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Mar 29, 1996 · Roger Ebert March 29, 1996. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. "Flirting with Disaster'' is a comedy about a subject usually handled more seriously: an adopted man's search for his birth parents. What triggers this quest for Mel Coplin ( Ben Stiller) is the birth of his first son.
88% Tomatometer 56 Reviews 69% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin (Ben Stiller) decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and...
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Less of a movie than a newsreel on depressants, "Flirting with Disaster" could not have had a better title, as it wastes a perfectly good cast and a potentially hilarious plot on pure idiocy. The plot (if it was supposed to be a plot) has adopted child Mel Coplin (Ben Stiller) and his wife Nancy (Patricia Arquette) searching for his biological ...
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Flirting With Disaster Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review. Russell’s deceptively wise film sustains those insane,...
Apr 12, 1996 · David O. Russell. Writer. David O. Russell. Stars. Ben Stiller. Patricia Arquette. Téa Leoni. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY. from $3.59. search Amazon. Add to Watchlist. Added by 19.2K users. 117 User reviews. 44 Critic reviews. 82 Metascore. Awards. 1 win & 10 nominations.
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Nov 2, 2022 · Flirting with Disaster Movie Review | Common Sense Media. Parents' Guide to. Flirting with Disaster. By S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media Reviewer. age 16+. Dark comedy about family includes some sexy stuff and drugs. Movie R 2004 92 minutes. Rate movie. Parents Say: Not yet rated Add your rating. Any Iffy Content? Read more.
Rotten Tomatoes rated the film at 88% based on 56 reviews. The site's consensus states: "Darkly funny, solidly cast, and surprisingly thoughtful, Flirting with Disaster proved David O. Russell's Spanking the Monkey was no fluke."