The lives of a terminally ill professor (Sean Penn) and an ex-convict (Benicio Del Toro) intersect with a... (Learn more)
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Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Sean Penn, Naomi Watts
College professor Paul Rivers and his wife Mary find their union precariously balanced between life and death. He is mortally ill and awaiting a heart transplant, while she hopes to become pregnant with his child through artificial insemination. Cristina Peck, having matured since her reckless past, is a beloved older sister to Claudia, a good wife to Michael and loving mother to two little girls. Her family radiates hope and joy. Much farther down the socioeconomic scale, ex-con Jack Jordan and his wife Marianne struggle to provide for their two children while Jack reaffirms his commitment to religion. A tragic accident that claims several lives places these couples in each other's orbit. In the aftermath, Paul confronts his own mortality, Cristina takes action to come to terms with her present and perhaps her future, and Jack's faith is put to the test. If spiritual equilibrium is to be regained by any one of them, it could come at great cost to the others. Yet the will to live, and the instinct to reach out to another person for support, remains ever present among them all.
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US Release Date
11/21/03
MPAA Rating
Rated R for language, sexuality, some violence and drug use.
Running Time
125 mins.
Locations
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$16,248,701
Awards
- Winner of the Best Actress award at the 2003 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor (Runner-up) award at the 2003 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2003 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2003 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2003 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor - Runner-up award at the 2003 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Volpi Cup for Best Actor award at the 2003 Venice International Film Festival [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2003 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2003 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2003 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actress - Runner-up award at the 2003 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2003 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actress (Runner-up) award at the 2003 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2003 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2003 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
Distributor
- Focus Features
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
