & Crew

      Tim Allen
      Julie Bowen
      Kelly Lynch
      Hayden Panettiere
      Jim Belushi
      Robert Joy
      Arnon Milchan
      Chi-Li Wong
      William W. Wilson III
      Daryn Okada
      Jackson De Govia
      David Finfer
      Frankie Pine
      George S. Clinton
      Lou Eyrich
      Kathy O'Rear
      Julie Hartley
      Scott Ritenour

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      • Jul 13, 2017
        Innocuous romcom trifle with serious underpinnings: how to handle a personal attack at the workplace. Could have gone deep but avoided that for predictable small screen resolutions. Is "it's inoffensive" a recommendation? Ho-hum.
        kevin w Super Reviewer
      • Jul 08, 2010
        Saw it in the theater, only one in there. Movie drags, Tim Allen movies have very little mojo but he always give good performances.
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      • May 05, 2010
        Very oddly plotted and thought out, but it has points that make you chuckle, and other points where you want to punch yourself in the face! Both ways are very balanced out, therefore, I sort of liked it I guess!
        kj p Super Reviewer
      • Jan 10, 2009
        Joe...Schmo. Average, Predictable and half-boring movie. Good cast though
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