A depressed dentist in mid-life crisis tries to learn why one of his happiest patients suddenly commits suicide, and a dark comedic adventure ensues.
Acting
Kinnear's desperate desperation—he directed himself to rock bottom.
Writing
The screenplay's cringe comedy cuts bone-deep.
Direction
First-time director Kinnear knows exactly when to hold the shot too long.
Director
Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear
Phil
Emily Mortimer
Alicia
Taylor Schilling
Sam
Kurt Fuller
Jerome
Bradley Whitford
Michael Fisk
Luke Wilson
Detective Welling
April Cameron
Rahel
Megan Charpentier
Molly McGuire
Sarah Dugdale
Kara Fisk
Jay Duplass
Malcolm
Robert Forster
Bing Fisk
Christina Jastrzembska
Mrs. Konwiser
Jagen Johnson
Booze Clerk
Angela Moore
Nurse
Nicole Oliver
Rosemary
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Greg Kinnear's directorial debut; he cast himself after reading the script and reportedly identified uncomfortably with Phil's narcissistic melancholy.
Released quietly in 2019, it became a stealth streaming favorite among men-of-a-certain-age who saw too much of themselves in Phil's desperate eavesdropping.
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