The Lucky Ones

The Lucky Ones

  • Director: Neil Burger
  • Writer: Neil Burger,Dirk Wittenborn
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English
  • Release date: September 26, 2008
  • Sound mix: Dolby, DTS
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Return
  • "The Lucky Ones" is a comedy film directed by Neil Burger and starring Michael Anthony Peña , Rachel McAdams , and Tim Robbins . It was released in the United States on September 26, 2008.
    The film tells the story of three strangers each carrying their own "unspeakable secrets". They meet when they are stranded while transiting in New York at the same time, and they embark on the same road with their own hidden trauma   .

    Details

    • Release date September 26, 2008
    • Filming locations Bolingbrook, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies Lionsgate, Roadside Attractions, QED International

    Box office

    Budget

    $15,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $266,967

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $183,088

    Gross worldwide

    $287,567

    Movie reviews

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    • By Tatum 2022-03-25 09:01:23

      Did you see robes or lice?

      Life is a gorgeous robe covered with lice. These are the words of Miss Zhang Ailing. Rodin said: The world never lacks beauty, but lacks the eyes to discover beauty. It's all about angles. There is beauty in life and there is beauty in it. Luck or not, happiness or not is only related to the perspective and attitude of the parties concerned. Life is too short to live so clearly. Find an angle to make yourself feel lucky and happy, this is the serious thing.

      Are the three protagonists...

    • By Lane 2022-03-25 08:01:01

      not a road movie

      It seems like it's one of those road movies, but it is more than that. The story is well written, it gives a lot of time for the characters to develop emotionally, and Rachel McAdams's very well acted in this one, it's much better than her performance in "the notebook". I heard she participated in a boot camp just for preparing for this roll.
      In most of the parts, the movie is serious, also it has some funny moments, which made me laugh out loud.
      But just the ending, I haven't thought...

    • By Dolores 2022-03-25 08:01:01

      A new work on the theme of the Iraq War

      Movies about the Iraq War may be becoming a genre of American movies.
      [the Lucky Ones] is such a war-themed film in Iraq that did not face the war, nor was it masked. In the form of a road movie, it tells the story of three Iraqi soldiers of different genders, ages and skin colors on their way back home from the New York airport. As the female soldier Colee said when the three of them first hit the road, those who can survive on the battlefield are the lucky ones, the lucky ones. In this...

    • By Uriah 2022-03-25 08:01:01

      lucky man

      There are a lot of emotions brewing on the road, a lot of mentality changes on the road, a lot of things happen on the road, three people, a journey, from the end to the beginning again. Everyone has their own story, everyone has their own helplessness, and finally they all found themselves and found a common direction, we should always believe that we are the lucky one, and everything will become better. good.
      A very good road movie. From a certain perspective, good luck is actually a...

    • By Alexander 2022-03-25 08:01:01

      WE ARE ALL THE LUCKY ONES

      YES? YES! THANK YOU? THANK YOU! ///// 7. 12 THE LUCKY ONES All problems that can be solved with money are not problems All encounters that can be reunited are not counted as random encounters The plane flies high into the sky and the sky is the color of the T-shirt I like. The flesh color is not blue or red It is about army but there is no blood, but when the camera sweeps over each face at the end, we seem to see a lot of stories outside the battlefield of the army. Everyone is different in...

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    • By Jabari 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      What the hell did the war bring to the people in...

    • By Jacynthe 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      Not black, not ridiculed, as we face, not easy and easy journey, it is sad, but...

    • By Johanna 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      I regard this movie as an American theme movie, but this judgment is a bit arbitrary. I feel that the United States in this movie is very beautiful, everyone thinks of others, and everyone will say thank you. In the end, the three returned Battlefield, meeting at the airport, smiling to each other is better than...

    • By Jerad 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      Anti-war road movie, Uncle Tim's sword is not...

    • By Etha 2022-04-24 07:01:25

      Rachel McAdams is so beautiful, she's comfortable in everything. The three of them walked all the way and finally returned to the battlefield, with no...

    Movie plot

    Three strangers who meet on the journey each carry their own "secrets that cannot be told". TK ( Michael Anthony Peña ) , an American soldier stationed in Iraq, gets a month off after recovering from treatment at the base after being injured during a routine patrol. This injury damaged TK's sexual function, and he planned to use this time to rush home to visit his fiancée, but he couldn't bear to tell his fiancée the truth of his...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    Although starring Tim Robbins is a well-known anti-war figure in Hollywood, the film shows a neutral attitude towards war, so the US military graciously helped in the filming of the film.
    Country music trio Dixie Chicks ultimately did not agree to use their six songs on the film's soundtrack. Because they and Lionsgate did not reach an agreement on the division of the film.
    Tim Robbins formed his own band, and during the filming he also...
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    Shooting process

    As a road film, in order to shoot different speeds and scenery, the director specially ordered a car that can be driven on the roof. In this regard, Neil Burger said that the speed of the car was 65 kilometers per hour, and some people were quarreling inside. Someone throws things out of it. How can such a scene be filmed? In general, the most traditional method can be used to lay the track to make the car go along the track, and then...
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    Evaluation action

    The film can be considered a "war film" in a broad sense. But in fact, this is not so much the reaction of the protagonists under the fire of the war, but the reaction of the characters after they leave the war. Strictly speaking, the film is a road movie, in the tradition of road films, it tells the journey of several protagonists from point A to point B, along the way they encounter difficulties, encounter "colorful" people, and I...
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    Movie quotes

    • [Colee finally feels T.K's penis work for the first time]

      Colee Dunn: Is it working?

      T.K. Poole: What?

      Colee Dunn: Is it working?

      T.K. Poole: As a matter of fact, yeah, its working pretty good right now.

      Colee Dunn: That's great!

      Colee Dunn: [Colee hugs T.K. when she feels his penis working] Uh, yeah, okay. Yep, that's working. Um... that's great. Ahh. Wow. We should get out.

    • [Colee let's Cheaver know the good news about T.K's penis working]

      Colee Dunn: Hey Cheave! Guess what?

      Fred Cheaver: What?

      Colee Dunn: His penis works.

      Fred Cheaver: What do you mean? You got wood?

      Colee Dunn: Yeah, definitely wood.

      Fred Cheaver: So we dont need these ladies anymore?

      Colee Dunn: No, He is all fixed up. He could pound nail with that thing.

      Fred Cheaver: Pound a nail?

      Colee Dunn: Uh-huh.

      Fred Cheaver: How do you know that? Did you touch it?

      Colee Dunn: No, I didn't have to. It was just poking right into me. It's a miracle!

      Fred Cheaver: [Cheaver smiles] You are one lucky bastard, T.K.

    • [T.K. has a drink of vodka with Cheaver and Colee after their bar fight]

      T.K. Poole: What you really want after a fight is whiskey because it mellows you out. If you wanna get mean, you drink gin. Vodka, if you want to zone out. And you save tequila for when you want to get crazy.

      Fred Cheaver: [Cheaver points to Colee] She didn't need tequila tonight.