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Griffin & Phoenix

  • 20062006
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 42m
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6.9/10
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Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
Two people face a seemingly insurmountable obstacle that may stand between them and a last chance at love.
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  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance

Two people face a seemingly-insurmountable obstacle that might stand between them and a last chance at love.Two people face a seemingly-insurmountable obstacle that might stand between them and a last chance at love.Two people face a seemingly-insurmountable obstacle that might stand between them and a last chance at love.

IMDb RATING
6.9/10
7.8K
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  • Director
    • Ed Stone
  • Writer
    • John Hill
  • Stars
    • Amanda Peet
    • Dermot Mulroney
    • Sarah Paulson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ed Stone
  • Writer
    • John Hill
  • Stars
    • Amanda Peet
    • Dermot Mulroney
    • Sarah Paulson
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    • 38User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
    Dermot Mulroney in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
    Amanda Peet in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
    Dermot Mulroney and Amanda Peet in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
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    Simon Jones in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
    Sarah Paulson in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
    Lois Smith in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)
    Dermot Mulroney in Griffin & Phoenix (2006)

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    Amanda Peet
    Amanda Peet
    • Phoenixas Phoenix
    Dermot Mulroney
    Dermot Mulroney
    • Griffinas Griffin
    Sarah Paulson
    Sarah Paulson
    • Perias Peri
    Blair Brown
    Blair Brown
    • Eveas Eve
    Alison Elliott
    Alison Elliott
    • Terryas Terry
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Dr. Imbermanas Dr. Imberman
    Jonah Meyerson
    Jonah Meyerson
    • Kirkas Kirk
    Max Morris
    Max Morris
    • Andrewas Andrew
    Simon Jones
    Simon Jones
    • Professoras Professor
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    Jesse Tyler Ferguson
    • Studentas Student
    • (as Jesse Ferguson)
    Susan Pourfar
    Susan Pourfar
    • Waitressas Waitress
    Omar Scroggins
    Omar Scroggins
    • Movie Usheras Movie Usher
    Adam Kulbersh
    Adam Kulbersh
    • Stu Knoepflemacheras Stu Knoepflemacher
    Adriane Lenox
    Adriane Lenox
    • Doctoras Doctor
    Novella Nelson
    Novella Nelson
    • Maya Restaurant Owneras Maya Restaurant Owner
    Don McManus
    • Good Samaritan #1as Good Samaritan #1
    Jason Workman
    • Good Samaritan #2as Good Samaritan #2
    Brian Klugman
    Brian Klugman
    • Beach Studas Beach Stud
    • Director
      • Ed Stone
    • Writer
      • John Hill
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    Storyline

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    Griffin is divorced, living in a flat in Manhattan while his sons and ex live in the family home in Westchester. He gets bad news from his oncologist: cancerous lesions have spread through his chest, and he has only a year or so to live. He audits a psychology class on death and dying at a nearby college where he chats up a woman who turns out to be an assistant dean. She's Phoenix; she smiles but keeps her distance, warming to him slowly. He tells her nothing of his situation. At his apartment a few days later, she finds a stash of books on death, dying, and terminal illness: will she put two and two together, and what will she do about it? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • forenames as title
    • character names as title
    • hospital visit
    • trainhopping
    • impending death
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • A love story with no expectations.
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some thematic elements, and brief strong language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      A remake of the same-titled 1976 film.
    • Goofs
      When the doctor is showing an X-ray at the beginning of the scene, she puts the exam backwards, meaning the right side is on the left, thus changing the position of the heart--a mistake any med student would notice. She also says that there are several lesions in the chest, whereas the X-ray appears to be normal from the distance the viewer can see. Additionally, an X-ray is not the best exam to identify this kind of cancer; it would usually be a CT scan--an exam available in the time the story is being told.
    • Quotes

      Phoenix: [while they're sitting on a bench waiting for the sun to rise] You ever not want a new day to start?

      Griffin: Why do you think we're facing in this direction?

    • Connections
      References Scarface (1932)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)
      Written by Mark Oliver Everett (as Mark O. Everitt)

      Performed by Eels (as Eels)

      Played during the opening credits

    User reviews38

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    A Different Kind of Love Story: Balance in Life
    GRIFFIN & PHOENIX is a quiet little made for television film that touches the vulnerable heart. Originally written in 1976 as a television film by John Hill, this thirty-years-later version holds up well, and the fact that audiences will still opt for sensitive stories that treat difficult topics in a mature manner, adding warmly humorous touches to a potentially maudlin idea, speaks well for our continuing tastes.

    From the opening frames of the film we learn that Griffin (Dermot Mulroney) has inoperable cancer: his frank and compassionate physician (Lois Smith) aligns him with reality. Griffin is a divorced father of two boys and his first attempt to find meaning in his limited time is to spend time with them, an attempt partially thwarted by his ex-wife. Once a workaholic, Griffin attends a class on death and dying at the university and there he meets the rather strange and isolated Phoenix (Amanda Peet). Griffin's new take on life encourages him to go after the seemingly impenetrable Phoenix and through a series of wildly frivolous escapades he courts her and they gradually fall in love - something neither felt they could do. They cope with issues of intimacy and finally Phoenix shares her secret with Griffin, a secret that plunges them headlong into a fully blossomed romance. How the two cope with the inevitable is well handled, rarely bordering on sappy, and always holding our compassion.

    Director Ed Stone paces the film well, inserting moments of extended silence to match the emotional atmosphere, allowing breathing space. Both Peet and Mulroney create believable three-dimensional characters and are well supported by such solid actors as Lois Smith, Sarah Paulson, and Novella Nelson. The story may have sad aspects, but the cast always allows the humor inherent in any life event to come through. And that is one of the several reasons the film works well. Grady Harp
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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2007 (Russia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Love in Manhattan
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
      • Gold Circle Films
      • Blumhouse Productions
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,355,967
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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