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Just Add Water
“Because a life can grow anywhere.”
50%
Movie
1h 35m
AI Analysis
Just Add Water (2008) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Just Add Water (2008) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Drama with funny and nostalgic moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his commun… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~95 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Just Add Water 50% (64 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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from 64 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2008-03-18
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- TMDB rating
- 5.0
- TMDB ID
- 15936
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What is Just Add Water about?
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream agai... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Just Add Water?
The official runtime for Just Add Water is approximately 95 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Dylan Walsh
Ray Tuckby
Jonah Hill
Eddie Tuckby
Justin Long
Spoonie
Danny DeVito
Merl
Tracy Middendorf
Nora
Melissa McCarthy
Selma
Anika Noni Rose
R'ch'lle
Lindsey Axelsson
Chrisy
Will Rothhaar
Dirk
Joey Kern
Scotty
Penny Balfour
Charlene
Lee Garlington
Penny
Michael Hitchcock
Mark Tuckby
Tracey Walter
Clem
June Squibb
Mother
John Balma
Elmo
Chelsea Field
Jeanne
Lucy DeVito
Wanda
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