The Whole Ten Yards

"They missed each other. This time, their aim is better."

2004 1h 38m EN

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5.7

MID

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ROTTEN

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METACRITIC

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5.5

IMDB

★5.7TMDB · 1,070🥫4%Rotten Tomatoes●24Metacritic★5.5IMDB · 60,162

ComedyThrillerCrime

Synopsis

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Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski now spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill, a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a clean hit. Suddenly, an uninvited and unwelcome connection to their past unexpectedly shows up on Jimmy and Jill's doorstep; it's Oz, and he's begging them to help him rescue his wife, Cynthia.

“They missed each other. This time, their aim is better.”

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Cast

Bruce Willis
Jimmy Tudeski
Matthew Perry
Nicholas 'Oz' Oseransky
Amanda Peet
Jill St. Claire
Natasha Henstridge
Cynthia
Kevin Pollak
Lazlo
Frank Collison
Strabo
Johnny Messner
Zevo
Silas Weir Mitchell
Yermo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Howard Deutch
Writers: George Gallo
Languages: English, Hebrew, Hungarian
Countries: United States of America

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Fun facts 🍿

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MONEY

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Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Hebrew, Hungarian.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Whole Nine/Ten Yards Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Howard Deutch, shot by Neil Roach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Howard Deutch directs. Neil Roach behind the camera. John Debney scores. Seth Flaum cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Hebrew, Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 65% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Hebrew, Hungarian.
4Part of the "The Whole Nine/Ten Yards Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Howard Deutch, shot by Neil Roach. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Seth Flaum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry and Amanda Peet carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "They missed each other. This time, their aim is better.".
10IMDB entry: tt0327247 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 10 different titles around the world.