Film

Stuck on You

Name: Stuck on You
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2003
Cast: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Wen Yann Shih, Pat Crawford Brown

Comedy
Light-hearted

Conjoined twins from Martha's Vineyard dream of different things: one craves Hollywood stardom, the other wants a quiet life. When they accidentally land on a TV show, their sibling dynamic becomes its unlikely saving grace. It's a Farrelly Brothers comedy that treats its central conceit with genuine warmth alongside the expected absurdity—surprisingly heartfelt for a film about bodies that won't cooperate.

TMDb rating

2.7

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