The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2002 · 105 min · Director: Mick Jackson
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Andy, a successful marketing guy quits his job, because he feels disconnected with the values about work he learned from his father. He gets a new job at a top notch research facility, where he quickly makes a powerful enemy who makes him volunteer for a nearly impossible project: The $99 Personal Computer. He recruits the only available guys at the lab, three sociopaths. Together they really compile a revolutionary PC for $99, but then they become the victims of a venture capitalist and Andy's old foe from the research lab. Can he and his new friends find a way to overcome the problems?
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The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Excitement 25%, Hope 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Excitement25%
- Hope20%
- Empathy10%
- Satisfaction10%
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Details
- Directed by
- Mick Jackson
- Written by
- Jon Favreau, Po Bronson, Gary Tieche, Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2002
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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