A love story that could only happen between best friends.
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
DramaRomancebased on novel or bookblind datelovefalling in lovegay theme
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and spare.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Jennifer AnistonNina Borowski
- Paul RuddGeorge Hanson
- Alan AldaSidney Miller
- Nigel HawthorneRodney Fraser
- John PankowVince McBride
- Tim DalyRobert Joley
- Allison JanneyConstance Miller
- Steve ZahnFrank Hanson
- Amo GulinelloPaul James
- Bruce AltmanDr. Goldstein
Crew
- Nicholas HytnerDirector
- Wendy WassersteinScreenplay
- Stephen McCauleyNovel
- Oliver StapletonDirector of Photography
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Tariq AnwarEditor
- Laurence MarkProducer
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