It takes a pair to beat the odds.
Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Richard Lerner
Andre Gonzales
Jul 3, 2023
Really good movie with drama and comedy. It's a raunchy sad love story pretty much. His best friend cracks me up.
The film's tagline is: "It takes a pair to beat the odds."
With a budget of $8.0M, the film grossed $39.2M — a profit of $31.2M (390% ROI).
The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).
The film was directed by Jonathan Levine.
The screenplay was written by Will Reiser.
The score was composed by Michael Giacchino.
Cinematography was handled by Terry Stacey.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt1306980.
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Good
4,075 votes
Critic avg. 6.0 (1 reviews)
Review score distribution
50/50
Released
R
English
United States of America
$8,000,000
$39,187,783
