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Mr. Woodcock (2007)

Mr. Woodcock poster
Directed by
Craig Gillespie, David Dobkin
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 27m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.1 of 10 from 488 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man returns to his hometown and finds out his mother is dating his former gym teacher, who made his childhood miserable. He tries to break them up while dealing with his own past.

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What happens

Mr. Woodcock is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Craig Gillespie (in his directorial debut), and starring Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, and Ethan Suplee. The film was released by New Line Cinema on September 14, 2007 to mostly negative reviews and grossed $33.6 million against a $22 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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