Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Ask yourself if you're really happy.
Genres
Overview
The lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a housecleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
104 min
Release Date
2001-09-02
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
96
Vote Average
6.286
Matthew McConaughey
Troy
John Turturro
Walker
Clea DuVall
Beatrice
Amy Irving
Patricia
Alan Arkin
Gene
David Connolly
Owen
Joseph Siravo
Bureau Chief
A.D. Miles
Co-Worker
Sig Libowitz
Assistant Attorney
James Yaegashi
Legal Assistant
Dion Graham
Defense Attorney
Fernando López
Defendant
Brian Smiar
Judge
Paul Austin
Bartender
Allie Woods Jr.
Cab Driver
Barbara Sukowa
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Rob McElhenney
Aspiring Medical Student
Avery Glymph
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Elizabeth Reaser
Young Woman in Class
Deirdre Lovejoy
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Barbara Andres
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William Severs
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Joel Marsh Garland
Mover
Tia Texada
Dorrie
Peggy Gormley
Bea's Mother
Malcolm Gets
Architect
Miles Thompson
Neighborhood Boy
Robertson Carricart
Pastor
Joe Chappel
Choir Member
Phyllis Curran
Choir Member
Richard Erickson
Choir Member
Julia Erickson
Choir Member
Kent K.B. Hanson
Choir Member
William Lutz
Choir Member
Jos Milton
Choir Member
Beth Shane
Choir Member
Tobin Schmuck
Choir Member
Dorothy Scholz
Choir Member
Emma-Jane Stokely
Choir Member
Yoshisuke Yamada
Choir Member
Frankie Faison
Dick Lacey
William Wise
Wade Bowman
Shawn Elliott
Mickey Wheeler
Alex Burns
Ronnie
James Murtaugh
Lew Kincannon
Richard Council
Del Strickland
Walt MacPherson
Donald
Leo V. Finnie III
Pete
Daryl Edwards
Glenn
Charlie Schroeder
Young Finance Manager
Robert Colston
Sales Manager
Gammy Singer
Gene's Secretary
Melissa Maxwell
Del's Receptionist
Eliza Pryor Nagel
Ronnie's Roommate
Jeff Robins
Freeloader
Victor Truro
Coffee Shop Counterman
Paul Klementowicz
Public Defender
Phyllis Bash
Judge
Peter McCabe
Court Clerk
Christian Pabon
Teenager on Subway
Cameron Stevens
Young Man in Courthouse (uncredited)
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