A Bag of Hammers (2011)
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A con is easy. Family is hard.
Two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, whose direction is tested by an abandoned child, worn beyond his years; together they invent the family they've always needed.
- Released: 2011-03-12
- Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Runtime: 1h 25m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10 from 64 votes
Directed by Brian Crano.
Top cast
- Jason Ritter as Ben Dwellman
- Jake Sandvig as Alan Manilow
- Chandler Canterbury as Kelsey Patterson
- Rebecca Hall as Melanie 'Mel' Manilow
- Todd Louiso as Marty
- Gabriel Macht as Wyatt
- Sally Kirkland as Older Jewish Lady
- Elmarie Wendel as The Mark
- Carrie Preston as Lynette
- Johnny Simmons as Kelsey Patterson (Age 18)
Where to watch A Bag of Hammers
- United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
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