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Melinda and Melinda (2004)
6.5
Ratings: 6.5/10 from 17,519 users
Metascore:
54/100
Reviews: 170 user | 169 critic | 40 from Metacritic.com
Two alternating stories about Melinda's (Mitchell) attempts to straighten out her life. Director:Woody AllenWriter:Woody Allen |
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| Chiwetel Ejiofor | ... | ||
| Will Ferrell | ... | ||
| Jonny Lee Miller | ... |
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| Radha Mitchell | ... | ||
| Amanda Peet | ... | ||
| Chloë Sevigny | ... |
Laurel
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| Wallace Shawn | ... |
Sy
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| David Aaron Baker | ... |
Steve Walsh
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| Arija Bareikis | ... |
Sally Oliver
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| Josh Brolin | ... | ||
| Steve Carell | ... |
Walt
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Stephanie Roth Haberle | ... |
Louise
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| Shalom Harlow | ... |
Joan
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| Geoffrey Nauffts | ... |
Bud Silverglide
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| Zak Orth | ... |
Peter
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Storyline
Over a meal in a French restaurant, Sy poses a conundrum to his fellow diners: Is the essence of life comic or tragic? For the sake of argument, he tells a story, which the others then embellish to illustrate their takes on life. The story starts as follows: A young Manhattan couple, Park Avenue princess Laurel and tippling actor Lee, throw a dinner party to impress Lee's would-be producer when their long-lost friend Melinda appears at their front door, bedraggled and woebegone. In the tragic version of what happens next, the beautiful intruder is a disturbed woman who got bored with her Midwestern doctor-husband and dumped him for a photographer. Her husband took the children away and she spiraled into a suicidal depression that landed her straight-jacketed in a mental ward. In the comic version, Melinda is childless and a downstairs neighbor to the dinner hosts, who are ambitious Indy filmmaker Susan and under-employed actor Hobie... Written by Sujit R. Varma
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Life can be a comedy or a tragedy, it all depends on how you look at it. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for adult situations involving sexuality, and some substance material See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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(Spain) See more »Also Known As:
Melinda y Melinda See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
€769,112 (Spain) (31 October 2004) (156 Screens)Gross:
$3,825,351 (USA) (19 June 2005)Company Credits
Production Co:
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Gravier Productions, LF Hungary Film Rights Exploitation See more »
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1.85 : 1
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Susan: I told you, I'm going through an emotionally difficult time creatively.
Hobie: You feel like we don't communicate anymore?
Susan: Of course we communicate. Now can we not talk about it anymore?
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(1939)
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Edgar De Lange (as Eddie DeLange)
Performed by Dick Hyman See more »
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Goofs
Crew or equipment visible: In one of the beginning scenes for the "drama" version of Melinda's tale the battery pack for her microphone creates a very noticeable bulge in the lower back of her shirt. Whenever she stands up from leaning on the kitchen table the bulge turns into the shape of a square. See more »Quotes
Hobie: What? What's going on? Wait, all? we used to make love all the time and now, there's always an excuse.Susan: I told you, I'm going through an emotionally difficult time creatively.
Hobie: You feel like we don't communicate anymore?
Susan: Of course we communicate. Now can we not talk about it anymore?
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Soundtracks
"Darn That Dream"(1939)
Music by Jimmy Van Heusen
Lyrics by Edgar De Lange (as Eddie DeLange)
Performed by Dick Hyman See more »
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