Cedar Rapids

"Today is the first day... of the rest of his weekend."

2011 1h 27m EN

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5.9

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86%

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METACRITIC

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6.3

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★5.9TMDB · 472🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes●70Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 41,101

Comedy

Synopsis

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A naive Midwesterner insurance salesman travels to a big-city convention in an effort to save the jobs of his co-workers.

“Today is the first day... of the rest of his weekend.”

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Cast

Ed Helms
Tim Lippe
John C. Reilly
Dean Ziegler
Anne Heche
Joan Ostrowski-Fox
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Ronald Wilkes
Stephen Root
Bill Krogstad
Kurtwood Smith
Orin Helgesson
Alia Shawkat
Bree
Thomas Lennon
Roger Lemke

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miguel Arteta
Writers: Phil Johnston
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miguel Arteta, shot by Chuy Chávez. 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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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Ed Helms and John C. Reilly and Anne Heche carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Today is the first day... of the rest of his weekend.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1477837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Miguel Arteta directs. Chuy Chávez behind the camera. Christophe Beck scores. Eric Kissack cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

187 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Directed by Miguel Arteta, shot by Chuy Chávez. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christophe Beck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Eric Kissack shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ed Helms and John C. Reilly and Anne Heche carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Today is the first day... of the rest of his weekend.".
8IMDB entry: tt1477837 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 10 themes, including "hotel", "infidelity", "friendship", "iowa".