90 minutes – Comedy-Romance
Festival release date: September 10, 2015 (TIFF)
Release date: April 6, 2016
Distributor: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Davis Mitchell, a successful investment banker, who struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father in law Phil to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters revealing startling personal admissions. Davis’ letters catch the attention of customer service rep Karen, an unconventional pot-smoking single mother, and amidst emotional and financial burdens of her own, the two form an unlikely connection. With the help of Karen and her son Chris, Davis starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.
Lianne Halfon
Sidney Kimmel
Thad Luckinbill
Trent Luckinbill
John Malkovich
Molly Smith
Russell Smith
Helen Estabrook
Carla Hacken
Jason Reitman
Nathan Ross
Ellen H. Schwartz
Emma McGill
Bryan Sipe
Yves Bélanger
John Paino
Jake Gyllenhaal
Naomi Watts
Chris Cooper
Heather Lind
Judah Lewis
Brendan Dooling
Hani Avital
Wass Stevens
Celia Au
Nancy Ellen Shore
Tom Kemp
Connor Keegan
C.J. Wilson
George J. Vezina
Alfredo Narciso
Stephen Badalamenti
Zariah Singletary
Lytle Harper
Helen Brackel
Ben Cole
Gregory Haney
Danny Guzman
Mark Lewis
Vivian Kalinov
Jane Dashow
Davis Mitchell
Karen Moreno
Phil
Julia
Chris Moreno
Todd Koehler
Young Waitress
Jimmy
Punk Girl
Socialite philanthropist
Dr. Brodkey
Punk Kid at Party
Carl
Davis’ neighbor
Mickey
Upscale Girl
Attractive Waitress
Carousel Kid
Steven
Nurse
Running Kid
Chris’s Doctor
Upscale Gala Attendee
Waitress
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