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A humorous story of what happens when the U.S. Government sends comedian Albert Brooks to India and Pakistan to find out what makes the over 300 million Muslims in the region laugh. Brooks, accompanied by two state department handlers and his trusted assistant, goes on a journey that takes him from a concert stage in New Delhi, to the Taj Mahal, to a secret location in the mountains of Pakistan. It's... See Full Description
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Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 38 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 20th, 2006 (NY/LA) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for drug content and brief strong language. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Independent Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$887,416 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C+
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"You have to give the man credit. Brooks is willing to try anything." more...
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C+ |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"Brooks doesn't provide a significant counterpoint to his snobbery." more...
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D |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"Brooks' movie has a lot of humor in it, but it's buried, oblique, throwaway, inside, apologetic, coded and underplayed." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Phillips
"The results are distressingly flat, frequently patronizing and, for a topical comedy, strangely out of it." more...
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C |
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