Dennis Quaid,
Sarah Jessica Parker,
Ellen Page,
Thomas Haden Church,
Ashton Holmes
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Into the life of a widowed professor comes a new love and an unexpected visit from his adopted brother.
DVD Release Date: August 12, 2008
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January 1, 2010I love family dramas, so even a pretty average one like Smart People is fairly entertaining to me. Some of the character arcs are a bit odd and not told as clearly as they should be, but overall I was satisfied with the movie.
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May 16, 2009Couldn't finish watching. The beginning was terrible and boring. Snooze Alert!
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March 22, 2009A very enjoyable and utterly wonderful comedy. An intelligent, well-written and superbly performed film. Smart, witty, outstanding, engagging and hilarious. An excellent, touching and remarkable movie. A teriffic balance between comedy and drama. Every performance is pitch perfec...( read more)
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March 2, 2009thomas haden church's performance is all thats needed for this film to be recommended, but it also has a charm to it and it was very interesting. it also suffered unfortunately by incredibly underdeveloped sub plots and a rather cold ending. overall, good flick.
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February 6, 2010Several times I was about to turn this movie off, but I'm not one to quit watching if it isn't really really bad. So I sat trough it because I wanted to watch the finish and because I usually enjoy Dennis Quaid movies. I dunno why this movie was so boring.. maybe because it had a...( read more)
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February 3, 2010Why did I watch this?
Oh, yeah, Ellen Page was in it. Her performance was amazing as always, she knows what she's doin`.Vanessa: [drunk] What's it like... to be stupid? ...( read more)
Brooke: What's it like sitting by yourself at lunch every day?
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February 1, 2010I liked this movie not because of ellen page which is super cute, but just in a general sense of it was good.
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January 30, 2010wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie...i think that dennis quaid, sarah jessica parker, ellen page, camille mana, ashton holmes, thomas haden church, christine laht...( read more)
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Critic Reviews
April 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
April 14, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
The excellent script for Smart People is the work of Mark Jude Poirier, a fiction writer who has clearly spent enough time around English departments to have studied the tribal ways of the literary pr...
April 11, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Smart People made me happy from start to finish. full review
April 11, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Though the principals are so appealing with their smart, comical exchanges, the film's forced situations keep it from being the clever, engaging tale it aspires to be. full review
April 11, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
The thorny dialogue, the rancorous arguments, the unexplained surliness of Lawrence's son -- all that nasty stuff melts away, covering up plot weaknesses in a warm glow of nuclear-family bonhomie. full review
April 11, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
There's a gulf between what Smart People should be and what it actually is. full review
April 10, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Memo to the Miramax marketing department: You might want to think about changing that title. full review
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August 12, 2008This movie looks good.I'm looking forward to watching it.
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