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  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 36 m

Summary The Dukes is the wry comic tale of a down-and-out Doo Wop band who take a bumbling detour into burglary in their endless quest to make good on their dreams. Featuring an accomplished ensemble cast and the directorial debut of beloved tough-guy actor Robert Davi, the film is a rollicking caper that is also deeply candid about life, love, ...

Directed By: Robert Davi

Written By: James Andronica, Robert Davi

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 36 m
  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • Entertainment One
  • 1 h 36 m

The Dukes

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Summary The Dukes is the wry comic tale of a down-and-out Doo Wop band who take a bumbling detour into burglary in their endless quest to make good on their dreams. Featuring an accomplished ensemble cast and the directorial debut of beloved tough-guy actor Robert Davi, the film is a rollicking caper that is also deeply candid about life, love, ...

Directed By: Robert Davi

Written By: James Andronica, Robert Davi

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
46
30% Positive
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50% Mixed
5 Reviews
20% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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30% Positive
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50% Mixed
5 Reviews
20% Negative
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75
After starting with a lackluster introduction and a by-the-numbers heist sequence, the film concludes with an upbeat and appealing final act that recalls "Big Night."
By James Berardinelli FULL REVIEW
70
With Davi and Chazz Palminteri fronting a first-rate ensemble cast, and a tasty soundtrack of golden oldies, this unpretentious indie dramedy has much to recommend.
By Joe Leydon FULL REVIEW
58
The Dukes could use more music and less sap, but it's refreshing to see a film about the problems of working-class men on the far side of middle age, struggling just to get by.
By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW
50
The bickering and mishaps make for a semi-enjoyable if low-impact film that may appeal to the kind of nostalgics who buy Time-Life collections of '60s songmeisters.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
40
Davi's heartfelt performance makes for a winning solo, but the movie too often lacks harmony.
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30
How, though, to resent a work of such deliberate inconsequence?
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20
Plods along in its sloppy, joshing way, it tastes like pasta sauce that has sat on the shelf long after the expiration date on the can.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Doo Wop Productions, Sun Lion Films
Release Date Nov 14, 2008
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline The music was then , the time is now
Website http://www.thedukes-movie.com/
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Awards

Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Queens Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
WorldFest Houston
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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