Summary
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+11)
Critics 63Audiences 74GoodWatch 68
Tomatometer65%
Metascore61
Audience score81%
IMDb7.4
User score7.1
Letterboxd · 54 K ratings3.5/5
Box office
1.1×its budget
- Budget
- $20 M
- Worldwide
- $22 M
Worldwide it earned $2 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 4 min
A typical length for dramas, +15 min on the typical 109
typical 109124Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 11 countries, rent or buy in 72 more
+1Released
2007
March 22, 2007
19 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 24 more39 people
- Adam SandlerCharlie Fineman
- Don CheadleAlan Johnson
- Jada Pinkett SmithJaneane Johnson
- Liv TylerAngela Oakhurst
- Saffron BurrowsDonna Remar
- Donald SutherlandRichter Raines
- Robert KleinJonathan Timpleman
- Melinda DillonGinger Timpleman
Mike BinderBryan Sugarman
Jonathan BanksStelter
Rae AllenAdell Modell
Paula NewsomeMelanie
John de LancieNigel Pennington
Paul ButlerGeorge Johnson- CLCamille LaChe SmithCherie Johnson
Imani HakimJocelyn Johnson
Denise DowsePsychiatric Hospital Therapist
Anthony ChisholmWilliam Johnson
B.J. NovakMr. Fallon- JGJessica GoldenNight Club Comic
Ted RaimiPeter Savarino- HPHarris PeetKemp
- MBMolly BinderBecky Fishman
Tommy NohillyPatty
Directing · 2
- Mike Binder Director, Screenplay
- Nancy Karlin Script Supervisor
Production · 5
- Jack Giarraputo Executive Producer
- Lynwood Spinks Executive Producer
- Michael Rotenberg Producer
- Jack Binder Producer
- Sharon Bialy Casting
Camera · 3
- Russ T. Alsobrook Director of Photography
- Steven A. Adelson Camera Operator
- Scott Koche Camera Production Assistant
Editing · 2
- Jeremy Roush Editor
- Steve Edwards Editor
Sound · 6
- Rolfe Kent Original Music Composer
- Elmo Weber Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- David Bach Supervising Sound Editor
- Dave Jordan Music Supervisor
- Cameron Steenhagen Dialogue Editor
- Marc Glassman Sound Effects Editor
Art · 4
- Christian 'Pipo' Wintter Production Design
- David Swayze Art Direction
- Greg Berry Art Direction
- Jon Danniells Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Deborah L. Scott Costume Design
- Gary Archer Prosthetics
- Ann Pala Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 1
- Vincent Cirelli Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 6
- John Cenatiempo Stunt Driver
- George B. Colucci Jr. Stunts
- Jennifer Lamb Stunts
- Roy Farfel Stunt Driver
- Janet Paparazzo Stunts
- Joanne Lamstein Stunts
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