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5.3/10   532 votes
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Director:
Peter Yates
Writers:
Andrew S. Karsch (story)
Todd Alcott (writer)
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Genre:
Fantasy | Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
A spirited romance.
Plot:
A bachelor afraid of marriage angers his long-time girlfriend by buying a splendid townhouse just for himself... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
An entertaining and likable romantic comedy more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

James Spader ... Stevenson Lowe
Polly Walker ... Julia

Michael Caine ... Max Gale

Maggie Smith ... Lily Marlowe
Buck Henry ... Charles Van Allsburg

Sam Shepard ... Will Dodge
Frank Whaley ... Brett Conway

Marcia Gay Harden ... Michelle Tippet
Frances Sternhagen ... Amy
Peter Maloney ... Maurice
Nicky Silver ... Lee

Phyllis Somerville ... Gladys

Julianne Nicholson ... Sandra Hewson
Susan Berman ... Miriam
Todd Alcott ... Larry
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
It All Came True (USA) (working title)
Later Life (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.
Runtime:
USA:94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | German
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
Iceland:L | Spain:T | USA:PG-13

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Trivia:
Cameo: [Paul Auster]during end credits. more
Quotes:
Max Gale: When did we forget?
Lily Marlowe: We didn't. We just looked the other way.
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Soundtrack:
When Buddha Smiles more

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7 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
An entertaining and likable romantic comedy, 11 July 2005
Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK

This movie was on TV the other afternoon and I decided to give it a go. I'm not usually a fan of these type of movies but I sat down to watch this willing to ignore its flaws and just be entertained.

I was entertained. Sure, it's not laugh-out-loud funny. It's utterly predictable. It's gimmicky. That's the type of movie it is. You have to meet it on its own terms and if you do that, you're likely to have a fun time.

James Spader stars as a selfish bachelor who buys a new luxurious house to anger his long-time girlfriend because he is afraid of commitment. When he moves in he begins to be haunted by the ghosts of two former classical actors (Michael Caine and Maggie Smith), who instill morals and so on and so forth, giving him friendly advice.

Yeah, I know, it's a pretty lame plot, but it works - mainly thanks to Caine and Smith, whose chemistry together really sparks. I'd recommend this to anyone who's just looking for some decent entertainment, not a masterpiece of the genre or anything - just a film to help pass the time, which this does; it's not insulting and it doesn't try to be anything it isn't.

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