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2010 • 1h 54min • PG-13 • Comedy

Dinner for Schmucks

"Takes one to know one."

Rising executive Tim Conrad works for a boss who hosts a monthly dinner in which the guest who brings the biggest buffoon gets a career-boost. Tim plans on not attending until he meets Barry, a man who builds dioramas using stuffed mice. Barry's blundering but good intentions send Tim's life into a downward spiral, threatening a major business deal and possibly scuttling Tim's engagement to his fiancee.

IMDb 5.9

RT 42%

MC 56

Director

Jay Roach

Writers

Michael Handelman

David Guion

Composer

Theodore Shapiro

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Paul Rudd

Tim Conrad

Steve Carell

Barry

Stephanie Szostak

Julie

Jemaine Clement

Kieran Vollard

Zach Galifianakis

Therman

Lucy Punch

Darla

Bruce Greenwood

Lance Fender

David Walliams

Müeller

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Paul Rudd Tim Conrad

Steve Carell Barry

Stephanie Szostak Julie

Jemaine Clement Kieran Vollard

Zach Galifianakis Therman

Lucy Punch Darla

Bruce Greenwood Lance Fender

David Walliams Müeller

Ron Livingston Caldwell

Larry Wilmore Williams

Kristen Schaal Susana

P.J. Byrne Davenport

Andrea Savage Robin

Nick Kroll Josh

Randall Park Henderson

Lucy Davenport Birgit

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