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243:Running time
137:Terry Stacey
110:Topher Grace
93:Jim Whitaker
70:Topher Grace
55:Jackie Filgo
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971:Bomb Report
908:February 9,
719:John Hughes
695:David Denby
675:CinemaScore
624:contestant
601:David Bowie
583:subsidiary
532:Edwin Hodge
515:Ryan Bittle
467:Chris Pratt
332:Eddie Money
157:Trevor Horn
96:Susan Bowen
82:Produced by
41:Directed by
1415:2011 films
1409:Categories
1392:Trap House
1360:The F Word
1206:Kitsap Sun
1118:August 27,
1086:Metacritic
876:October 8,
795:August 14,
764:References
756:Home media
671:Metacritic
645:Box office
564:Production
497:Seth Gabel
479:Lucy Punch
455:Dan Fogler
449:Anna Faris
412:—in life.
387:trampoline
308:Anna Faris
276:Box office
247:97 minutes
230:2011-03-04
219:2011-03-02
164:Production
147:Lee Haxall
119:Dan Fogler
114:Anna Faris
57:Jeff Filgo
897:Backstage
748:Nominated
729:Accolades
713:stunts...
605:Kim Wilde
552:as Ashley
487:as Carlos
481:as Shelly
398:Cambridge
364:Labor Day
166:companies
143:Edited by
1238:AllMovie
1027:MovieWeb
851:March 3,
534:as Bryce
410:anything
376:proposes
260:Language
153:Music by
104:Starring
63:Story by
1336:FUBAR 2
1065:June 4,
820:July 9,
790:Variety
741:2011 -
637:Release
558:as Mike
511:as Ally
505:as Beth
389:, play
372:cocaine
263:English
252:Country
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1387:(2021)
1379:(2020)
1371:(2019)
1368:Stuber
1363:(2013)
1355:(2011)
1347:(2011)
1339:(2010)
1331:(2004)
1323:(2002)
292:comedy
268:Budget
1395:(TBA)
1320:FUBAR
585:Rogue
334:song
296:drama
180:Rogue
1352:Goon
1260:IMDb
1202:2022
1176:2019
1148:2014
1120:2019
1094:2014
1067:2020
1040:2022
1008:2014
978:2022
910:2007
878:2015
853:2011
822:2021
815:BBFC
797:2010
721:and
603:and
595:and
436:Cast
356:LAPD
342:Plot
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