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I Ought to Be in Pictures

1982·1h 48m·PG
DramaComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.1/10
1,161 votes

Brooklynite Libby Tucker leaves her mother in Brooklyn to visit her screenwriter dad Herbert Tucker in L. A. She hasn't seen him for years and aspires to find a fast-paced life in movies. Along the way, Libby discovers who her dad is.

I Ought to Be in Pictures is a 1982 drama comedy movie directed by Herbert Ross, starring Ann-Margret, Walter Matthau, Dinah Manoff. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.1/10 from 1,161 votes and runs 1h 48m.

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Director
Herbert Ross
Stars
Ann-Margret
Walter Matthau
Dinah Manoff
Lance Guest
Creators
Neil Simon
Details
1982-03-26
108 min
Movie
PG
★ United States
★ English, Spanish
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