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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 6

...the film has an earnest quality that asserts itself more and more as it sputters along, and the men reveal more personal reasons to insert themselves into the boy’s life.

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Cast & Crew

Brian Crano
Director
Brian Crano
Writer
Sally Kirkland
As Older Jewish Lady
Jason Ritter
As Ben Dwellman
Amanda Seyfried
As Amanda (uncredited)
Carrie Preston
As Lynette
Rebecca Hall
As Melanie 'Mel' Manilow

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A Bag of Hammers is a heartwarming comedy about two friends, Ben and Alan, who refuse to grow up. They spend their days stealing cars and pretending to be valets at funerals. But when they meet an abandoned child named Kelsey, they are forced to reevaluate their lives and become the role models he needs. With the help of their friend Mel, they try to involve Kelsey in their illegal activities, but soon realize that he deserves better. Will Ben and Alan finally learn to take responsibility and become the adults they've always needed to be?

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as A Bag of Hammers include Wild Tales, Delivery, Crazy, Stupid, Love., Cider with Rosie, The Wolf of Wall Street, Joy.

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A Bag of Hammers was released in theaters on March 12, 2011.