Full Grown Men

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Full Grown Men

2008,

1h 18m,

Comedy/

Drama

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42%

24 Reviews

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25%

250+ Ratings

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25%

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250+ Ratings

Alby (Matt McGrath) doesn't want to grow up. He'd rather spend all his time playing with action figures and eating sugary cereal than being a mature husband and father. When his wife kicks him out of the house, Alby goes to live with his mother and reconnects with his old friend Elias (Judah Friedlander). Together, they embark on a road trip to their favorite childhood amusement park -- and the tragic people they meet along the way make Alby think twice about his life choices.

Critics Consensus

Just as its protagonist is stuck between childhood and adulthood, Full Grown Men waivers uncomfortably between comedy and drama, lacking the discipline to commit to either one.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Jul 25, 2008

3/4

Full Grown Men is an artistically integrated film that introduces a refreshing new talent to the independent scene, one who combines the visual palette of filmmaker Harmony Korine with an all-important sense of narrative.

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Nick Schager

Slant Magazine

Jun 27, 2008

1.5/4

Hasn't got a joke worth laughing over.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Jun 27, 2008

2/5

Friedlander offers a nicely subtle performance, but the other actors -- including Alan Cumming, Deborah Harry and Amy Sedaris -- appear to have turned up as a favor to the director. Don't feel obliged to follow their lead.

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David Lamble

Bay Area Reporter

May 12, 2020

This very grown-up comedy about men who find it hard to put away their toys is enhanced by a soulfully comic performance from the still underrated Matt McGrath.

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Nov 7, 2019

Witty, wise and wacky!!

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Don Willmott

Filmcritic.com

Sep 27, 2009

2.5/5

Full Grown Men might work better if the audience was given a reason to feel even a small sliver of sympathy for Alby

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David Munro

Director

Matt McGrath

Alby

Judah Friedlander

Elias

Alan Cumming

Hitchhiker

Amy Sedaris

Trina

Jim Fyfe

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Synopsis

Alby (Matt McGrath) doesn't want to grow up. He'd rather spend all his time playing with action figures and eating sugary cereal than being a mature husband and father. When his wife kicks him out of the house, Alby goes to live with his mother and reconnects with his old friend Elias (Judah Friedlander). Together, they embark on a road trip to their favorite childhood amusement park -- and the tragic people they meet along the way make Alby think twice about his life choices.

Director: David Munro
Producer: Xandra Castleton, Brian Benson, David Munro
Screenwriter: David Munro, Xandra Castleton
Distributor: Emerging Pictures
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 2008, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Aug 25, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $13.7K
Runtime: 1h 18m

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