Date Night

"One ordinary couple. One little white lie."

2010 1h 28m EN

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 3,158

ComedyActionAdventure

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Phil and Claire Foster fear that their mild-mannered relationship may be falling into a stale rut. During their weekly date night, their dinner reservation leads to their being mistaken for a couple of thieves—and now a number of unsavoury characters want Phil and Claire killed.

“One ordinary couple. One little white lie.”

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Cast

Steve Carell
Phil Foster
Tina Fey
Claire Foster
Mark Wahlberg
Holbrooke
Taraji P. Henson
Detective Arroyo
Jimmi Simpson
Armstrong
Common
Collins
William Fichtner
DA Frank Crenshaw
Leighton Meester
Katy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shawn Levy
Writers: Josh Klausner
Languages: Hebrew, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, English.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Shawn Levy, shot by Dean Semler. 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 Christophe Beck. 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 Dean Zimmerman 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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Steve Carell and Tina Fey and Mark Wahlberg carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shawn Levy directs. Dean Semler behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Dean Zimmerman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Hebrew, English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $55M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Released 16 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Hebrew, English.
5Directed by Shawn Levy, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Dean Zimmerman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Steve Carell and Tina Fey and Mark Wahlberg carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "One ordinary couple. One little white lie.".
10IMDB entry: tt1279935 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 21 themes, including "new york city", "taxi", "husband wife relationship", "corruption".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dean Semler
Original score: Christophe Beck
Editing: Dean Zimmerman
Production design: David Gropman
Costume design: Marlene Stewart
Makeup / hair: Rick Sharp
Stunt coordinator: Jack Gill
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $55,000,000
Box office: $152,300,000
Return: 277% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Date Night (2010)

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ohlalipop2017-02-09
as usual, it was hot so we decided to watch a movie. I wasn't expecting that much from this movie. I mean Tina Fey and Steve Carell....two funny people from SNL. So I guess it's another SNL movie. Not that it's a bad thing....i know it wasn't Nights of Roxbury kind of funny. Maybe a Baby Mama kind of funny. It turns out that it's pretty funny. not much LOLs but it has its moments. Lots of cameos of course. Mark Ruffalo, Leighton Meester, Mark Wahlberg, Will.I.Am, Mila Kunis and James Franco. Of course I was so happy when James Franco appeared. I mean, ever since I had that dream about him being my boyfriend last week, I became obsessed with him. hahaha! So thanks to him, I ended up loving the movie. lol. My rate for this movie is B+. I think its funnier than Baby Mama and the woman screaming in the theater just added that LMAO in this movie.
r96sk2022-03-20
★ 7/10
Good fun; probably better than it should be in truth. <em>'Date Night'</em> features a nonsensical plot but manages to make it suitably entertaining, helped by the fact that it also has a positively ridiculous cast list - so many familiar faces! Steve Carell and Tina Fey lead well to hold the film together, while there are roles for Taraji P. Henson, William Fichtner, James Franco, Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Kristen Wiig and Ray Liotta - that's not even all, as Mark Ruffalo, Gal Gadot and Jon Bernthal - plus yet more others - feature too. Stacked! At less than 90 minutes, this 2010 flick also doesn't overstay its welcome. A solid film, nothing more or less for me.
Andre Gonzales2023-05-12
★ 8/10
Very hilarious movie. I need some date nights like this one. Life is pretty boring. All date nights should be like this one.