Imagine That

"What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?"

2009 1h 47m EN

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6.0

MID

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41%

ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.6

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 615🥫41%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★5.6IMDB · 16,715

FamilyComedyFantasy

Synopsis

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A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.

“What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?”

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Cast

Eddie Murphy
Evan Danielson
Thomas Haden Church
Johnny Whitefeather
Yara Shahidi
Olivia Danielson
Ronny Cox
Tom Stevens
Stephen Rannazzisi
Noah Kulick
Nicole Ari Parker
Tricia Danielson
DeRay Davis
John Strother
Vanessa Williams
Lori Strother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Karey Kirkpatrick
Writers: Ed Solomon, Chris Matheson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 42% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, shot by John Lindley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mancina. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor David Moritz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Eddie Murphy and Thomas Haden Church and Yara Shahidi carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Karey Kirkpatrick directs. John Lindley behind the camera. Mark Mancina scores. David Moritz cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Earned back only 42% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
3Released 17 years ago.
4Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, shot by John Lindley. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mark Mancina. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor David Moritz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Eddie Murphy and Thomas Haden Church and Yara Shahidi carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "What if your daughter's imagination... Was the secret to your success?".
9IMDB entry: tt0780567 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.