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The Cobbler (2014)

The Cobbler poster
Directed by
Tom McCarthy
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 1,818 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cobbler in New York City discovers he can take on the appearance of anyone whose shoes he wears. He uses this ability to walk in other people's lives and help them in small ways.

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What happens

The Cobbler is a 2014 American magic realism comedy-drama film directed by Tom McCarthy and cowritten by McCarthy with Paul Sado. The film stars Adam Sandler as a cobbler who finds himself able to assume to the form of anyone by putting on their shoes. The supporting cast includes Cliff "Method Man" Smith, Ellen Barkin, Melonie Diaz, Dan Stevens, Fritz Weaver, Yul Vazquez, Steve Buscemi, and Dustin Hoffman. The Cobbler premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, where it was screened in the Special Presentations section. The film was released in U.S. theaters on March 13, 2015, by Image Entertainment. The Cobbler was panned by critics, and was a box-office bomb, grossing $6.5 million on a $10 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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