
Skills Like This(2007)
Everybody Wants to be Somebody
Max Solomon faces the awful truth that he will never be a writer. So, in a desperate attempt to find his true calling, he turns to crime. In this inventive comedy, three friends have their lives turned upside down when one of them realizes that larceny might be his best skill.
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Max Solomon faces the awful truth that he will never be a writer. So, in a desperate attempt to find his true calling, he turns to crime. In this inventive comedy, three friends have their lives turned upside down when one of them realizes that larceny might be his best skill.
Release Date
2007-03-10
Average
5.3
Rating:
2.6 startsTagline
Everybody Wants to be Somebody
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English
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