# MacGruber (2010)

> A supposedly legendary operative returns from retirement to stop a nuclear attack, only to wage his mission through spectacularly incompetent and obscene action-comedy improvisation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/23808

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Action, Comedy
- Director: Jorma Taccone
- Cast: Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Ryan Phillippe, Powers Boothe, Maya Rudolph, Christopher Irvine, Mark Henry, Glenn Jacobs
- TMDB rating: 5.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470023/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: irreverent, raunchy, absurd, late night comedy, cult movie screening

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