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Outside Providence

Seen it?

1999 | 96 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office flop and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Fast Times at Ridgemont High or Dazed and Confused, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart, romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 36 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect drug use.

In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs Delaney. But Tim's lazy days of getting high are jettisoned after a brush with the law convinces his blue-collar dad to send him to a Connecticut prep school. The one saving grace of the new school is Jane, a fellow student Tim falls for immediately.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    51% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    5.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $7 million worldwide on a $7 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 62K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Michael Corrente

  • Shawn HatosyTim Dunphy
  • Amy SmartJane Weston
  • Alec BaldwinOld Man Dunphy
  • Jon Abrahams"Drugs" Delaney
  • Richard JenkinsBarney
  • George WendtJoey
  • Robert TuranoFran
  • Gabriel MannJack Wheeler
  • George MartinDean Mort
  • Libby LangdonTim's mother