After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.
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Tom Hanks
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tom Hanks | ... | Larry Crowne | |
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Sarah Mahoney | ... | Samantha |
| Roxana Ortega | ... | Alvarez | |
| Randall Park | ... | Trainee Wong | |
| Brady Rubin | ... | Dorothy Genkos | |
| Alex Quijano | ... | Team Leader #1 | |
| Tina Huang | ... | Team Leader #2 | |
| E-Kan Soong | ... | Team Leader #3 | |
| Tarina Pouncy | ... | Team Leader #4 | |
| Sy Richardson | ... | Avery | |
| Julie Wagner | ... | Vacuum Shopper | |
| Rob Riggle | ... | Jack Strang | |
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Erin Underwood | ... | Mom with Baby |
| Dale Dye | ... | Cox | |
| Barry Sobel | ... | Cubby | |
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Until he was downsized, affable, amiable Larry Crowne (Hanks) was a superstar team leader at the big-box company where he's worked since his time in the Navy. Underwater on his mortgage and unclear on what to do with his suddenly free days, Larry heads to his local college to start over. There he becomes part of a colorful community of outcasts, also-rans and the overlooked all trying to find a better future for themselves...often moving around town in a herd of scooters. In his public-speaking class, Larry develops an unexpected crush on his teacher Mercedes Tainot (Roberts), who has lost as much passion for teaching as she has for her husband. The simple guy who has every reason to think his life has stalled will come to learn an unexpected lesson: when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might discover your reason to live. Written by Universal Pictures
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Never too late in life to start living.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
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1 July 2011 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$13,096,065, 3 July 2011Gross USA:
$35,608,245Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$75,055,070Company Credits
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I believe this movie to be very underrated and cannot understand why. I loved the story and characters. They were all so real and very funny. Hanks and Roberts were simply great but the whole cast did an impressive job and George Takei as the economics lecturer, Dr. Matsutani, was absolutely hilarious. OK the story is predicable and so was the ending, but I didn't care. It's a fun ride that's not to be taken seriously, so just sit back and enjoy this wonderful comedy.