In the Land of Women

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In the Land of Women

Promotional movie poster for the film
Directed by Jon Kasdan
Produced by Castle Rock Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Written by Jon Kasdan
Starring Adam Brody
Elena Anaya
Olympia Dukakis
Meg Ryan
Kristen Stewart
Makenzie Vega
Music by Stephen Trask
Cinematography Paul Cameron
Editing by Carol Littleton
Marty Levenstein
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) 20 April 2007
Country United States
Language English
Allmovie profile
IMDb profile

In the Land of Women is a 2007 comedy/drama/romance film directed and written by Jon Kasdan. It was screened at the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2006. The film premiered in the United States on April 20, 2007.

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[edit] Plot

After being dumped by his girlfriend, Los Angeles resident Carter Webb (Brody) travels to Michigan to take care of his sick grandmother. Webb immediately begins to bond with his grandmother's neighbors, housewife Sarah Hardwicke and her elder teenage daughter, Lucy. The relationships he builds with these two and his grandmother lead him to look differently upon his own life and the future ahead of him.

[edit] Cast

Actor Role
Adam Brody Carter Webb
Kristen Stewart Lucy Hardwicke
Makenzie Vega Paige Hardwicke
Meg Ryan Sarah Hardwicke
Olympia Dukakis Carter's Grandmother
Elena Anaya Sofia
Clark Gregg Nelson Hardwicke
Ginnifer Goodwin Janey
Adrian Hough Dr. Whitman
Brenda James Iris
Dustin Milligan Eric Watts
Rob Reinis Avi
Danielle Savre Hayley Duncan
Christine Danielle Connolly Tanya

[edit] Box office performance

The film was released April 20, 2007 in the United States and grossed US$4.7 million in 2,155 theaters in its opening weekend, coming in 8th at the U.S. box office.[1] The film stayed in theaters for 10 weeks and went on to gross $11 million in the U.S., with a combined worldwide gross of $15.9 million.[2]

[edit] Critical reception

The film received mixed reviews. As of September 2007 on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 44% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 108 reviews (48 "fresh", 60 "rotten").[3] The site reported there was a consensus among critics that the characters in the film were underdeveloped. On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 47 out of 100 based on 29 reviews.[4] However, Meg Ryan who played the role of Sarah, received critically acclaimed reviews on her performance.

[edit] References

  1. ^ In the Land of Women (2007) - Weekend Box Office. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  2. ^ In the Land of Women (2007). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  3. ^ In the Land of Women - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  4. ^ In the Land of Women (2007): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.

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