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Plot Summary
A man approaching middle age decides to change his life. A rising young attorney's plans are thrown into disarray as the result of a single act. A woman faces her husband's infidelity. An envious businessman seeks revenge on a cheerful coworker. An optimistic young cleaning woman awaits a miracle. These ordinary people all find themselves asking the fundamental question philosophers have pondered throughout history: What is happiness, and how does one achieve it?
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Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews
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82%- Reviews Counted: 108
- Fresh: 89
- Rotten: 19
- Average Rating: 7.3/10
Top Critics' Reviews
Fresh: Resonates with intelligence and a poignancy.
Fresh: Each of these stories has the potential for Touched by an Angel simplicity and sappiness, but Thirteen Conversations About One Thing, for all its generosity and optimism, never resorts to easy feel-good sentiments.
Fresh: A piquant meditation on the things that prevent people from reaching happiness.
Rotten: Frequently stilted and annoyingly abstruse as it is enlightening.
Customer Reviews
Stunning and understated
This film has remained in my memory since first seeing it on the big screen in 2002. The characters are all struggling to find happiness in their lives and sometimes their choices in doing so have dramatic effects. I found the performances of Amy Irving, Clea Duvall and Alan Arkin particurlarly moving. Matthew McConaughey is surprising real too! The film is subtle, yet has a strong message and even in the final scene, you feel changed just as the characters are changed. It's not a "happy ending" Hollywood movie as it seems to strive more for a real depiction of what it means to be human, the good and the bad.
13 conversations
darker than i thought. Pass on this one.
Nothing Special
It kept my interest for the most part, but didn't really spark much for me. I think I only really liked one short scene.
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- $12.99
- Genre: Drama
- Released: 2002
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