Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he'd always dreamed he'd be as a little kid. When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn't find.
Acting
Mandy Patinkin delivers gravitas Braff desperately needed.
Score
Braff's music supervision remains his actual talent.
Director
Zach Braff
Zach Braff
Aidan Bloom
Kate Hudson
Sarah Bloom
Joey King
Grace Bloom
Mandy Patinkin
Gabe
Ashley Greene
Janine
Josh Gad
Noah Bloom
Jim Parsons
Paul
Michael Weston
Jerry
Pierce Gagnon
Tucker Bloom
Alexander Chaplin
Rabbi Rosenberg
Leslie David Baker
Audition Actor #1
James Avery
Audition Actor #2
Ato Essandoh
Audition Actor #3
Allan Rich
Rabbi Twersky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Braff raised $3.1 million on Kickstarter, sparking fierce debate about wealthy celebrities using crowdfunding. Backers got invited to the premiere; critics got a new reason to dislike him.
The film functions as accidental documentary: Braff playing a struggling artist funded by fans, complaining about money while making a movie about complaining about money.
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