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Also known as Big White

2005 film by Mark Mylod

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The Big White is a 2005 English-language comedy crime film directed by Mark Mylod. The cast includes Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi, and Alison Lohman. The narrative is set in Alaska. The film was produced by Rising Star Productions, Capitol Films, Ascendant Pictures, and Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 2 GmbH & Co. KG. It originated in Canada and the United States, with additional production involvement from Germany, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

The movie has a runtime of 100 minutes and carries an R rating. Its budget was 14,000,000, while the revenue totaled 541,840. Mark Mothersbaugh composed the score, James Glennon served as director of photography, and Julie Monroe edited the film. It was distributed by Netflix in video on demand format. The tagline is "When you need somebody, anybody will do."

Critical reception included a 6.3 rating on IMDb from 15,650 votes. The Metascore was 31, and the Rotten Tomatoes rating was 30%. Other review scores listed are 4/10, 31/100, and 30%. The film is associated with keywords such as hitman, businessman, kidnapping, dark comedy, and insurance fraud.

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Film · TMDB

6.2

To remedy his financial problems, a travel agent has his eye on a frozen corpse, which just happens to be sought after by two hitmen.

Released: 2005-10-27100 minDir: Mark MylodComedy, Crime, DramaBudget: $14.0MBox office: $541,840

Cast

  • Robin Williams as Paul Barnell
  • Holly Hunter as Margaret Barnell
  • Giovanni Ribisi as Ted
  • Tim Blake Nelson as Gary
  • W. Earl Brown as Jimbo
  • Woody Harrelson as Raymond Barnell

Themes

  • hitman
  • businessman
  • kidnapping
  • dark comedy
  • insurance fraud
  • murder
  • tourette syndrome
  • alaska
  • life insurance
  • insurance

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Ratings

IMDb

6.3/10

15,650 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

30%

Metacritic

31/100

Year
2005
Runtime
100 min
Genres
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Rated
R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
Mark Mylod
Cast member
W. Earl Brown
Cinematographer
James Glennon
Narrative location
Alaska
Duration
104
FilmAffinity ID
327875
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
2006-04-20
title
The Big White
film editor
Julie Monroe
distributed by
Netflix
review score
30%
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