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  • Father of Invention
  • Opened October 14, 2011 | Runtime:1 hr 34 min
  • PG-13
    Sexual material and language
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. Read More
  • Millionaire infomercial guru, Robert Axle (Kevin Spacey) loses everything when one of his inventions has a design flaw that accidentally chops off the fingers of thousands of customers. After serving eight years in prison, a disgraced Axle is Read More
  • Cast: Kevin Spacey, Camilla Belle, Heather Graham, Johnny Knoxville, Anna Anissimova
  • Director: Trent Cooper
  • Genres: Comedy

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  • Heather Graham as Phoebe and Kevin Spacey as Robert Axle in ``Father of Invention.''
  • Kevin Spacey as Robert Axle in ``Father of Invention.''
  • Camilla Belle as Claire Axle in ``Father of Invention.''
  • Virginia Madsen as Lorraine and Craig Robinson in ``Father of Invention.''
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    Father of Invention

    by sharan420

    pretty good movie.. although there were only 5 of us in the entire theater .. liked it

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No Avg. Critic Score 36 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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    New York Post | Lou Lumenick

    Make no mistake, Father of Invention is the hilarious Spacey's show all the...

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    Variety | Ronnie Scheib

    Colorless exposition and a lack of imagination or wit stall Father of Invention...

  • 40
    New York Daily News |

    Kevin Spacey works heroically to overcome the flaws in Father of Invention, but...

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    Time Out New York | Eric Hynes

    Spacey is ever the pro, shilling Axle's absurd redemption and countenancing the...

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