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Please Give (2010): Cast, Ratings & Box Office

Please Give (2010) movie poster

Please Give is a 2010 comedy drama starring Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt. It runs 1 hour 30 minutes and earned $4.3 million worldwide on a $3 million budget. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Screenplay at the Spirit Awards 2011. Critics gave it 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10.

IMDb rating
6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
worldwide gross
$4.3M
award nomination
1
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Please Give (2010) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 30m (90 min)
Genres
Drama , Comedy
Original language
English
Budget
$3M
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is Please Give About?

The premise of Please Give without spoilers.

A successful Manhattan boutique owner, Kate, finds her life complicated by conflicting priorities. She grapples with the ethics of her business while trying to impart values to her teenage daughter, all while facing marital challenges and the pressures of contemporary life. Unexpectedly, she finds connection and perspective through her quirky neighbors, whose own struggles offer a poignant look at the world outside her privileged life.

Please Give Themes & Keywords

· 50 tags
  • reference to howard stern
  • car
  • u.s. car
  • ford taurus
  • extramarital affair
  • fall the season
  • ford the car
  • homelessness
  • mammogram
  • neighbor neighbor relationship
  • pubic hair
  • adultery
+38 more
  • unfaithfulness
  • marriage
  • dating
  • watching tv
  • drink
  • drinking
  • cafe
  • restaurant
  • elevator
  • urban setting
  • flossing one's teeth
  • puerto rican
  • dying
  • nudity
  • female nudity
  • female topless nudity
  • reference to george clooney
  • friend
  • friendship
  • 91 year old
  • 91 year old woman
  • old woman
  • family relationships
  • furniture salesman
  • mirror
  • looking at oneself in a mirror
  • penis
  • massage
  • kiss
  • street life
  • jealousy
  • drunkenness
  • bourbon
  • happy birthday
  • puerto rican slur
  • panties
  • radiology technician
  • new age music
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Cast & crew

Please Give Cast

Catherine Keener leads the cast, with Oliver Platt.

Ratings

Please Give Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Please Give 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and 78 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 6.6/10.

Box office

Please Give Box Office & Budget

Please Give grossed $4.3 million worldwide on a $3 million budget, 1.4 times what it cost. $4 million came from the US and Canada and $280,255 (6%) from the rest of the world.

2010 box office

Worldwide gross

$4.3M

1.4× its budget

US & Canada
$4M
International
$280.3K
Budget
$3M
US & Canada 94% Rest of the world 6%
Awards

Please Give Awards & Nominations

Please Give earned 1 award nomination, including Best Screenplay at the Spirit Awards 2011.

1 nomination1 ceremony

Videos

Please Give Trailers & Videos

The trailer of Please Give.

Please Give | Official Trailer (2010)
Cars

Cars in Please Give

11 cars on screen, including the 2004 Ford Taurus and the BMW 5 E34.

All 11 cars
  • 2004 Ford Taurus in Please Give 2004 Ford Taurus Important role
  • BMW 5 E34 in Please Give BMW 5 E34 Background role
  • 1997 BMW 528i E39 in Please Give 1997 BMW 528i E39 Background role
  • 1985 Chevrolet Chevy Van in Please Give 1985 Chevrolet Chevy Van Background role
Details

Please Give Also Known As

13 alternative titles, including “Sentimento de Culpa” and “Adni jó”.

Also known as
  • Sentimento de Culpa
  • Adni jó
  • Encuentros en Nueva York
  • Saber Dar
  • 플리즈 기브
  • La Beauté du geste
  • Ненужные вещи
  • Není zač
  • נותנים ת'לב
  • Daj, proszę
  • Моля те, дари!
  • 请给予
+1 more
  • 뉴욕에서 착하게 살아가는 법

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FAQ

Please Give FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Awards

Runtime, release date, cast, box office, ratings, awards and post-credit scenes of Please Give, each answered in a sentence.

How long is Please Give?

Please Give runs 1 hour 30 minutes (90 minutes).

When was Please Give released?

Please Give was released on April 30, 2010.

Who is in the cast of Please Give?

Please Give stars Catherine Keener and Oliver Platt.

How much did Please Give make at the box office?

Please Give grossed $4.3 million worldwide ($4 million domestic, $280,255 international) on a budget of $3 million.

How is Please Give rated?

Please Give has 6.6/10 on IMDb, 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78 on Metacritic and 62% on TMDB.

Was Please Give nominated for any awards?

Please Give received 1 nomination across 1 ceremony.

Does Please Give have a post-credit scene?

No. Please Give has no extra scene during or after the credits.

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