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Status
Released
Release
2008
Runtime
2h 4m
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"The end is built into the beginning."
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
56 Cast Members
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Caden Cotard
Samantha Morton
Hazel
Michelle Williams
Claire Keen
Catherine Keener
Adele Lack
Emily Watson
Tammy
Dianne Wiest
Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Maria
Hope Davis
Madeleine Gravis
Tom Noonan
Sammy Barnathan
Sadie Goldstein
Olive (4 years old)
Robin Weigert
Adult Olive
Deirdre O'Connell
Ellen's Mother
Alice Drummond
Actress Playing Frances
Amy Wright
Burning House Realtor
Elizabeth Marvel
Warehouse Realtor
Christopher Evan Welch
Pastor
Charles Techman
Like Clockwork Patient
Tom Greer
Medic
Josh Pais
Ophthalmologist
Lynn Cohen
Caden's Mother
