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I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

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I ♥ Huckabees

"An existential comedy"

2004

1h 46m

6.3(710 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

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Production Companies

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Qwerty Films

Scott Rudin Productions

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Albert Markovski

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert

Caterine Vauban

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Bernard Jaffe

Lily Tomlin

Lily Tomlin

Vivian Jaffe

Jude Law

Jude Law

Brad Stand

Mark Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Tommy Corn

Naomi Watts

Naomi Watts

Dawn Campbell

Angela Grillo

Angela Franco

Ger Duany

Ger Duany

Stephen Nimieri

Darlene Hunt

Darlene Hunt

Darlene

Creative team

Directed by: David O. Russell
Written by: David O. Russell
Jeff Baena
Produced by: Gregory Goodman
David O. Russell

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