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The Trouble With Bliss
Find your bliss. Then follow it.
Genres
ComedyDramaRomance
Overview
35-year-old Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money, he needs a job but has no prospects, he still shares an apartment with his widowed father, and the premature death of his mother has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself wrapped up in an awkward relationship with Stephanie, the 18-year-old daughter of a former classmate, Morris quickly discovers his static life unraveling and opening up in ways that are long overdue.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$11933
Runtime
97 min
Release Date
2011-10-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
54
Vote Average
5.1
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Michael C. Hall
Morris Bliss
Brie Larson
Stephanie Jouseski
Peter Fonda
Seymour Bliss
Glenn Kubota
Mr. Charlies
Lucy Liu
Andrea
Brad William Henke
Steven "Jetski" Jouseski
Chris Messina
NJ
Mary Goggin
Mrs. Cruxo
Melanie Torres
The Cindi
Sarah Shahi
Hattie Skunk / Hattie Rockworth
Josh Alscher
Torc
Liz Holtan
May
Kate Simses
Nancy
Dana Raja
Girl On Rollerblades
Scott Johnsen
George
Carl Villa Roman
Cab Driver
Rhea Perlman
Maria (uncredited)
Gameela Wright
Nadine (uncredited)
Christian Campbell
Walter Knotts (uncredited)
Monique Dupree
Customer (uncredited)
Curtz Jackson
Pizza Patron (uncredited)
Clayton Stocker Myers
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Randy Rosenbloom
Game Announcer (uncredited)
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