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A Man's Gotta Do

20041h 33mChris Kennedy
IMDb 6.4 · Metacritic 41

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Eddy does what he has to do to give his family what they want. For the last 25 years, he has secretly moonlighted as a "standover" man, purely to provide his aspirational wife with her dream house and a privileged upbringing for his only daughter. Eddy finds it hard to express how he feels, especially now that his "little girl" is engaged and will soon be leaving the family home. Chantelle believes her emotionally blocked father has only two feelings "angry" and "very angry" and feels her father just doesn't understand her. Eddy is perplexed: "What's to understand?" Herein lies the problem. Over eager to get on the same wavelength as his daughter and recapture the closeness they once had, Eddy starts reading Chantelle's diary. In the process, more secrets than anyone was prepared for, begin to surface with devastating yet hilarious results. Eddy rides the storm and once the dust settles, all is well... for now.

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What is A Man's Gotta Do (2004) about?

Eddy does what he has to do to give his family what they want. For the last 25 years, he has secretly moonlighted as a "standover" man, purely to provide his aspirational wife with her dream house and a privileged upbringing for his only daughter. Eddy finds it hard to express how he feels, especially now that his "little girl" is engaged and will soon be leaving the family home. Chantelle…

Who stars in A Man's Gotta Do?

A Man's Gotta Do stars Rebecca Frith (Yvonne), Gyton Grantley (Dominic), Amie McKenna (Delores), John Howard (Eddy), Alyssa McClelland (Chantelle). The film was directed by Chris Kennedy.

How long is A Man's Gotta Do?

A Man's Gotta Do has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2004.

Is A Man's Gotta Do worth watching?

A Man's Gotta Do holds an IMDb rating of 6.4/10. Fans of Comedy are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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