Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- crass
- witty
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film crude and inept, arguing that its broad humor and stereotypes undermine its attempted message about sexuality and friendship.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Chuck and Larry enter a legally recognized domestic partnership on paper to protect Larry's insurance and pension benefits.
The plot centers on a staged gay relationship, homophobic reactions, and the tension between social stereotypes and the characters' actual identities.
Larry's request places Chuck's womanizing lifestyle alongside Larry's responsibilities as a widowed father and firefighter.
Larry's inability to change his policy beneficiary and fear of losing protection for his children initiate the entire scheme.
Films like I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, and why
The Birdcage
shares buddy comedy, heterosexual men performing a same-sex relationship, workplace camaraderie, and broad social satire
Tootsie
shares broad romantic comedy, mistaken identity, gender performance, and escalating deception
The Wedding Singer
shares crude comedy, male friendship, workplace dysfunction, and sentimental emotional beats
The Object of My Affection
shares a heterosexual protagonist navigating a staged same-sex relationship amid social prejudice and comic misunderstandings
Movie Details
- Director
- Dennis Dugan
- Release Date
- 2007-07-12
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (2608)
Cast
- Adam Sandler
- Kevin James
- Jessica Biel
- Dan Aykroyd
- Ving Rhames
- Steve Buscemi
- Nicholas Turturro
- Allen Covert
- Rachel Dratch
- Richard Chamberlain
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Starz Apple TV channel
- 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 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry about?
- Two Brooklyn firefighters fake a domestic partnership to protect a widower’s children, only to find that their legal ruse strains friendship, romance, and masculine pride.
- What is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as mild.
- What did critics think of I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry?
- Critics broadly found the film crude and inept, arguing that its broad humor and stereotypes undermine its attempted message about sexuality and friendship.
- Which films are like I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry?
- Films with a similar feel include The Birdcage, Tootsie, The Wedding Singer, and The Object of My Affection.
- How long is I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry?
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry runs 115 minutes.
- Where can I watch I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry?
- In United States, I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry streams on Starz Apple TV channel.
