Good Dick
Seen it?2008 | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) 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 The Invite or Carnal Knowledge, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect sex.
A fidgety, wisecracking video store clerk develops a fixation on a particularly reclusive customer, a frequent visitor to the pornography section of Cinefile, the video store where he works in Los Angeles. After multiple failures to impress her during their brief daily transactions, he finds her street address in the store's database, drives to her apartment building and initiates an unconventional campaign to win her affections.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 42K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marianna Palka
- Marianna PalkaThe Woman
- Jason RitterThe Man
- Eric EdelsteinEric
- Mark WebberDerek
- Martin StarrSimon
- Tom ArnoldDad
- Jesse GarciaJose
- Katherine WaterstonKatherine
- Elisabeth WaterstonElisabeth
- Charles DurningCharlie