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The Weather Man (2005)

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Release Date: October 28, 2005
On DVD: February 21, 2006
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Running Time: 102 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong language and sexual content.
Director: Gore Verbinski
Writer: Steve Conrad
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine, Hope Davis, Gemmenne de la Peña, Nicholas Hoult, Michael Rispoli, Judith McConnell, David Darlow

Popular Chicago weatherman, David Spritz, has a shot at the big time when a national morning television show calls him for an audition. Professionally, Spritz is on the top of the world, but his personal life is in complete disarray. His painful divorce, his dad's illness and trouble with his kids have him poised on the knife's edge between stability and disaster. The harder he tries to control events, the more he finds life, like Read more

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Grade: B- Laugh a lot. Be depressed. That seems to be the theme of "The Weather Man," a consistently dreary film about a man who just never has much good going for him, but that also happens to be pretty funny. Go figure. Read the full movie review

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