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Tooth Fairy (2010)

Tooth Fairy poster
Directed by
Michael Lembeck
Genre
fantasy film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
PG
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2,121 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tough minor league hockey player learns a lesson about believing in dreams when he is forced to become a real tooth fairy. He has to figure out how to do the job while keeping it a secret from his girlfriend and her kids.

lightheartedwhimsicalsillyfeel-goodfamily-friendlypredictableupbeatfun

What happens

Tooth Fairy is a 2010 fantasy comedy family film directed by Michael Lembeck and produced by Jason Blum, Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray. It was written by Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel, Randi Mayem Singer, Joshua Sternin and Jennifer Ventimilia with music by George S. Clinton, and stars Dwayne Johnson in the title role, Ashley Judd, and Julie Andrews. Filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, it was co-produced by Walden Media and distributed and theatrically released by 20th Century Fox on January 22, 2010. The film was given a negative reception from critics. Despite this, it was commercially successful, grossing $112.5 million on a $48 million budget. A direct-to-video sequel, Tooth Fairy 2, starred Larry the Cable Guy as the title character and was released on March 6, 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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