That Thing You Do!

Name: That Thing You Do!
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 1996-10-04
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn

1996·Movie·PG·108 min·★ 6.9(957)

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“The Fab Four without the Mop Tops”

A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager. But behind the scenes, the group’s sudden fame tests their strength, their maturity and responsibility, and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.

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About That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do! is a 1996 English-language comedy, drama and music film directed by Tom Hanks. The cast is led by Tom Hanks, Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 1000 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Pluto TV.

That Thing You Do! was produced by Clinica Estetico, Clavius Base, and 20th Century Fox and made in United States of America. It was released on October 4, 1996, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $26 million, it went on to gross $35 million worldwide.

Director: Tom Hanks
Writers: Tom Hanks
Release date: October 4, 1996
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $26 million
Box office: $35 million
Production: Clinica Estetico, Clavius Base, 20th Century Fox

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That Thing You Do! cast & crew

That Thing You Do! was directed by Tom Hanks and written by Tom Hanks.

The cast features Tom Hanks as Mr. White, Tom Everett Scott as Guy Patterson, Liv Tyler as Faye Dolan, Johnathon Schaech as Jimmy Mattingly, Steve Zahn as Lenny Haise, and Ethan Embry as T.B. Player.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Howard Shore, cinematography is by Tak Fujimoto, and it was produced by Edward Saxon and Jonathan Demme.

Is That Thing You Do! worth watching?

That Thing You Do! holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 957 ratings, a solidly received comedy films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and music, That Thing You Do! is worth a place on your watchlist.

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