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Going the Distance
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Going the Distance is a 2010 American romantic comedy film directed by Nanette Burstein and produced by Adam Shankman. The movie stars Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, Charlie Day, and Jason Sudeikis. It was produced by New Line Cinema and Offspring Entertainment, with distribution handled by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix. The narrative focuses on a long-distance relationship between characters living in New York City and San Francisco.
The film has a runtime of 102 minutes and was originally released in English. Filming took place in San Francisco and New York City. The musical score was composed by Mychael Danna. The production budget was $32,000,000, and the film generated $42,045,846 in revenue. It was released in 2010, with specific dates including January 1, August 27, September 2, and September 9.
Critical reception included a 54% review score, a 5.8 out of 10 rating, and a 51 out of 100 score. Audience metrics listed a 6.3 rating on IMDb and a 6.091 average on TMDb. The film is available via video on demand. Its tagline describes it as a comedy about meeting each other halfway.
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Film · TMDB
6.1Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work in the music industry, they gamely keep the romance alive with webcams and frequent-flyer miles. But just when it seems the lovers will soon be reunited, they each score a big break that could separate them for good.
Cast
- Drew Barrymore as Erin Rankin Langford
- Justin Long as Garrett Scully
- Charlie Day as Dan Grant
- Jason Sudeikis as Box Saunders
- Christina Applegate as Corrine Berlin
- Ron Livingston as Will Broderick
Themes
- new york city
- newspaper
- airplane
- waitress
- san francisco, california
- writer
- masturbation
- phone sex
- text messaging
- intern
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Erin’s (Drew Barrymore) wry wit and unfiltered frankness charm newly single Garrett (Justin Long) over beer, bar trivia and breakfast the next morning.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- long-distance relationship
- Director
- Nanette Burstein
- Cast member
- Matt Servitto
- Composer
- Mychael Danna
- Producer
- Adam Shankman
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- New York City
- Duration
- 102
- FilmAffinity ID
- 970266
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/going-distance
- Image
- Going the distance.svg
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- publication date
- 2010-09-09
- title
- Going the Distance
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 51/100
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