Almost You

1984
R
1h 36m

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Alex and Erica Boyer's marriage is in a crisis: Alex is bored by his job and his wife. When Erica has an accident that lands her in a wheelchair for some time, Alex meets Erica's young thera... Read allAlex and Erica Boyer's marriage is in a crisis: Alex is bored by his job and his wife. When Erica has an accident that lands her in a wheelchair for some time, Alex meets Erica's young therapy assistant Lisa and wonders if she would be the end of his boredom and he could start ov... Read allAlex and Erica Boyer's marriage is in a crisis: Alex is bored by his job and his wife. When Erica has an accident that lands her in a wheelchair for some time, Alex meets Erica's young therapy assistant Lisa and wonders if she would be the end of his boredom and he could start over with her. But Lisa's boyfriend senses what's going on and goes after Alex.

Directors
- Adam Brooks
- Craig Laurence Rice
Writers
- Adam Brooks
- Mark Horowitz
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.0/10

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Directors
- Adam Brooks
- Craig Laurence Rice
Writers
- Adam Brooks
- Mark Horowitz
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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Trivia
The names of the film's director and the movie's lead actress are the reverse of each other: Adam Brooks and Brooke Adams.

Alternate versions
Original version was 110 minutes long but was cut to 96 minutes after the premiere.

Connections
Referenced in Key Exchange (1985)

Soundtracks
Closer to Near Than Far
Music by Jonathan Elias
Lyrics by Marty Watt

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Featured review

7/10

accurate, cynical dialog

I lived for awhile in NYC, and I liked this movie.

I spent some part of my life in virtually identical apartments. So maybe I am just being nostalgic. But watching this, I really felt like the people were much like real people I have known.

One thing I am sure of is the dialog is terrific. For instance when one character asked 'what do you do?' and got the reply, 'I am an actor' she immediately followed this up with: 'Oh, what restaurant?'.

At this stage in my life I prefer this to anything Woody Allen has done (or for that matter the two Edward Burns' movies I have seen).

Yes, the characters sit around drinking wine, and making small talk. And, yes, the lead is irresponsible, and feels far too sorry for himself. But the movie is really about the various women's perception of the lead, about their experience of him. Which makes it darkly amusing, and happily so not in the Allenesque, narcissist, self-deprecating style. The lead is a clown, but we aren't pressured to feel sorry for him. At all.