Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- breezy
- witty
- casual movie night
- comedy double feature
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a weak, overextended follow-up that lacked the comic effectiveness of its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Retired hit man Jimmy compulsively cleans and cooks at home while his assassin wife Jill struggles to complete a clean hit.
Oz, Jimmy, Jill, and Lazlo become entangled in a rescue mission involving the Hungarian mob and rival hitmen.
Jimmy has retired from contract killing, but Oz's arrival forces him back into contact with old enemies and violent networks.
The original characters face a new rescue request, a childhood rival, and mounting Mafioso complications.
Films like The Whole Ten Yards, and why
The Whole Nine Yards
shares broad crime-comedy rhythms, hitman characters, ensemble banter, and farcical violence
Analyze This
shares mob entanglements, comic hitmen, escalating criminal chaos, and irreverent action
Midnight Run
shares buddy-comedy chemistry, criminal schemes, comic violence, and heightened thriller plotting
Movie Details
- Director
- Howard Deutch
- Release Date
- 2004-04-07
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (1066)
Cast
- Bruce Willis
- Matthew Perry
- Amanda Peet
- Natasha Henstridge
- Kevin Pollak
- Frank Collison
- Johnny Messner
- Silas Weir Mitchell
- Tasha Smith
- Elisa Gallay
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Whole Ten Yards about?
- A retired hit man, his aspiring-assassin wife, and their desperate former neighbor collide with the Hungarian mob in a boisterous rescue farce.
- What is The Whole Ten Yards like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Whole Ten Yards as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Whole Ten Yards violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Whole Ten Yards as mild.
- What did critics think of The Whole Ten Yards?
- Critics broadly regarded the sequel as a weak, overextended follow-up that lacked the comic effectiveness of its predecessor.
- Which films are like The Whole Ten Yards?
- Films with a similar feel include The Whole Nine Yards, Analyze This, and Midnight Run.
- How long is The Whole Ten Yards?
- The Whole Ten Yards runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Whole Ten Yards?
- In United States, The Whole Ten Yards streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
