# Failure to Launch (2006)

> A thirty-five-year-old man still living with his parents becomes the target of a professionally engineered romance designed to launch him into adulthood.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3668

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Romance, Comedy
- Director: Tom Dey
- Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper, Terry Bradshaw, Kathy Bates, Tyrel Jackson Williams
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427229/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: breezy, witty, warm, date night, lazy sunday

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