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  • Waking Up in Reno
  • Opened October 25, 2002 | Runtime:1 hr. 31 min.
  • R
    language and some sexual content
  • Candy (Charlize Theron) and Lonnie Earl (Billy Bob Thornton) are just crazy about each other. The problem: she's married to Roy (Patrick Swayze) and he's married to Darlene (Natasha Richardson). So far it's been a secret affair. But that's about to Read More
  • Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson, Holmes Osborne
  • Director: Jordan Brady
  • Genres: Road Movie, Comedy of Manners, Comedy

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  • 60
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Thornton plays this low-ball farce with deceptive, masterful ease. Appreciate...

  • 50
    Chicago Reader | J.R. Jones

    The movie's "Beverly Hillbillies" humor had me laughing moderately, and by the...

  • 50
    Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Sean Axmaker

    This half-baked production sat on Miramax's shelf for a couple of years. It's...

  • 40
    Dallas Observer | Robert Wilonsky

    Not good enough to overcome its status as damaged goods, which is almost a...

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