Fresh
This intelligent, engaging indie introduces very human characters, with seemingly unconnected lives, whose paths cross.
David Stratton, Variety
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Ask yourself if you're really happy.
2001 · 1h 44m · R
Drama
Directed by
Jill Sprecher
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Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Overview
In New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor, and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.
Director and cast
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83%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's entertaining, well-written, slice-of-life stuff, but I'd rather spend 90 minutes with one of these stories than flit between several in a manner that does little to illuminate any of them.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Fresh
Without getting grand or preachy, the Sprechers use an unconventional approach to coax us into asking ourselves fundamental questions.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
Often messy and frustrating, but very pleasing at its best moments, it's very much like life itself.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
Smart, serious and deftly composed.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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