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Smart People

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2008 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Is This Thing On? or Notes on a Scandal, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart, romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    50% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $11 million worldwide on a $7 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 24K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Noam Murro

  • Dennis QuaidLawrence Wetherhold
  • Sarah Jessica ParkerJanet Hartigan
  • Thomas Haden ChurchChuck Wetherhold
  • Elliot PageVanessa Wetherhold
  • Ashton HolmesJames Wetherhold
  • Christine LahtiNancy
  • Camille ManaMissy
  • David DenmanWilliam
  • Don WadsworthHadley
  • Robert HaleyRoth