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Synopsis: Wallace Avery hates his job. His ex-wife and son hate him, and he's blown his one shot at living his dream. Not wanting to face all this, he stages his own death and buys himself a new identity as Arthur Newman. However, Arthur's road trip towards anew life is interrupted by the arrival of the beautiful but fragile Mike, who is also trying to leave her past behind. Drawn to one another, these two damaged souls begin to connect as they break into empty homes and take on the identities of the absent owners: elderly newlyweds, a high-roller and his Russian lady, among others. Through this process, Arthur and Mike discover that what they love most about each other are the identities they left at home, and their real journey, that of healing, begins.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Dante Ariola
Production: Cinedigm
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.7
Metacritic:
42
Rotten Tomatoes:
20%
R
Year:
2012
101 min
$134,273
Website
187 Views


perfect stranger 30 grand.

This is not a perfect

stranger.

I have feelings for her.

Deep feelings, matter of fact.

You have feelings for

a klepto, mister.

Do you know an Owen Hadley?

No.

How about these people?

No.

I don't suppose you, uh, know

Beauregard Tully, either?

I, um...

no.

Excuse me.

How much is her bail?

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Do you want some toast?

Why do you wear a bra

under your nightgown?

I have some toast, and I have,

uh, jam and honey.

What kind of jam?

Strawberry.

Jam, I guess.

Did you and my dad have a lot

of sex in this apartment.

Uh, that's a personal question!

I...

me to answer, Kevin.

OK.

Well, didn't you think he

was kind of boring?

Focus on the positive.

You're dad was...

Come on, Mina.

OK, he was incredibly boring.

I mean, the lectures.

Boring does not...

I love him, though.

I love him.

Yeah.

It's a lot easier to love

a dead man, isn't it?

I'm going to try and

justify what I did.

That's good.

Neither am I.

Broke into people's houses,

ate their food, wore their clothes,

slept in their beds.

But I didn't erase a man's life.

That I didn't do.

You take it.

Did you even bother

to learn his name?

Just take a look at that

stuff in there.

It tells you a little story.

His name is Beauregard Tully.

Lived in Newport

News, Virginia.

He drove a truck for Walmart.

He was diabetic, went to

Alcoholics Anonymous.

He had two kids,

John and Matt.

He had a wife, Rosita.

They were married 23 years.

You Rosita Tully?

Yes, I am.

This is Charlotte Fitzgerald.

We need to talk to you about

your husband, Beauregard.

Coming in?

You know what it's like,

don't you?

Lose what you thought

you didn't want.

Spend the rest your life

wanting it back.

I need to go home and try and

let my son know I love him.

You need to go home and see if

your sister needs your help.

Family just crushes your

heart, doesn't it?

Bye, Wallace.

Don't worry, I know

where to find you.

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Becky Johnston

Becky Johnston (born in South Haven, Michigan) is an American screenwriter. She attended the South Haven Public schools but graduated from the Interlochen Fine Arts High School in 1973. more…

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