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Failure to Launch
To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.
To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.
Comedy - 2006
5.6
24%
47
Tripp, an attractive man in his thirties, is still living with his parents Al and Sue. Tripp's best friends Demo and Ace are also still living in their parents' homes and seem proud of it. Al and Sue are not happy, however, and are fascinated when friends whose adult son has recently moved away from home reveal they hired an expert to arrange the matter and couldn't be happier with the result.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
97 min
Release date:
10 Mar 2006
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$50,000,000
Revenue:
$128,406,887
Awards:
5 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
It's completely unbelievable.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
16 Mar 2006
rotten:
How, exactly, did an idea with this much star power and comic potential manage to misfire?
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
18 Mar 2006
rotten:
Add to this a confused moral message and it's clear that, as its title inadvertently suggests, this romantic comedy never gets off the ground.
– Anna Smith,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
As listless and phony as Failure to Launch may be, it does have one secret weapon in Zooey Deschanel.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
7 Oct 2006
rotten:
The movie's notion of humor is exemplified by Bradshaw's extended nude scene.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
18 Dec 2006
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