If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer
A rough-edged Ruhr construction crew bends every rule to make impossible building problems fit, especially after an arrogant architecture student joins their chaotic worksite.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- sardonic
- rowdy
- lazy sunday
- group comedy night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The builders repeatedly improvise reckless solutions while dealing with a tightfisted contractor and an inexperienced architecture student.
The story is associated with the Ruhr and centers on a local construction crew shaped by working-class regional culture.
Werner, Kalle, Kümmel, and Horst function as a collective whose slapdash building practices drive the comedy.
The crew is saddled with arrogant architecture student Philipp during his work experience, creating friction between academic training and job-site know-how.
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The Full Monty
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Brassed Off
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The Commitments
shares irreverent regional humor, slapdash problem-solving, and an ensemble driven by eccentric working-class characters
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Thorwarth
- Release Date
- 2002-03-07
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (74)
Cast
- Dietmar Bär
- Ralf Richter
- Hilmi Sözer
- Willi Thomczyk
- Peter Thorwarth
- Alexandra Maria Lara
- Michael Brandner
- Tana Schanzara
- Heinrich Schafmeister
- Heinrich Giskes
Common questions
- What is If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer about?
- A rough-edged Ruhr construction crew bends every rule to make impossible building problems fit, especially after an arrogant architecture student joins their chaotic worksite.
- What is If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer as mild.
- Which films are like If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer?
- Films with a similar feel include The Full Monty, Brassed Off, and The Commitments.
- How long is If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer?
- If It Don't Fit, Use a Bigger Hammer runs 101 minutes.
