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Personal Effects (2009) -- Walter, 24, is a wrestler, competing for a spot on the national team when he learns of his sister's brutal death. He comes home to help his mother; he works out, takes a dead-end job, and goes to the trial of the accused murderer. He becomes friends with Linda, her husband murdered; she's raising a teen son, Clay, who's deaf. Walter gets Clay into wrestling. He accompanies Linda to events at a center where she works. He sees her at the courthouse. They wait for verdicts. Walter's mother takes her daughter's things to a rummage sale. Clay has his father's pistol. How will grief express itself?
Personal Effects (2009) -- Two people fall for each other after recently experiencing the loss of a loved one
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6.3/10   1,783 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
David Hollander (screenplay)
Rick Moody (short story "Mansion on the Hill")
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Release Date:
27 March 2009 (Taiwan) more
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The space between loss and love.
Plot:
Walter, 24, is a wrestler, competing for a spot on the national team when he learns of his sister's brutal death... more | add synopsis
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Halfway House: The Failed Completist
 (From FilmExperience. 17 October 2009, 9:08 AM, PDT)

Movie Review: Spread
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An unexpectedly excellent movie more (19 total)

Cast

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Michelle Pfeiffer ... Linda

Ashton Kutcher ... Walter

Kathy Bates ... Gloria
Spencer Hudson ... Clay
John Mann ... Hank
David Lewis ... Bruce

Rob LaBelle ... Paul Camden

Aleks Paunovic ... Tom Friedinger

Brian Markinson ... Henry Finneran
Sarah Lind ... Annie
Alissa Skovbye ... Beth

Kyle Toy ... Jose

Dean Wray ... Larry
Brock Johnson ... Mark

Mary Black ... Peggy Friedinger
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Rated R for language, some violence and disturbing images.
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110 min
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26 out of 39 people found the following comment useful.
An unexpectedly excellent movie, 31 January 2009
8/10
Author: BzBnME from Truckee, CA, United States

This movie was well written and the acting was far beyond my expectations.

Not that the whole cast isn't already great, but Ashton K was really much better than I expected him to be at acting without words... I'm used to enjoying comedy and far out roles for him...but his take on an ordinary character with problems was unexpectedly deep and rang true.

The ending and the overall message that the movie left was also a pleasant surprise. I first thought this movie was going to be a study in the gloom of sudden loss. I think viewers will smile if they watch thru to the last frame ...there's a nice little twist if you look close.

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