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Reign Over Me (2007)

R 124 min  -  Drama  -   23 March 2007 (USA)
7.6
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Ratings: 7.6/10 from 55,964 users   Metascore: 61/100 
Reviews: 214 user | 147 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

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.

Director:

Mike Binder

Writer:

Mike Binder
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Reign Over Me -- 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. Reign Over Me -- 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. Reign Over Me -- Clip: We Were Roommates
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adam Sandler ...
Don Cheadle ...
Jada Pinkett Smith ...
Liv Tyler ...
Saffron Burrows ...
Donald Sutherland ...
Robert Klein ...
Melinda Dillon ...
Ginger Timpleman
Mike Binder ...
Jonathan Banks ...
Stelter
Rae Allen ...
Adell Modell
Paula Newsome ...
Melanie
John de Lancie John de Lancie ...
Nigel Pennington
Paul Butler Paul Butler ...
George Johnson
Camille LaChe Smith Camille LaChe Smith ...
Cherie Johnson (as Camille LaChe-Smith)
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Storyline

Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss. Written by neojeff2199  

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Plot Keywords:

Roommate | College | Grief | Friendship | New York City  | See more »

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In a city of millions, finding one can change your whole life See more »

Genres:

Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual references See all certifications »

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

À coeur ouvert See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$21,418,543 (Worldwide)
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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

When Charlie is hospitalized, he is wearing a shirt featuring a beaver insignia of Camp Tamakwa, childhood summer camp of Mike Binder and Sam Raimi. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Charlie is walking towards the water after the court hearing, Alan's car door is still open. Once they change camera angles, the door is closed. See more »

Quotes

Charlie Fineman: [Charlie looks at Alan] I had three daughters.
Alan Johnson: [surprised] I... I know.
Charlie Fineman: Geena was five. Jenny was seven, she, uh... she liked boys already. Julie was 9. She was... she was older. They all looked alike, Johnson. Like Doreen. Doreen was my wife. DT. That was her nickname. Doreen Timpleman. She had a dog, Spider. Spider... the poodle. They'd wake me up all the time, Saturday mornings, you know, singing Beatles songs to me in harmony, the four of them...
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Connections

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 24 March 2007" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Simple Man"
Written and Performed by Graham Nash
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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