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IMDB Rating: 3.9

IMDB Votes: 2000

Genere: Comedy, Crime, Romance

Country: USA

Duration: 97 min

Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, realistic, light, touching, sentimental, melancholic, black comedy, detective