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Shelf Life

May 9, 2005
1h 33m
★ 8.0

Everyone has an expiration date

Overview

A branch library becomes the battlefield for a fierce war of wills in this dark comedy by writer-director Tamar Halpern. A head librarian quietly loathes the new book shelver, a feisty woman fresh out of rehab. But what begins as simmering passive aggression soon spirals into all-out war.

Genres

Comedy

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Cast

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Ray the Mumbler

Richard Ankrom

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Inspirational Tape Voice (Voice)

Robert Beckwith

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Susan the Receptionist

Teneale Bender

Elisa Bocanegra

Betty Bonhauser

Elisa Bocanegra

Betsy Brandt

Nikki Reynolds

Betsy Brandt

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Dickson the Computer Guy

Christo Brock

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Amanda the Reporter

Tatum De Roeck

Holgie Forrester

Nikki's Mom

Holgie Forrester

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Library Punk #1

Jordan Halpern Schwartz

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Uncle Tommy

William Jones

Jack Kennedy

Charlie the Photographer

Jack Kennedy

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Sergeant Knofelmacher

Bonnie J. Kirk

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