I Heart Huckabees
2004 · Movie · R · 106 min · ★ 6.3 · 59% critics
A pair of “existential detectives” offer an unusual kind of help: they investigate people’s lives to untangle the big questions that keep them up at night. When a worried client hires them, their probing methods and clashing philosophies pull him into a strange, funny, and increasingly chaotic search for meaning and connection.
Also known as I Love Huckabees
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Details
- Original title
- I ♥ Huckabees
- Years
- 2004
- Release date
- 2004-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Critic score
- 59/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (703 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a weird, brainy comedy that turns existential dread into absurd laughs and messy debates; Not for you if you need a focused story, steady jokes, or clear answers, like in The Future.
Pros: clever existential satire; big laughs; strong ensemble energy | Cons: scattered plot; nonstop talky banter; humor hits unevenly
Themes
- jealousy
- wife
- detective
- protest
- celebrity
- rivalry
- religion
- universe
- anger
- husband
- existentialism
- enviroment
Cast & crew
Jason Schwartzman
as Albert Markovski
Isabelle Huppert
as Caterine Vauban
Dustin Hoffman
as Bernard Jaffe
Lily Tomlin
as Vivian Jaffe
Jude Law
as Brad Stand
Mark Wahlberg
as Tommy Corn
Naomi Watts
as Dawn Campbell
- AG
Angela Grillo
as Angela Franco
Ger Duany
as Stephen Nimieri
Darlene Hunt
as Darlene
Directed by David O. Russell