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Smart People
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R,1hr 35min
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April 11, 2008
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Miramax Films
Synopsis: Commercial director Noam Murro makes the leap to feature films with this comedy drama concerning an aging professor-turned-bitter eccentric due to the death of his longtime wife. Ever since his wife passed away, Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) has become overly acerbic and self-absorbed. He's alienated his son (Ashton Holmes) and transformed his daughter (Ellen Page) into a friendless overachiever. Now, at the precise moment Lawrence thought he had finally figured it all out, his life comes crashing ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Smart People, unlike "Sideways" or "The Savages," has a plot that's a little too rote. Full Review
Metascore
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57
Mixed or Average Reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Lawrence Wetherhold
Janet, Janet Hartigan
Chuck Wetherhold
Photos
Ellen Page, left, and Dennis Quaid in "Smart People" (Miramax Films)
Dennis Quaid in "Smart People" (Miramax Films)
Ellen Page in "Smart People" (Miramax Films)
Sarah Jessica Parker in "Smart People" (Miramax Films)
Thomas Haden Church in "Smart People" (Miramax Films)
Thomas Haden Church, left, and Dennis Quaid in "Smart People" (Miramax Films)
Ellen Page in "Smart People" (Miramax Films)
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