

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.
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Contemporary, classical in form, grave and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Kate WinsletSarah Pierce
- Patrick WilsonBrad Adamson
- Jennifer ConnellyKathy Adamson
- Gregg EdelmanRichard Pierce
- Sadie GoldsteinLucy Pierce
- Ty SimpkinsAaron Adamson
- Noah EmmerichLarry Hedges
- Jackie Earle HaleyRonnie J. McGorvey
- Phyllis SomervilleMay McGorvey
- Helen CareyJean
Crew
- Todd FieldDirector
- Todd FieldScreenplay
- Tom PerrottaScreenplay
- Tom PerrottaNovel
- Antonio CalvacheDirector of Photography
- Thomas NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Leo TrombettaEditor
- Todd FieldProducer
- Ron YerxaProducer
- Albert BergerProducer
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