
Release Date
April 11, 2008 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
October 7, 2008 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Thomas McCarthy
Writer
Thomas McCarthy
Cast
Richard Jenkins, Oliver Bokelberg, Hiam Abbass, Maggie Moore
Studio
Running Time
108 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language, and brief drug references
In a world of six billion people, it only takes one to change your life. In actor and filmmaker Tom McCarthy's follow-up to his award winning directorial debut "The Station Agent," Richard Jenkins ("Six Feet Under") stars as Walter Vale, a disillusioned Connecticut economics professor whose life is transformed by a chance encounter in New York City. Through new found connections with virtual strangers, Walter is awakened to a new world and a new life.... Full synopsis »
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