Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

Sep 2, 2001

1h 44m

★ 6.2

Ask yourself if you're really happy.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Echo Lake Entertainment

Single Cell Pictures

Stonelock Pictures

double A Films

entitled entertainment

Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Trailers

Cast

Troy

Matthew McConaughey

Walker

John Turturro

Beatrice

Clea DuVall

Patricia

Amy Irving

Gene

Alan Arkin

Owen

David Connolly

Bureau Chief

Joseph Siravo

Co-Worker

A.D. Miles

Assistant Attorney

Sig Libowitz

Legal Assistant

James Yaegashi

Defense Attorney

Dion Graham

Defendant

Fernando López

The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and Jay, an angry Traffic Officer who loves his job, being the perfect outlet for his anger and frustrations. Coming both from a place of despair and loneliness, Jay and Claire meet and engage in a tumultuous relationship which will eventually teach them that love can spread redemption.

5.5

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5.7

I taket lyser stjärnorna

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4.3

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4.2

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5.5

Irresistible

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6.0

Year of the Turtle

Nov 17, 1988

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6.0

Princess Fragrance

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5.6

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3.3

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6.6

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6.3

The Jammed

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6.6

Morvern Callar

Nov 1, 2002

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4.9

Go Fish

Jun 10, 1994

Max is a trendy, pretty, young lesbian, who is having trouble finding love. A friend sets her up with Ely, whom Max likes, but Ely is frumpy, homely, and older. Nor do they have much in common. Can Max learn to look past the packaging?

6.2

Beyond the Law

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5.7

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5.3

Fear City

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5.6

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6.5

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