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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: April 30, 2010

Summary: Kate has a lot on her mind. There’s the ethics problem of buying furniture on the cheap at estate sales and marking it up at her trendy Manhattan store. There’s the materialism problem of not wanting her teenage daughter to want the expensive things that Kate wants. There’s the marriage problem of sharing a partnership in parenting, business, and life with her husband Alex but sensing doubt nibbling at the foundations. And there’s Kate’s free-floating 21st century malaise—the problem of how to live well and be a good person when poverty, homelessness, and sadness are always right outside the door. Plus, there’s the neighbors: cranky, elderly Andra and the two granddaughters who look after her. As Kate, Alex, and Abby interact with the people next door, with each other, and with their New York surroundings, a complex mix of animosity, friendship, deception, guilt, and love plays out with both sharp humor and pathos. (Sony Pictures Classics)

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Runtime:	90 min
Rating:	Rated R for language, some sexual content and nudity.
Production:	Sony Pictures Classics
Genres:	Drama, Comedy
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Oct 19, 2010

Director	Credit
Nicole Holofcener	Director

Writer	Credit
Nicole Holofcener	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Catherine Keener	Kate
Oliver Platt	Alex
Rebecca Hall	Rebecca

Cast	Credit
Amanda Peet	Mary
Ann Morgan Guilbert	Andra
Elise Ivy	Marissa
Elizabeth Keener	Cathy
Griffin Frazen	Shopper
Josh Pais	Adam
Lois Smith	Mrs. Portman
Paul Sparks	Blind Date
Reggie Austin	Shopper
Sarah Steele	Abby
Scott Cohen	Dr. Lerner
Thomas Ian Nicholas	Eugene

Producer	Credit
Anthony Bregman	Producer
Caroline Jaczko	Line Producer
Stefanie Azpiazu	Associate Producer