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Envy (2004)

Envy poster
Directed by
Barry Levinson
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 556 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two friends have their relationship tested when one of them invents a product that makes him very rich. The other friend becomes consumed with jealousy.

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What happens

Envy is a 2004 American black comedy buddy film directed by Barry Levinson and starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black. The film was released on April 30, 2004 by DreamWorks Distribution in the United States, with Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International releasing in other territories, and was a critical and commercial failure earning $14.5 million at the box office on a $20–$40 million budget and received generally negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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