In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds like philosophy majors at 3am.
Acting
Arkin's performance is a masterclass in barely contained rage.
Director
Jill Sprecher
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jill Sprecher and her sister Karen co-wrote the script over five years while working day jobs; the non-linear structure was designed to mirror how memory actually works.
Matthew McConaughey actively fought against his emerging rom-com image with this role — his Troy is sweaty, desperate, and genuinely unlikable, a deliberate career pivot.
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