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Synopsis: Nora Wilder is freaking out. Everyone around her is in a relationship, is married, or has children. Nora is in her thirties, alone with job she's outgrown and a mother who constantly reminds her of it all. Not to mention her best friend Audrey's "perfect marriage". But after a series of disastrous dates, Nora unexpectedly meets Julien, a quirky Frenchman who opens her eyes to a lot more than love.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Zoe R. Cassavetes
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  1 win & 6 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
61
Rotten Tomatoes:
64%
PG-13
Year:
2007
93 min
$818,674
Website
301 Views


I Got A Liberal

Arts Degree,

And I Was An Arts

Major There.

I Thought I'D Do

Something In The Art World.

So Now You Do

Just Hotel Stuff,

Which Is Cool.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I Mean, You Can' Just Say You'Re

Gonna Be An Actor.

You Know, You'Ve

Got To, Like,

Really Dedicate

Yourself To It.

You'Ve Got To, Lik

E, Go To School For It.

You Can'T Just

Walk In And Do It.

You Got To Study,

You Know?

I Studied For...

I Did, Like,

This Intensive Thing

On "Melrose Place"

Where You Just,

From 10:
00 To 3:00

Every Day,

You'Re In There Ju

St Doing Monologues

And Doing Scenes

From Tv Shows,

And It'S Unbelievable.

It'S Hard Work.

Yeah. Of Course,

I Think I'M Gonna

Just Walk

Into Some Casting

Director'S Office

When I Graduate

And, You Know,

Just Get Some Big

Huge Role

And Become

A Big Star.

Oh, Definitely.

I Know What You Mean.

Hey, When I Was

Much Younger,

I Thought That

I Would Be Married,

I'D Have Kids, You Know,

By The Time I Was 30

And I'D Have The Exact

Career That I Wanted.

I Still Don'T Know

What I Want To Be

When I Grow Up.

I'M So Glad

I Met You.

Me, Too.

No, I'M Serious.

I Think You'Re

Totally Refreshing.

[Chuckles]

Yeah.

What Do You Say

We Get Out Of Here?

[Slurred]

You Know What [Mumbling]

Says About [Indistinct]?

That 3 Are Too Many

And One Is Not Enough.

Who Says That?

Hefner. Hugh Hefner.

[Giggling]

The Guy Should Talk.

He'S Only Got

[Both Laughing]

Do You Know

How Pretty You Are?

Thank You. I Think

That You'Re Really Cute

And That You'Re

A Really Good Actor

And That You'Re Gonna

Be Really Successful.

I Think So, Too,

About You.

I'M Sorry.

Why? Why?

I Should Have

Asked You If I

Should Kiss You.

[Slurred]

Oh, Don'T Worry

About It.

I'M The Special

Services Director,

And I Want You To Know

That I Don'T Just

Go Around Kissing Guests.

Do You Know You Are

A V.I.P.?

[Both Chuckling]

Thank You.

Mmm.

Mmm.

[Whispering]

F***.

[Doorbell Rings]

[Door Closes]

Look Who'S

Here--Nora.

Woman:

Oh, My Goodness.

Hey, Darling.

Come On In.

You Remember

Eleanor, Don'T You?

Nora.

Of Course.

How Are You?

Sit Down, Nora.

I'Ll Get You

A Drink.

We'Ve Just Been Bragging

About Your Glamorous Life.

You Remember Bill,

Don'T You?

Hello, Nora.

It'S Good To See You.

You, Too. You, Too.

So Is It Just Exciting,

Running That Little

Chic Hotel Of Yours?

Well, I Don' Actually Run It, But--

Mom:
Oh, Sure, She Does.

She Does Everything

Over There.

She Plans All Their Parties,

All Of The Special Events.

They'Re A Pretty

Spoiled Group.

That'S My Job.

Nora.

Do You Have

Someone Special?

Well, Uh, Actually,

I Have Started

To See Someone.

He'S, Um--He'S An Actor.

Anyone We Know?

His Name Is Nick Gable.

He'S Inthe Hitman.

Oh, We Just Saw That

Last Week.

It Was Terrific.

I Loved That Movie.

Really? Yeah.

He'S The Hitman.

Well, That'S

Wonderful.

Well, Why Don'T You

Invite Him Over?

We Would Just Love

To Meet Him.

You Know, We Could

Have Maybe A Little

Dinner Party.

That Would Be Great.

Let'S Have A Toast

To Celebrate

Nora Having

A New Boyfriend.

Hey--Nick And Nora.

Oh, You'Re

Dating Yourself.

[Laughter]

A Little Bit.

Who'S That?

I Don'T Know.

Lisa Someone.

Some Tv Actress.

She Scares Me.

She'S So Tacky.

