Film

Date Movie

Name: Date Movie
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 2006
Cast: Alyson Hannigan, Adam Campbell, Sophie Monk, Eddie Griffin, Meera Simhan

Parody
Romantic comedy
Light-hearted

A romantic-comedy spoof that dismantles dating movie clichés through broad sketch-comedy energy. It's silly, relentless, and knows exactly what it's parodying. For fans of Scary Movie-style spoofs who don't mind comedy that swings for the fences and sometimes misses.

TMDb rating

2.1

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