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Mini's First Time

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2006 | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a box office loss and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 crime-drama fans and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Happiness, start here.
The mood
Darkly funny.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 31 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: expect violence, drug use and sex.

Desperate to be free from her drunken, unloving mother Diane, the beautiful, scheming young Mini seduces her stepfather Martin and soon convinces him to join her in a sadistic scheme to have Diane declared insane. But their conspiracy soon escalates to murder and when John Garson, a young detective starts investigating, Martin and Mini begin to turn on each other.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $156K worldwide on a $6 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 52K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Nick Güthe

  • Alec BaldwinMartin Tennan
  • Nikki ReedMinerva 'Mini' Droggs
  • Jeff GoldblumMike Rudell
  • Luke WilsonDet. Dwight Garson
  • Joe EgenderJimmy
  • Carrie-Anne MossDiane Droggs Tennan
  • Svetlana MetkinaJelena
  • David ShatrawHusband #1
  • Sprague GraydenKayla
  • Rick FoxFabrizio