Anger Management
A timid New York businessman is pushed through an outrageous court-ordered therapy program that forces him to confront the anger he has spent his life suppressing.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- abrasive
- witty
- lazy sunday
- comedy night
What critics said
Critics generally found the premise and capable cast promising but judged the execution stale, one-note, and unevenly funny.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dave's workplace disputes, airplane misunderstanding, and therapy exercises continually expose his emotional repression before others.
Dave's timid behavior is deliberately contrasted with Buddy's unpredictable, aggressive therapeutic methods.
Dave's mild manner masks accumulated resentment toward his boss, relationship rivals, and everyday indignities.
Dave's pet-clothing job and New York professional environment provide the recurring backdrop for his conflicts.
Films like Anger Management, and why
What About Bob?
broad studio comedy built around an abrasive authority figure, escalating misunderstandings, and a mild protagonist pushed into chaotic self-discovery
Analyze This
mainstream buddy comedy pairing a volatile comic personality with a more restrained straight man in increasingly disruptive situations
The Wedding Singer
workplace and relationship frustrations transformed into an accessible farce about emotional repression and personal change
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Segal
- Release Date
- 2003-04-11
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10 (3577)
Cast
- Adam Sandler
- Jack Nicholson
- Marisa Tomei
- Luis Guzmán
- Allen Covert
- Lynne Thigpen
- Kurt Fuller
- Jonathan Loughran
- Krista Allen
- January Jones
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Sony Pictures Core Amazon 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 Anger Management about?
- A timid New York businessman is pushed through an outrageous court-ordered therapy program that forces him to confront the anger he has spent his life suppressing.
- What is Anger Management like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Anger Management as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Anger Management violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Anger Management as mild.
- What did critics think of Anger Management?
- Critics generally found the premise and capable cast promising but judged the execution stale, one-note, and unevenly funny.
- Which films are like Anger Management?
- Films with a similar feel include What About Bob?, Analyze This, and The Wedding Singer.
- How long is Anger Management?
- Anger Management runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Anger Management?
- In United States, Anger Management streams on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel.
