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Why this pick
Another Diablo Cody–Jason Reitman character study, with Charlize Theron delivering the same fearlessly unvarnished mix of wit, exhaustion, self-deception, and aching vulnerability.
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MOVIE2011 1h 34m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Mavis Gary is a bitter, divorced, 37-year-old alcoholic who moonlights as a ghost writer of a series of young adult novels. Despite being on deadline for her latest novel, she travels to her hometown of Mercury, Minnesota after receiving a birth announcement from her high school boyfriend and his wife. Believing this to be a sign that she and Buddy are meant to be together, Mavis heads home to take what's hers.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Mary Beth Hurt
Jan
Patton Oswalt
Matt Freehauf
Patrick Wilson
Buddy Slade
Elizabeth Reaser
Beth Slade
Jill Eikenberry
Hedda Gary
Richard Bekins
David Gary
Louisa Krause
Front Desk Girl
J.K. Simmons
Mavis' Publisher (voice)