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The Tall Guy

1990·1h 32m·R
RomanceComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 6.2/10
5,242 votes

An American actor based in London, is stuck playing the sidekick to a successful British comic. He meets an attractive nurse at the local hospital and starts to date her, also landing the lead role in a musical version of The Elephant Man.

The Tall Guy is a 1990 romance comedy movie directed by Mel Smith, starring Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Goldblum, Emma Thompson. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.2/10 from 5,242 votes and runs 1h 32m.

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Director
Mel Smith
Stars
Rowan Atkinson
Jeff Goldblum
Emma Thompson
Geraldine James
Creators
Richard Curtis
Details
1990-09-21
92 min
Movie
R
★ United Kingdom
★ English
Keywords
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