Checking Out

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Checking Out

R,

1989,

1h 36m,

Comedy

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100+ Ratings

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An airline executive (Jeff Daniels) with a wife (Melanie Mayron) and two children becomes a hypochondriac afraid of dying.

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

The problem with Checking Out is that it provides us with fears we can understand and responses that seem to have been phoned in from a sitcom.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jun 3, 2010

1/4

An absolutely interminable piece of work...

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 5, 2005

2/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 28, 2005

2/5

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Jul 8, 2004

3/5

Too broad, ultimately botched, but constantly watchable.

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David Leland

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Jeff Daniels

Ray Macklin

Melanie Mayron

Jenny Macklin

Michael Tucker

Harry Lardner

Kathleen York

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Synopsis

An airline executive (Jeff Daniels) with a wife (Melanie Mayron) and two children becomes a hypochondriac afraid of dying.

Director: David Leland
Producer: Ben Myron
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 1989, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $12.7K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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