Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- breezy
- satirical
- lazy sunday
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics found a few laughs and appreciated its contemporary corporate-scandal premise, but broadly felt that the comedy never sustains a consistent tone.
What sets it apart
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Globodyne's scandal destroys Dick Harper's livelihood and savings, turning corporate corruption into the film's central comic target.
Dick and Jane move from failed job searches to theft as unemployment and financial ruin intensify.
The Harpers' suburban comfort collapses through job loss, bankruptcy, and humiliation before becoming material for slapstick.
Dick and Jane jointly navigate unemployment, poverty, and criminal schemes rather than pursuing separate escapes.
Films like Fun with Dick and Jane, and why
The War of the Roses
Shared workplace collapse, suburban financial anxiety, satirical class frustration, and comic criminal escalation.
The Out-of-Towners
Shared fish-out-of-water criminality, broad slapstick, marital partnership, and escalating robbery schemes.
The Ref
Shared corporate corruption satire, economic desperation, and a couple pushed into increasingly reckless schemes.
The New Age
Shared social satire, unemployed protagonists, and comic responses to economic humiliation and institutional greed.
Movie Details
- Director
- Dean Parisot
- Release Date
- 2005-12-21
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (2770)
Cast
- Jim Carrey
- Téa Leoni
- Alec Baldwin
- Richard Jenkins
- John Michael Higgins
- Angie Harmon
- Richard Burgi
- Carlos Jacott
- Aaron Michael Drozin
- Gloria Garayua
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Fun with Dick and Jane about?
- When a corporate scandal wipes out their jobs and savings, a suburban couple turns to robbery in a broad satire of economic desperation.
- What is Fun with Dick and Jane like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Fun with Dick and Jane as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Fun with Dick and Jane violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Fun with Dick and Jane as mild.
- What did critics think of Fun with Dick and Jane?
- Critics found a few laughs and appreciated its contemporary corporate-scandal premise, but broadly felt that the comedy never sustains a consistent tone.
- Which films are like Fun with Dick and Jane?
- Films with a similar feel include The War of the Roses, The Out-of-Towners, The Ref, and The New Age.
- How long is Fun with Dick and Jane?
- Fun with Dick and Jane runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Fun with Dick and Jane?
- In United States, Fun with Dick and Jane is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand.