Look At Those Lips.

It'S The Only Part

Of Her Face

That Can Move.

What An Idiot.

You Two Are The Most

Judgmental People

In The World.

Who Watches These

Stupid Entertainment Shows?

It'S Better Than

Watching The News.

Propaganda Nightmare.

Oh, Look. Turn It Up.

Oh.

People Wonder What'

S Inside The Mind

Of A Hitman.

You Know,

These Guys Are Sick,

Sick Guys.

You Know, As

A Result, They Spend

A Lot Of Time Alone,

So Most Of My Scenes

Were Shot Virtually

By Myself, You Know.

I Think I'M Gonna

Be Ok, Though.

Ooh.

Woman On Tv:
Don' Feel Too Sorry

For This Guy.

He'S Been Dating His

Sexyhitmancostar

Serena Hill.

Serena. Oh, God.

Oh, Serena--She'S

A Great Woman.

She'S Totally

Refreshing,

And, Uh, I'M

Crazy About Her.

What Else Can I Say?

That'S Probably Al

L I Should Say,

You Know

What I'M Saying?

What Is Wrong With Me?

Why Can'T I Meet

Someone Nice?

There'S Nothing

Wrong With You,

Nora.

You Just Go Out

With The Wrong

People.

Stop Dating Actors.

They'Re Crazy.

No, That'S

Actresses.

I Shouldn'T Go Out

With Anyone Anymore.

I'M Going Home.

Hey, Don'T Feel Bad.

That Guy'S A Jerk.

I Love You.

Me, Too.

Ok, I'Ll Call You.

Ok.

Oh, God.

Poor Nora.

She Has The Worst

Time With Men.

You Know,

I Love Nora,

But She Has No

Insight When It

Comes To Men.

She Doesn' Understand The Hunt.

Men Like

A Challenge.

Like A B*tch,

Like Me?

Kinda.

You Think I'M A B*tch?

Come On, Baby.

Don'T Fight Me

All The Time.

I Think You'Re Great.

I Worship You.

I Put You

On A Pedestal.

Like An Object.

Shut Up.

Honey, Do You Feel

All Right?

You Look Pale.

I'M Ok.

You Don'T Think

You Should See

The Doctor?

No. No. I'M Fine.

Really.

Thank You, Though.

I'Ve Just Been

Working Too Hard

And Just Drinking

Too Much, Smoking

Too Much.

You Know What I Heard

About Your Liver?

You Should Not Have

Anything To Drink

Two Days A Week.

They Don'T Have To

Be Consecutive.

And Of Course You Know

Smoking Is Suicide.

Mm-Hmm.

How Are Things

With Your Boyfriend?

Oh, It'S Over.

Oh, Is That Why

You'Re Depressed?

No, That'S Not It.

I Just Feel Like

I Have The Worst

Luck In The World

When It Comes

To Men.

I Think I Must Be

Doing Something

Horribly Wrong,

But I Don'T Know

What It Is.

What Happened?

Oh, He Has

A Girlfriend.

Oh.

You Know, I Can' Quit Thinking About

How Hard It Must Be

For Young Women Nowadays.

I Mean, On The One Hand,

The World Is Wide Open

To You.

All The Choices You Want.

I Think There Are

Too Many Choices, Really.

It Just Must Be

Very Confusing

To Try To Find

A Path Through All Of That,

Especially With Men,

Though You Have Had

Some Very Nice Boyfriends.

I Know...

But That Was College.

I Don'T Know

What Happened.

I Feel So Closed Off,

So Desperate To Find

Someone To Love.

Oh, Honey.

Even I Can'T Stand

The Sight Of

My Own Desperation.

Honey, Hey,

You Know What?

You'Re In A Funk,

That'S All,

And There'S Only

One Way To Get

Out Of A Funk,

And That Is To

Engage.

Even If You Don' Feel Like It,

Just Fake It.

Just Go Out And Get

The Highest Heels In Town

And Some New Lipstick

And Go Everyplace.

[Laughs]

Smile. Act Like

You'Re Having The Time

Of Your Life.

But Don'T Always Go

With Married Couples.

You'Re Never Gonna

Meet Anyone That Way.

Sure. I'Ll Give It

A Try, You Know.

You Know...

I Could Fix You Up.

No.

Now, Just Listen

To Me For A Minute.

You Know Megan Ross,

My Friend.

She Has A Son.

I Don'T Think You'Ve

Ever Met Him.

Nice-Looking,

Successful,

And I Know He'S Not

Seeing Anyone

Right Now.

Are You Nora?

Yes.

I'M Charlie Ross.

Hi.

Hi.

Nice To Meet You.

You, Too.

It'S Pretty Funny

That Our Moms

Set Us Up.

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