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Overview

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6.8/10   2,719 votes
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Director:

Jonas Pate

Writer:

Thomas Moffett (screenplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

6 August 2009 (Greece) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

The doctor is out.

Plot:

Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA's top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients. full summary | add synopsis

NewsDesk:
(67 articles)

The Men Who Stare At Goats
 (From Scorecard Review. 8 November 2009, 6:29 PM, PST)

140 Character Punditry - Easy Virtue, Away We Go, The Shrink, and more
 (From MovieSet.com. 20 October 2009, 10:46 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kevin Spacey ... Henry Carter

Joe Nunez ... Recording Supervisor (as Joseph A. Nuñez)
Mark Webber ... Jeremy

Keke Palmer ... Jemma
Sierra Aylina McClain ... Carina
Ada Luz Pla ... Teacher

Saffron Burrows ... Kate Amberson

Jack Huston ... Shamus
Pell James ... Daisy

Mei Melançon ... Miyu

Dallas Roberts ... Patrick
Andrew Sibner ... Richie

Troy Metcalf ... O.T.
Kendall Clement ... Uncle Jim

Jesse Plemons ... Jesus
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Exomologiseis (Greece) [el]
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MPAA:

Rated R for drug content throughout, and pervasive language including some sexual references.

Runtime:

Canada:104 min | Germany:110 min (European Film Market) | USA:104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45374) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:M18 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA


Fun Stuff

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Patric tells Henry that 548 x 297 equals 162,765. In fact, it is 162,756. more

Quotes:

Henry Carter: It's never going to go away, is it?
Jemma: No. But we're still here. That's something.
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Movie Connections:

References Wanted (2008) more

Soundtrack:

Shiny Girl more


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2 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Must see non Americans wishing to be, 23 October 2009
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Author: aivarsaaaa from Latvia

I am Latvian. Things are not going good here now. Maybe they haven't been good at all.

There are many people wanting to leave and leaving. Because - there is better where you are not. So - they are leaving their homes, families, friends and going to other - better, happier - countries.

They come back. Almost always. Understand, that no place is perfect. Latvia too. America - too. This movie shows it very good.

Movie doesn't say America is bad, it says - it is crazy, huge, with possibilities, dreams. In Latvia there are no such possibilities. But there are others.

Thanks for such a movie. Just inspires to be better, to try. And then all around will be perfect. People are who make surroundings perfect or bad, not surroundings do it with people.

My place is not perfect, but it is the best for me. I guess.

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