"An existential comedy"

2004

1h 46m

6.3(718 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind that keep you up at night, wondering what it all means.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jason Schwartzman

Albert Markovski

Isabelle Huppert

Caterine Vauban

Dustin Hoffman

Bernard Jaffe

Lily Tomlin

Vivian Jaffe

Jude Law

Brad Stand

Mark Wahlberg

Tommy Corn

Naomi Watts

Dawn Campbell

Angela Grillo

Angela Franco

Ger Duany

Stephen Nimieri

Darlene Hunt

Darlene

Creative team

Directed by: David O. Russell
Written by: David O. Russell
Jeff Baena
Produced by: Scott Rudin
Gregory Goodman

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