A mild-mannered bank executive mentors a teenage con artist and tries to make a career change as a doughnut merchant.
Acting
Aaron Eckhart commits to pathetic with zero vanity.
Writing
The Kid's con artistry is weirdly educational.
Costume
Bill's doughnut franchise polo shirt is character development.
Director
Bernie Goldmann
Aaron Eckhart
Bill
Jessica Alba
Lucy
Elizabeth Banks
Jess
Logan Lerman
The Kid
Kristen Wiig
Jane Whittman
Timothy Olyphant
Chip Johnson
Holmes Osborne
Mr. Jacoby
Reed Diamond
Paul
Jason Sudeikis
Jim Whittman
Todd Louiso
John Jr.
Marisa Coughlan
Laura
Constance Barron
Mrs. Jacoby
Gabriel Basso
Kid with Cancer (uncredited)
Craig Bierko
Sargeant (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was co-director Melisa Wallack's feature debut before writing Dallas Buyers Club; she's also Aaron Eckhart's sister-in-law.
The 2007 financial crisis looms over this bank executive's breakdown—Bill's obsolescence feels prophetic now.
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