Diggers

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Diggers

R

2007

1h 29m

Comedy

Drama

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During the 1970s as corporate fisheries began snatching up water rights around the Hamptons, independent clammers Hunt and his friends could do little else but watch their way of life slip away. While members of the group look for ways to cope, Hunt begins a summer romance with a young vacationer.

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Critics Consensus

Though the plot may be familiar, Diggers is just pleasant, charming, and heartwarming enough to make it worth your while.

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David Fear

Blender

Sep 8, 2023

Director Katherine Dieckmann keeps everything moving smoothly, and the appeal of Rudd in wisecracking mode can’t be underestimated. But if you’ve ever sat through an Ed Burns film, there’s nothing here you haven’t seen before.

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Carrie Rickey

Philadelphia Inquirer

Aug 4, 2007

3/4

Fresh as today's catch and about as tasty.

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

Apr 30, 2007

I can't recommend this movie enough.

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Michael Clark

Epoch Times

Feb 9, 2024

3.5/5

“Diggers” won’t appeal to everyone. It came and went at the box office, yet has a dedicated cult following that grows in number with each passing year. It goes far in pointing out you only know what great friends you have when things are at their worst.

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Heather Huntington

ReelzChannel.com

Aug 23, 2008

3/10

Diggers is all shell and no neck and belly.

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Brian Holcomb

CinemaBlend

May 5, 2008

4.5/5

A very detailed portrait of a time and place that is about to change forever. This is a Long Island of 1976 in someone's memory, like a faded Polaroid in an old shoebox.

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Yuri B.

@RyuBlack May 12, 2026

This movie was really great, very well acted. Paul Rudd, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton & especially Ken Marino, really shined in this film... so not used to Marino doing any other roles other than comedic... it was remarkably refreshing.

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Martin B

@RT44235356 Mar 4, 2026

Great cast, backdrop and I suppose writing. But it just seemed like a steady stream of aimlessness and melancholy that permeated the 1970's and not exactly entertainment in my book.

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Jordan S.

@jswez Mar 1, 2026

Great setting and really solid acting. The type of comedy that focuses more on tone than actual laughter. They portrayed the 70’s rather well.

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Roy V

@RT30253098 May 28, 2023

For those of us who grew up in the '70s, in simpler times, amongst the working class, this is beyond nostalgic. However, our speech was so much easier, slower, as our thoughts were so much more pensive.

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Dean E

@warroad Jan 27, 2023

food please. do i look like your mother?

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Apr 10, 2017

This movie was really great, very well acted. Paul Rudd, Ron Eldard, Josh Hamilton & especially Ken Marino, really shined in this film... so not used to Marino doing any other roles other than comedic... it was remarkably refreshing.

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Synopsis

During the 1970s as corporate fisheries began snatching up water rights around the Hamptons, independent clammers Hunt and his friends could do little else but watch their way of life slip away. While members of the group look for ways to cope, Hunt begins a summer romance with a young vacationer.

Director: Katherine Dieckmann
Producer: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Anne Chaisson, Ken Marino
Screenwriter: Ken Marino
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: HDNet
Rating: R (Drug Use|Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 13, 2015
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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