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Delivery Man

Delivery Man

Comedy · 2013

An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

Movie details

Delivery Man

“You're never quite ready for what life delivers.”

2013 Comedy 1h 45m

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6.3 / 10

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An affable underachiever finds out he's fathered 533 children through anonymous donations to a fertility clinic 20 years ago. Now he must decide whether or not to come forward when 142 of them file a lawsuit to reveal his identity.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Ken Scott

Written by

Ken Scott

Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn

David

Cobie Smulders

Cobie Smulders

Emma

Chris Pratt

Chris Pratt

Brett

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson

Kristen

Jack Reynor

Jack Reynor

Josh

Bobby Moynihan

Bobby Moynihan

Aleksy

Andrzej Blumenfeld

Andrzej Blumenfeld

Mikolaj

Court is in session

Put Delivery Man on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.