Film

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty 2013

Directed by Ben Stiller

  • Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
  • 114 min
  • PG

Stop dreaming. Start living.

A timid magazine photo manager who lives life vicariously through daydreams embarks on a true-life adventure when a negative goes missing.

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