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Zero Effect

1998 · Movie · 116 min
C

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66/100

Averaged across 7 ratings · 31.2K votes

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Daryl Zero is a private investigator and—along with his assistant, Steve Arlo—he solves impossible crimes and puzzles. Although Daryl's a master investigator, he doesn't know what to do with himself when he's not working; he has no social skills, writes bad music and drives Steve crazy.

Details

Director
Jake Kasdan
Released
30 January 1998
Country
United States
Language
English
Runtime
116 min
Rated
R
Budget
$5.0M
Box office
$2.0M

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