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I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

An existential comedy

20046.31h 46m

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.

Directed by David O. Russell
Written by David O. Russell, Jeff Baena
Produced by Scott Rudin, David O. Russell, Gregory Goodman
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $20.1M

Top Cast

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

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Angela Grillo

Angela Franco

Ger Duany

Ger Duany

Stephen Nimieri

Darlene Hunt

Darlene Hunt

Darlene

Themes & Keywords

jealousywifedetectiveprotestcelebrityrivalryreligionuniverseangerhusbandexistentialismenviroment

About I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees is a comedy, romance film released in 2004 exploring themes of jealousy, wife, detective, protest, celebrity, rivalry. Directed by David O. Russell, it stars Jason Schwartzman, Isabelle Huppert, Dustin Hoffman. 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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