# Mon cousin Vinny (1992)

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**Original title**: *My Cousin Vinny*
**Runtime**: 119 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Jonathan Lynn
**Written by**: Dale Launer
**Starring**: Joe Pesci, Marisa Tomei, Ralph Macchio, Mitchell Whitfield, Fred Gwynne, Lane Smith

> *There have been many courtroom dramas that have glorified the Great American Legal System. This is not one of them.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Rural Alabama highway, summer, a broken-down car. Two friends from New York face a murder charge, a Brooklyn lawyer cousin shows up. This fish-out-of-water story is best watched on a lazy Sunday afternoon.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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