How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
2000 · 107 min · Director: Michael Kalesniko
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Shy, chain-smoking, insomniac Peter McGowen is a Los Angeles playwright with a string of hits that preceded his current ten years of failed productions. His mother-in-law is sinking into senility. A stranger is meandering the neighborhood claiming to be him. Neighbors have a new dog that barks all night. His wife wants to have a child, and he does not. He's become impotent. He's working on a new play when a single mother moves in next door with her eight-year-old daughter. His wife immediately invites the girl into the McGowen household. Will this child stir Peter's paternal feelings? Will she also help him get his dialogue right? And what of his doppelganger and the neighbor's dog?
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How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Anxiety 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Anxiety, Empathy. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Anxiety and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.8/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
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Cast
Victoria
Allana
Amy's Father
Babysitter
Details
- Directed by
- Michael Kalesniko
- Written by
- Michael Kalesniko
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2000
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Country
- Germany, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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