The Weather Man (2005)

Directed by

Gore Verbinski

Genre

comedy film, drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 42m

Rated

R

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 1,100 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Chicago weatherman deals with a failing marriage, distant kids, and his famous father's disapproval while he waits to hear if he got a national TV job. His life slowly falls apart as he tries to hold things together.

melancholicdryly funnyuncomfortableslow-burncynicalsubtlecharacter-focusedbittersweet

What happens

The Weather Man is a 2005 American dark comedy-drama film directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Steve Conrad, and starring Nicolas Cage as a Chicago-area weatherman who is in a midst of a mid-life crisis even as his career is potentially about to take off with a new job on a national television morning show. The film also stars Michael Caine and Hope Davis in supporting roles. The film was released on October 28, 2005, and grossed $19 million worldwide. It received mixed to positive reviews upon release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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