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5.6/10
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A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
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Natalia Volkodaeva
- Ludmila Hadley
- (as Natalie Volkodaeva)
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- TriviaBlunt read the script three times, trying to decide if her character was crazy or not, eventually settling on "she was not crazy but was in a constant state of anxiety that she would become crazy."
- GoofsThe Watts Hospital shown at the end is in Durham, NC. However, it stopped being a hospital in 1976. Since 1980 it has been part of the NC School of Science and Mathematics.
- Quotes
Arthur Newman: Family just crushes your heart, doesn't it?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.132 (2013)
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Good movie with great acting that is worth watching but be prepared. It's a little depressing. I do recommend though. I say B
"So you just ditched Wallace Avery for a total strangers half baked promise?" Wallace Avery (Firth) is a divorced man who hates his job and his life. Wanting to start fresh he decides to stage his own death and head to Indiana to become a golf teacher. Changing his name to Arthur Newman he is on his way when he meets a woman named Mike (Blunt). Both on the run from their own lives the begin to assume other people's identities but memories of their old lives begin to creep back up. This movie first and foremost has great acting and is very interesting and worth watching. On the other hand though it is a little slow in parts and seems repetitive. This is a movie of fiction but has the feel of a true story. I do recommend this movie but it isn't really a movie you can watch over and over because it is pretty depressing. It's hard to talk about this movie with out giving anything away and it really is a pretty good movie but don't expect a happy movie. Overall, a good movie with great acting that is worth watching but be prepared. I give it a B.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $207,853
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $112,788
- Apr 28, 2013
- Gross worldwide
- $747,140
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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