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Finding Amanda (2008)

Finding Amanda poster
Directed by
Peter Tolan
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
R
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 46 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A struggling TV producer with a gambling problem goes to Las Vegas to persuade his niece to get rehab. He must navigate his own flaws while dealing with her troubled life.

dramaticwrytenseslightly comedicemotionalreflectiveurban

What happens

Finding Amanda is a 2008 comedy drama film directed by Peter Tolan and starring Matthew Broderick and Brittany Snow. The plot revolves around a television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling, who is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehabilitation. It was filmed in California over a three-month period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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