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Smart People (2008) -- Into the life of a widowed professor comes a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.
Smart People (2008) -- Into the life of a widowed professor comes a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.

Overview

User Rating:
6.4/10   10,544 votes
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Director:
Noam Murro
Writer (WGA):
Mark Poirier (written by)
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Release Date:
11 April 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Sometimes the smartest people have the most to learn
Plot:
Into the life of a widowed professor comes a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
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(47 articles)
Meet Thomas Haden Church
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Ireland:15A | USA:R (for language, brief teen drug and alcohol use, and for some sexuality) | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG | Taiwan:PG-12 | New Zealand:M | Mexico:B | Argentina:13

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Trivia:
Rachel Weisz was originally cast opposite Dennis Quaid in this film, but she decided to leave the project. She was then replaced with Sarah Jessica Parker. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Lawrence is rereading Janet's old paper, he is shown reading the same page even though he had turned the page. more
Quotes:
Vanessa Wetherhold: I think he smelled the pot! more
Movie Connections:
References "The Charlie Rose Show" (1991) more
Soundtrack:
Rush You more

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15 out of 21 people found the following comment useful:-
Less is more, 27 April 2008
7/10
Author: wjellick from United States

Not for your average movie-goer, this one. Although the situation is teed up nicely for a typical feel-good ensemble gush-fest, it resists that temptation and takes you to a place where the characters are not, although they seem to need it, ready for rehab. It has an easy, rambling style that gradually rather than gratuitously opens their world to us without (for the most part) overly relying on hackneyed situations and gimmicks (although Quaid's insistence on keeping his wifes clothing was not one of them). In fact, the situations portrayed are so dark and lo- keyed that I wondered if this movie could have been made without the ready-made typecast qualities of Quaid, Haden-Church and Parker. ...Gritty Pittsburgh backdrop in a very real academic surrounding adds to the slice-of-life tone.

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