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Quick Info

Rating

6.4/10

Release1997

Runtime1h 34m

StatusReleased

Budget$20,000,000

Revenue$13,801,755

Production

Polar Films

Arnon Milchan Productions

Movie

The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997

1h 34m

6.4

Comedy

Crime

Action

Synopsis

An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. As an international plot unravels around him, he thinks it's all part of the act.

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