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Ellie Parker (2005)

Ellie Parker poster
Directed by
Scott Coffey
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
R
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 72 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman tries to make it as an actress in Los Angeles. She deals with auditions, rejection, and the messy reality of her life.

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What happens

Ellie Parker is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Scott Coffey. It stars Naomi Watts in the title role, a young woman struggling as an actress in Los Angeles. Ellie Parker began as a short film that was screened at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival. Using a handheld digital camera, writer-director Scott Coffey expanded it into a feature-length film at various times over the next four years. It was finally released in 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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