Plot
The story follows a married couple, apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague to whom he's attracted. While he's resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.
Release Year: 2010
Rating: 6.5/10 (13,812 voted)
Critic's Score: 50/100
Director:
Massy Tadjedin
Stars: Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes
Storyline Joanna accuses her husband, Michael, of being attracted to his co-worker. Wanting to make-up before he goes on a business trip, she assumes she over-reacted. But when they are both away from each other for one night, Michael ends up testing his loyalty to Joanna and his attraction to Laura. And Joanna tests her honesty to Michael when her ex-boyfriend Alex suddenly appears in New York for the day.
Cast: Keira Knightley
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Joanna Reed
Sam Worthington
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Michael Reed
Eva Mendes
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Laura
Anson Mount
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Neal
Guillaume Canet
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Alex Mann
Griffin Dunne
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Truman
Stephanie Romanov
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Sandra
Scott Adsit
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Stuart
Daniel Eric Gold
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Andy
Justine Cotsonas
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Maggie
Stephen Mailer
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Client #1
Rae Ritke
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Barbara
Chriselle Almeida
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Chris
Zach Poole
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Waiter
Jon Norman Schneider
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Server
Filming Locations: Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Gross: $7,743,923
(Worldwide)
(2 June 2011)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia: Jessica Biel auditioned for the role of Joanna Reed.
Goofs:
Factual errors:
When the characters Michael, Laura and Neal travel to Philadelphia, they are seen walking to the train tracks in Grand Central. However, if you actually wanted to travel to Philadelphia, you would have to go to Penn Station. The characters are seen on a Metro North Train. Metro North Trains only travel from Grand Central and go to Upstate New York and Connecticut. When Michael travels back to New York alone, he is seen on a Metro North Train, again. When the characters are seen exiting the train into "Philadelphia", they are still in Grand Central Station.
Quotes: Joanna Reed:
Once you know something like that, you can't unlearn it.
User Review
Worth watching
Rating: 7/10
Rather enjoyed this film at the Rome Film Festival last night. The
atmosphere of New York by night and the soundtrack itself made it worth
the half an hour delay getting in! The main performances are strong,
Keira puts in a surprisingly convincing interpretation as the wife who
meets her previous love the day her husband is out of town with a
female colleague he likes. It discusses the nature of love, betrayal,
marriage and sentiment in a thoughtful way, without the usual labelling
of people as cheaters and victims. It should encourage us to realise
that life and relationships are more complex and that ultimately,
nobody really belongs to anyone (however much we might like to think we
do). It's a shame these days that we only get to see the lives of the
beautiful, very well-to-do folk (in their wonderful apartments, sipping
on fine wine) on the big screen as if temptation within marriage was a
luxury that only the wealthy and obscenely photogenic can afford.
Anyway, universal themes are dealt with well and it's good fodder for a
long conversation afterwards.
Plot
A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.
Release Year: 1998
Rating: 7.3/10 (5,781 voted)
Critic's Score: 65/100
Director:
Don McKellar
Stars: Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Roberta Maxwell
Storyline It's 18:00 in a somewhat deserted Toronto on the last day before the scheduled end of the world at midnight, the end which has been known now for months. Most people are treating midnight as a matter-of-fact event with little sense of panic. In fact, many are celebrating this last day. Most have very specific wants for this last day and will do whatever they need to to make those wants happen. And some, such as Duncan and Donna with the gas company, are working, ensuring that the masses are served and comfortable during the final hours. The Wheeler family are marking the last day by having a Christmas party, although sullen adult son Patrick, his thoughts in part stemming from being recently widowed, has made it clear he wants to be alone in his own home at the end. Patrick's wants may be in jeopardy when a woman named Sandra - Duncan's wife - lands on his doorstep. Sandra is stranded...
Cast: Don McKellar
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Patrick Wheeler
Sandra Oh
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Sandra
Roberta Maxwell
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Mrs. Wheeler
Robin Gammell
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Mr. Wheeler
Sarah Polley
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Jennifer 'Jenny' Wheeler
Trent McMullen
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Alex
Charmion King
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Grandmother
Jessica Booker
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Rose
David Cronenberg
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Duncan
Tracy Wright
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Donna
Callum Keith Rennie
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Craig Zwiller
Karen Glave
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Lily
Arsinée Khanjian
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Streetcar Mother
Chandra Muszka
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Streetcar Daughter
Geneviève Bujold
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Mrs. Carlton
Taglines:
It's not the end of the world... there's still six hours left
Release Date: 23 October 1998
Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Box Office Details
Budget: $2,000,000
(estimated)
Gross: £40,591
(UK)
(4 July 1999)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The "toughs" whom Patrick and Sandra stop to ask for a ride are played by producer Daniel Iron and Canadian filmmakers Bruce McDonald (bearded) and Francois Girard (driving).
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes:
In the early moments of the movie, when the car in up on it's bumper against the pole. The girl puts her keys in the door to unlock it and when the door opens, the bell goes off, to alert that the keys are in the ignition or that the lights are on. Neither is true.
Quotes: Patrick Wheeler:
I think maybe I should mention before you make any faux pas here, that we have a tradition in this family, that we don't kill other people.
User Review
I joined IMDb to write this
Rating: 10/10
There are films that are great, but by virtue of their intelligence and
understatement fall through the cracks - or go on over the years to
achieve 'cult' status. Paul Auster's 'Smoke', or Thomas McCarthy's 'The
Station Agent' are a couple. This is such a film, and for fans of these
types of 'smarter', less 'hollywood' productions there is no greater
cinematic experience than finding such a gem. This is unpretentious and
real - and ultimately honest and rewarding. Don McKellar has crafted
something really special.
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